Where did all the Poles go?
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Twenty years since their country signed up to join the EU, people from Poland are returning home in the thousands. But why are so many leaving? What does it mean for the UK? And could Brits looking for a better life soon follow them too?
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| 1:10.0 | As the clock ticks closer to midnight on the 30th of April, 2004, |
| 1:16.0 | thousands of people stream towards Pysodsky Square in Warsaw. |
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