Brain drain from UK is "worst in the world"
Philip Thornton writes in The Independent (UK):
Britain has lost more skilled workers to the global "brain drain" than any other country, according to a report by the World Bank.
More than 1.44 million graduates have left the UK to look for more highly paid jobs in countries such as the United States, Canada and Australia. That far outweighs 1.26 million immigrant graduates in the UK, leaving a net "brain loss" of some 200,000 people.
The findings will fuel concerns that Britain's failure to defend its manufacturing, science and university base is pushing highly skilled workers overseas and risks damaging long-term productivity.
posted by Fergie @ 10/25/2005 07:38:00 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home