Booming Britain

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DimPrawn replied

1 December 2016, 12:39
Originally posted by Flashman View Post

Estimated average annual net migration to the UK per decade over the last century

That graph is way out of date, we are getting 650,000+ p.a. now.
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Flashman replied

1 December 2016, 12:25
Estimated average annual net migration to the UK per decade over the last century
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sal replied

1 December 2016, 11:41
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

650,000 arrivals on the official list (god know how many just arrive on a holiday or education visa and then vanish in Slough or Luton) and the govt is going to tackle the housing crisis by building 40,000 houses over the next five years.

An enlightening piece about the reasons behind the housing crisis:

Dispatches - On Demand - All 4
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DimPrawn replied

1 December 2016, 11:29
650,000 arrivals on the official list (god know how many just arrive on a holiday or education visa and then vanish in Slough or Luton) and the govt is going to tackle the housing crisis by building 40,000 houses over the next five years.
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BlasterBates replied

1 December 2016, 11:10
...and that piece of news, gentlemen, is pushing my stock portfolio up to new highs.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...er-price-rally
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DimPrawn started a topic Booming Britain

1 December 2016, 10:56
Booming Britain

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...t-figures-show

The record 650,000 level of immigration in the year to June 2016 was made up of 284,000 EU citizens coming to live and work in Britain, 289,000 coming from outside Europe and 77,000 Britons returning to live in the UK. The most common reason they came to Britain was to work.

Nicola White, the ONS’s head of international migration statistics, said that net migration remained at record levels but was stable compared with recent years. “Immigration levels are now among the highest estimates recorded – the inflow of EU citizens is also at historically high levels and similar to the inflow of non-EU citizens.
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