Your comments regarding labour shortages implies you are in favor of a model that keeps wages of the poorest down to allow for those better off to get more wealthy. What the UK is now seeing is that all those jobs that were paying a pittance to cheap labour mostly from the EU can no longer compete for staff. So they are now having to up the wages to attract staff so here we have a major benefit of Brexit in that the wages of the lowest paid are starting to go up and quite a lot. The idea that any business just cannot get staff is flawed because if you offer enough money people will always take the work.
The idea that there is an overwhelming case for or against Brexit is not born out either way. It will be a long time before any real conclusions can be drawn from what happened and in the mean time both sides will keep arguing as to why they are right and the other side is wrong.
I'm afraid your argument is seriously flawed and is effectively protectionism.
Free movement of labour and capital makes markets more efficient. This is beyond doubt. It is the backbone of free markets and competitive advantage in leading nations.
So CV says EU is about protectionism which is bad but you say protecting British jobs from EU citizens is a benefit to the UK? You two need to get a room to sort out your joint Brexit advantage or disadvantage ideas.
I have read we have over 1m jobs vacant but no takers. Even at min and above usual rates. I would point out that the UK has serious structural employment issues. This has always been the case. Back in the 70s there used to be Regional Grants and Subsidies. Stuff that Thatcher scrapped in her free market economics and effed up UK even more. As well as house price issues and a shortage of houses in the right places. Then there is training and aptitude and temperament of young people who are prepared to graft it out.
Same goes for training of nurses. Tories have removed bursaries whilst expecting more nurses to work for peanuts and pay for their training. Tories are so freaking sh!t at managing the economy well.
I did point out wage price inflation spirals that took place in the late 70s and 80s but you may have missed it gloating on the Brexit lies.
What I find irksome is that so many people bark on about how good it all was once upon a time post-WWII when the whole world was rebuilding. But come the post-60s it was clear UK losing the competitive edge. What halted that trend was the EU membership and free movement of labour and capital and the bigger market place, sharing of knowledge experteese working in a secure market place with harmonised standards.
Your post also says much about the British mentality. So you are suggesting fruit pickers, seasonal jobs and hotel maids and cleaners should all get paid more. Including couriers and retail sales staff. That's fine by me. Pay them as much as is required but be prepared for inflation and a round of strikes from railways, teachers, nurses, police and industry as that round of wage-price inflation spirals and we go back to the good old 70s people play catchup.
Honestly and sincerely, I'm sad to say, UK has already started regression back to the 70s.