UK net migration hits record high

[Triggaaar]

Indeed, they way in which THEY DID NOTHING was a masterstroke.

They didn't do nothing. They traveled to Europe and encouraged people to migrate to the UK, because migrants vote for Labour.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

No housing crisis necessary, we have plenty of brownfield sites to build on. Planning laws too onerous but slowly being lifted. I am far from left wing, welcoming immigration to drive the economy isnt a left wing concept

Go on then - get those homes built - apparently we need at least 220K new homes EVERY year to cover net migration and population growth. Labour spectacularly FAILED to build them as have the Tories. Until they are built immigration should be NIL, ZERO and ZILCH. And of course that doesn't cover extra school places, extra doctors surgeries, extra hospital beds etc etc etc

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

A leader is someone who is clear on their principles and holds to them. In this instance they can also be de-elected if the majority of the country disagrees

A leader is any fool who can get one more person to follow them. That's all the requirements of being a "leader".

 

[Soulman]

Amazes me the amount of mainly left wingers who constantly moan about the rich, low wages, exploitation etc, yet champion the open door policy arms open which encourages what they moan about. Labour were appalling, the Tories need to get their arses into gear.

 

[5ways]

This with the general crisis along Europe's borders bodes very badly for the referendum...

 

[Hampster Gull]

A leader is any fool who can get one more person to follow them. That's all the requirements of being a "leader".

Merkel is far from anybodys fool.

 

[GT49er]

Oh, if only there was an 'ignore thread' button as well as the 'ignore poster' one....................

 

[Withdean11]

Having skilled workers coming in is ofcourse a good thing (if the UK has a shortage of these skills) but why do we have a high number of immigrants working in shops, fast food restraunts, cleaners or even living off benefits. Whilst in europe we have NO control of immigration. We need an Austrailian style points system.

 

[Withdean11]

Oh, if only there was an 'ignore thread' button as well as the 'ignore poster' one....................

There is.. Just don't open it?

 

[Hampster Gull]

Go on then - get those homes built - apparently we need at least 220K new homes EVERY year to cover net migration and population growth. Labour spectacularly FAILED to build them as have the Tories. Until they are built immigration should be NIL, ZERO and ZILCH. And of course that doesn't cover extra school places, extra doctors surgeries, extra hospital beds etc etc etc

Yes the politicians have talked about easing regulations and building more but done relatively little. All about gianing votes. But it looks like things are starting to move now. There is more than enough empty houses and empty old commercial building stock, no need to draw up the draw bridge.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Yes the politicians have talked about easing regulations and building more but done relatively little. All about gianing votes. But it looks like things are starting to move now. There is more than enough empty houses and empty old commercial building stock, no need to draw up the draw bridge.

If I went to B&H council and said, "tell you what guys, I want to play football matches on that field at Falmer. They would rightly say, "well once you've built the stadium we'll allow that". So, once the infrastructure is in place I'll support immigration - until then it should be ZERO.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Oh, if only there was an 'ignore thread' button as well as the 'ignore poster' one....................

I've wanted a personal 'thread zap' button on here for a long time, but it is possible ( although slightly painful ) to set up your own view on 'subscribed threads', and only subscribe to threads you are interested in.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Merkel is far from anybodys fool.

She is if she thinks she has some right to tell others what they should and should not tolerate. That line of thought generally only goes one way.

 

[Pavilionaire]

They didn't do nothing. They traveled to Europe and encouraged people to migrate to the UK, because migrants vote for Labour.

That plan worked well then.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Merkel is far from anybodys fool.

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Amazes me the amount of mainly left wingers who constantly moan about the rich, low wages, exploitation etc, yet champion the open door policy arms open which encourages what they moan about. Labour were appalling, the Tories need to get their arses into gear.

Agreed.

 

[Diablo]

How long before Englishmen get to become a minority in Englands once green and pleasant land.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

So are we happy that the rest of Europe take the huge amount of Syrians and afghans currently heading to Germany and the huge amount of Africans heading to Italy, France and Spain? Germany will have somewhere nearing a million people by Christmas.

This is a European problem and whether we like it or not, we are Europeans. Ok we are a special case as we are an island and these poor souls can't walk here...apart from those trying to walk through the channel tunnel, but we must be seen to be doing our bit.

To suggest that we only allow professional people in, negates our responsibility to the weak and vulnerable and those fleeing war.

It is interesting that we vilify those maniacs at IS who butcher innocent people, however we say that if any of the people fleeing them turn up at the channel ports, they can **** off as we are full

 

[BadFish]

Well I wouldn't know about any of this...... I don't even live there, you know.

Pesky migrants.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Pesky migrants.

A lot are.