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Powel was spot on i was always a big supporter he spoke a lot of sence if only folk had listened to him.
In those days - which I remember well. No washing machines, hardly any TV's, hardly any cars, hardly nothing of anything. You could leave your door unlocked only for a neighbour or two to come in and borrow something they had not got but you had. There was no such thing as burglary, because we had nothing. You could exchange your ration coupons for something you wanted for something the other ...
and yet another interesting read https://21stcenturychallenges.org/how-will-britain-deal-with-an-ageing-population/
Well, the future to me is frightening. Technology is increasing at a rapid rate. There is already a machine picking strawberries, cars are being built by robots. Amazon has a warehouse so big, that robots have had to take over to select the goods ordered and go and collect them and place them in the right place for delivery. And there are many more jobs done by robots that we do not know about. So ...
Japan, which has a pretty restrictive immigration policy, is suffering badly from an ageing population. How would all the immigrants leaving affect the UK’s demography? From what we know, the effect would be to increase the problem of an ageing population. The migrant population is younger than the British population, so we would instantly become an older society with fewer young people in it. ...
Mid-day - 8pm at the Strand centre, The Strand, Dawlish. Review looks at proposed planning in the district until 2040 and how development will be provided during that period. Go along and have your say.
For an informative read on post 1945 immigration to the UK have a look at this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_immigration_to_the_United_Kingdom
“relatively high levels of immigration are part of the price you pay for a successful economy.” “If we were to run up the draw bridge, the economy would suffer. It’s a simple choice – pure and poor, or diverse and rich.” www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11832744/Britains-economy-would-be-lost-without-immigration.html
Well Lynne we never used to have a problem with shortages of skilled workers they were home grown, maybe we need to turn the clock back and teach more practical subjects in school like we used to in my day. I had lessons in metal work forging, carpentry, brickwork, gardening and learnt real skills that i still use now. Nurses didnt have to have a university education, they were trained in house ...
So what exactly are we talking about; 1.immigration in general? 2.Immigration from caucasian Christian EU countries? 3. Immigration from non-caucasian non Christian non EU countries?