In March this year the Gaurdian reported :
Jeremy Blackburn, head of UK policy at Rics, said: “These figures reveal that the UK construction industry is currently dependent on thousands of EU workers [around 176,500].
“It is in all our interests that we make a success of Brexit, but a loss of access to the single market has the potential to slowly bring the UK’s £500bn infrastructure pipeline to a standstill. That means that unless access to the single market is secured or alternative plans are put in place, we won’t be able to create the infrastructure needed to enable our cities to compete on a global stage.
FDI Facts and Figures
Before we move on I need to explain some of the jargon
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Foreign Investment has been a factor of our lives for so long that we perhaps no longer acknowledge it. It once was our greatness so perhaps have grown complacent about the possible consequences of having limited interest in the Capital that creates our Revenue and a matter of pride that foreigners find us invest worthy. FDI has quietly grown, creeping into the kitchen while we admired the view from the living room window.