Larry Williams Drive

The Government has finally announced its long-awaited immigration reset in the last 3 hours. So, here’s a first take on what it looks like: Depending on what industry you’re in and what job you're trying to fill you are either stoked or gutted with today’s announcement. Because that is really the theme here: picking winners. So, if you’re stoked it’s because the job you’re trying to fill is on the green list which means you can get that migrant doctor or structural engineer or environmental research scientist into the country faster. If you’re gutted, it’s because the job you need to fill isn’t on that list. And you might be surprised to know – given the much-discussed shortage of builders – qualified builders are not on the list. Nor are in demand web developers. Picking winners is a dangerous thing to do. We've seen how that plays out. You don’t even need to go back to the bad old days of Muldoon’s interference in the economy by picking winners to know it’s a bad idea. Just look at the Labour government’s i