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Great British Brain Drain
[..]Britain has lost more skilled workers, including scientists, bankers and doctors, than any other country in the world. In percentage terms, the UK ranks with African countries such as Cameroon and Zambia, who have also lost about 17 per cent of their graduates. The figures in the World Bank report shatter Labour's claim to be fostering talents and skills. They are particularly worrying because the rest of Europe is much better at hanging onto homegrown talent. Just one in 20 graduates from most other European countries are working abroad. Experts said this could explain why Britain's productivity has slumped embarrassingly behind other major economies. [..] Posted by: 3dc 2005-10-25 |
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