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

[jamesbrown]

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.

[milanbenes]

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.

[BlasterBates]

...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.

[northernladyuk]

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

[BrilloPad]

...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?

[milanbenes]

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_Equalizer]

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.

[milanbenes]

The quality of trolling this week has taken a nosedive.

truth hurts eh

Milan.

[PurpleGorilla]

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

[northernladyuk]

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.