Re: So where is the post to balance this out?
The EU doesn't believe in free movement, it believes in free trade, of which freedom of movement is a key and indivisible component.
I wouldn't expect visas for leisure travel, but you can kiss your transferable pension, healthcare and voting rights goodbye. Go find a friendly expat in Australia or NZ and find out how much of their pension pot they had to give up when they moved. Eye watering stuff.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
