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UK population rise of 538,000 is biggest for 70 years

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    #11
    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    If you ****ed off, it would be one less.
    Fewer. As in: MF has fewer brain cells than sas, mince, or any combination of the two.

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      #12
      where are they all ?

      out in the sticks where MB's ancestors have lived for generations it's business as usual, no new faces

      Milan.

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        #13
        ...and of that half a million, 5000 came from the EU

        Net migration from Eastern Europe to Britain slows to a trickle after Brexit vote

        It's good that the government is focusing on getting the 5000 down. That will make a huge difference.

        I'm alright Jack

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          #14
          Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post
          Fewer. As in: MF has fewer brain cells than sas, mince, or any combination of the two.
          Less is also correct.

          HTH

          Some prescriptivists argue that even the extremely rare and completely unidiomatic[6] "one fewer" should be used instead of "one less" (both when used alone or together with a singular, discretely quantifiable noun as in "there is one fewer cup on this table"), but Merriam–Webster's Dictionary of English Usage clearly states that common usage dictates "one less" in all cases.
          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fewer_vs._less
          Last edited by northernladyuk; 23 June 2017, 08:38.

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            #15
            Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post
            ...and of that half a million, 5000 came from the EU

            Net migration from Eastern Europe to Britain slows to a trickle after Brexit vote

            It's good that the government is focusing on getting the 5000 down. That will make a huge difference.

            This is what always confused me.

            DC promised to get immigration down. Yet there were more from outside the EU than inside. Why not just stop all immigration from outside the EU?

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              #16
              I've always had the feeling this population growth, immigration, is actually a planned strategy with a goal for the British Isles to have more people that the whole of Europe put together and consequently by being equal or more than the EU collective based upon population size put the great back into Great Britain

              as long as they plan it properly and use the available space efficiently it is a goal which is feasible

              There's plenty of ways to house everybody, just look at Hongkong

              Milan.

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                #17
                Originally posted by milanbenes View Post
                I've always had the feeling this population growth, immigration, is actually a planned strategy with a goal for the British Isles to have more people that the whole of Europe put together and consequently by being equal or more than the EU collective based upon population size put the great back into Great Britain

                as long as they plan it properly and use the available space efficiently it is a goal which is feasible

                There's plenty of ways to house everybody, just look at Hongkong

                Milan.
                The quality of trolling this week has taken a nosedive.

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by The_Equalizer View Post
                  The quality of trolling this week has taken a nosedive.

                  truth hurts eh

                  Milan.

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                    This is what always confused me.

                    DC promised to get immigration down. Yet there were more from outside the EU than inside. Why not just stop all immigration from outside the EU?
                    Because increasing population = high demand for housing

                    High demand for housing = keeps house prices high

                    High house prices = the only thing keeping our economy afloat
                    http://www.cih.org/news-article/disp...housing_market

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                      This is what always confused me.

                      DC promised to get immigration down. Yet there were more from outside the EU than inside. Why not just stop all immigration from outside the EU?
                      Because clever British people are leaving the country and there are too many cretins left behind to fill the skills gap. So skilled IT workers are needed from ISC. This is why we hear so much racist Bob-talk from low skill British IT workers who are bitter that they can't move up the food chain.

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