General Discussion
Thanks for your, ahem, "constructive" comment Old Fart... It brought a smile to my face when I saw that you didn't answer mine and Lynne's question on the migration thread.
I was surprised to read today, as it hasn't previously been reported in any national or local media, that we faced national power blackouts on Sunday October 19th!! No one noticed that around nine million homes worth of electricity had simply "disappeared" after four nuclear stations had shut down and Didcot went up in flames. No one noticed because Britain's wind turbines carried on ...
No Old Fart, I've merely asked for clarification on a point you raised followed by a sensible question to you - on a thread that I started. If you're unable or unwilling to answer the request and/or question, then just say so, instead of turning the thread into a personal attack on me. Ironically, Lynne raised a similar question to mine...
Presumably Old Fart, your mantra applies to everyone - native Britons as well as immigrants. Would it also apply to those Brits who emigrate overseas but come back here for NHS treatment etc?
So Burneside, you'd tolerate immigrants (and presumably their UK-based dependents) receiving NHS treatment only if they'd worked in the UK for 5 years. Have I got that right?
Burneside, I cherry-picked nothing. I provided a link to a newspaper article that was about the report! So you'd ban all immigrants from having access to the NHS for 5 years. Would you also ban them from working for the NHS during the same period?
I actually asked you about the public services that you'd prohibit access to for immigrants, not the benefits. Selective reading again eh Burneside?
What public services would you restrict immigrants from having access to during your arbitrary period?
Actually a different period Burneside to the one I quoted. But interesting reading nonetheless. Particularly the tiny bit about how much native Britons have cost the economy. So, based upon this study, do you think we should send home immigrants from outside of the EU, but keep those from inside it?
Bad news for the little englanders who are manning the barricades, as immigrants have made a net contribution of £20,000,000,000 to the British economy between 2000 and 2011. If you don't understand what that means, the article explains. Please read it and take it on board. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/05/eu-migrants-uk-gains-20bn-ucl-study
