He said 'diminishing' freedom. Today, if somebody wants to sell their council house and buy a retirement villa in Spain they need proof of income around £30k to qualify for a third country retirement visa. No problem for those with means, but for those without, it is a diminishing of their freedom. For what ?No one's stopping your freedom, Just when you go into Europe you can't go through the "EU Citizens" control bit, You'll have to do what probably 90%+ of the world's population have to do, Apply for a visa.