"Immigration curbs 'not paranoid'"

[NoddY]

I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned one key reason. The current benign economic state is intimately linked to the booming housing market with consumer spending fueled by equity release schemes. Were that to collapse, the economy would nose dive and New Lier would be stuffed. By allowing in almost 200K people a year, you generate demand for housing, and maintain high house prices. That is Bronw's 'economic miracle' and he knows it full well.

Fungus

I posted an article here a few weeks back looking at Prescott's release of green belt land for housing; thus immigration manifests itself in the landscape and consumes our most scarce resource - land.

Anyway, the real test would be if Gordon intervened in any BoE decision to move interest rates up. It's possible this would be triggered by inflation, which in turn would be triggered by higher wage demands, which (stick with me!) are entirely likely given the squeeze on the middle classes with regard to taxes, energy costs and debt servicing.

I think i'll have rest from it now. Good night.

[stackpole]

...immigration manifests itself in the landscape and consumes our most scarce resource - land.

Yes, for houses and roads. That is as plain as the nose on your face, but as you know, there are plenty of people who swear that black is white.

If the New Labour committee members think the example of needing a new Birmingham every five years to house all these immigrants is "presenting information in the most sensational and pejorative way", what about two Lutons every one year?

80% of the population would not take any notice of anything unless it is presented sensationally - as any "popular" newspaper editor knows only too well.

The immigration issue is too serious to allow politicians with vested interests to hide the facts.