Eastern Europeans Flock to UK Number of immigrants working in the UK increases following Brexit decision. After June vote for Britain to leave the European Union, the number of Eastern European migrants working in the UK has increased, due to concerns that immigrants will be barred from the country post-break. According to the Office of National Statistics, the number of Eastern European migrants employed in Britain grew by almost 50,000 in the months between July and September alone. These figures show that, since the Brexit referendum, the total number of non-UK workers has increased by 241,000 to 3.4 million. “This is yet another large increase in the labor force driven by an increase in foreign workers,” said the chairman of Migration Watch UK, Lord Green of Deddington. “This continuing in...
The Greatest Showman
was entertaining, but an excess of characters and events cost the film almost
all depth in plot and characterization. Although the first few songs hinted at
promise, most of the soundtrack (barring standouts “A Million Dreams” and “Never Enough”)
is generally unimpressive and commonplace. Both the choreography (the highlight
of the movie being the “A Million Dream” dance number between Hugh Jackman and
Michelle Williams) and the visual design are worthy of high praise, but the
lackluster army of characters and lack of clarity in the passage of time turned
what might have been a cinematic masterpiece into an unrealistic and often
confusing storm of scenes. The writers would have been better served by isolating
a smaller slice of Barnum’s history for recreation and making allowance for
greater care and detail. The movie was dazzling but hollow, without real insight into
the history it portrayed.
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