Was Enoch Powell right?

[Bagpuss]

and of course we only take in highly educated people

[sasguru]

and of course we only take in highly educated people

Well that is where I agree with you. Blame NL.

[DimPrawn]

If Enoch Powell had been listened to, Britain would be a provincial backwater on the edge of Europe, unable to take its place in the global world that's being created whether we like it or not.
If we were well-educated, hi-tech and capable of constant innovation and manufacturing like Japan, perhaps there could be a more homogenous society.
But as a trading nation, with an increasingly poor education system, we have no choice but to be more open than most.

HTH

You mean like Norway? Insular and outside the great EU?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/811034.stm

At the same time, the world's 200 richest citizens are enjoying a combined wealth of more than $1,000bn.

These fact are highlighted in the United Nations' latest world development report.

Canada tops the UN table for the seventh successive year, followed by Norway and the United States.

[DodgyAgent]

If Enoch Powell had been listened to, Britain would be a provincial backwater on the edge of Europe, unable to take its place in the global world that's being created whether we like it or not.
If we were well-educated, hi-tech and capable of constant innovation and manufacturing like Japan, perhaps there could be a more homogenous society.
But as a trading nation, with an increasingly poor education system, we have no choice but to be more open than most.

HTH

What has Enochs views got to do with the economy? Did Japan prosper because of immigration?

[Bluebird]

If you look back in history, GB or the UK or whatever you want to call it has been as successful a nation using it's own people.

Innovation & Manufacturing have been some of our strengths in the past.

[sasguru]

You mean like Norway? Insular and outside the great EU?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/811034.stm

At the same time, the world's 200 richest citizens are enjoying a combined wealth of more than $1,000bn.

These fact are highlighted in the United Nations' latest world development report.

Canada tops the UN table for the seventh successive year, followed by Norway and the United States.

Dim by name, dim by nature, clearly.
Norway is a small country which has oil reserves it has managed wisely.
Canada and the US have high immigration.
What's your point?

[sasguru]

If you look back in history, GB or the UK or whatever you want to call it has been as successful a nation using it's own people.

Innovation & Manufacturing have been some of our strengths in the past.

The past being the operative word, here.

[DimPrawn]

Dim by name, dim by nature, clearly.
Norway is a small country which has oil reserves it has managed wisely.
Canada and the US have high immigration.
What's your point?

Norway is a small country in Europe that is not big on immigration and is outside the EU.


UK is a small country in Europe that is big on immigration and is inside the EU.

Both have oil.

One is 2nd most prosperous country in the world, the other is a crappy backwater of Europe on the verge of bankruptcy.

Can you work out which one made the correct political decisions?

[sasguru]

What has Enochs views got to do with the economy? Did Japan prosper because of immigration?

My point is that Britain was forced to introduce immigration because a large proportion of the indigenous population are either too lazy or too poorly educated to prop up a large developed economy. For that matter even Germany had to do that in the 50s and 60s. Japan on the other hand is highly regimented as a culture and people work hard based on societal pressure.

[DimPrawn]

My point is that Britain was forced to introduce immigration because a large proportion of the indigenous population are either too lazy or too poorly educated to prop up a large developed economy. For that matter even Germany had to do that in the 50s and 60s. Japan on the other hand is highly regimented as a culture and people work hard based on societal pressure.

Wow sasguru, did you read that in the Guardian or did you work that out for yourself?