Is it game over for UK?

[SuperZ]

We will be fine as long as the population keeps growing at 1/2 million people a year

Until that bubble bursts........
Long term population growth/over population is one of my fears. It helps the economy but will one day end in tears

[sasguru]

I look at all the fine minds that post on this board

[sasguru]

Well this is what I've been saying for ages. Thing is it takes a long time to decline into 3rd world standards.
If you are using Rome as an example - well they haven't done too badly have they - they turned into Italy.

[TimberWolf]

We can be world class in over-population. I think we are already the most densely populated country in Europe and may soon have the highest population too

[George Parr]

Until that bubble bursts........
Long term population growth/over population is one of my fears. It helps the economy but will one day end in tears

I keep reading about how good it is that we have a 'healthy' growth in population. The argument being that more young people are needed to pay taxes to support the ageing population. These young will eventually grow old and need even more young to support them. A Ponzi scheme for sure. In reality there isn't enough real productive (i.e. private sector) work to go around so many of these people will either work for the state in some way or will be claiming benefits, adding to an already creaking system.

[Pogle]

is that a RED hamster?

Nope - its a very well read GUINEA PIG

[Mich the Tester]

Doesn't decadence and decline mean sinking into a morass of mindless sex orgies. How come I am not getting my share? We should be throw lefties into arenas with lions too.

Only the ugly ones.

[Moscow Mule]

Well this is what I've been saying for ages. Thing is it takes a long time to decline into 3rd world standards.
If you are using Rome as an example - well they haven't done too badly have they - they turned into Italy.

So in 1500 years (give or take) we'll have a sexist idiot of a prime minister?

I can't wait.

[TinTrump]

Read "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers" by Paul Kennedy.

I now live on a small island, beginning with B, with declining oil reserves, precious little manufacturing, high unemployment in the indigenous population and reliance upon immigrants as low paid workers. Er...

[ChimpMaster]

http://www.realtruth.org/articles/07...02-ssoafn.html

I thought this might be interesting until he started spewing sh1te outta religious texts!