Reply to: Boris Johnson drops target for getting annual net migration below 100,000

[meridian]

That old canard is not borne out by the economic figures.

What economic figures are those? You were talking about the welfare state, of which pensions make up nearly half.

[TwoWolves]

It might help the welfare state, as the pension-taking gammons drop out of fear of “the other”...

That old canard is not borne out by the economic figures.

[meridian]

The collapse of the welfare state, I'll wager.

It might help the welfare state, as the pension-taking gammons drop out of fear of “the other”...

[NotAllThere]

How the fook id cards would help in IT?

Nice project to be on. Should last for years before ending in shambles.

[TwoWolves]

The target was always a toxic policy and a figure that could never be met. Dropping it is a sensible approach. I await to see what it's replaced with.

The collapse of the welfare state, I'll wager.

[BrilloPad]

Do you work in IT?

LM works as CUK social event organizer.....

[AtW]

This may come as a shock to you, so do sit down:

IT is not the centre of the world. A handy component, yes, but not the be all and end all.

Do you work in IT?

[ladymuck]

How the fook id cards would help in IT?

This may come as a shock to you, so do sit down:

IT is not the centre of the world. A handy component, yes, but not the be all and end all.

[AtW]

unfortunately after decades of failing to manage migration we need id cards but no one has the guts to do that.

How the fook id cards would help in IT?

[vetran]

That's not what I said and you know it. Unlimited immigration is not the way forward.

I do think that May, in her time as Home Secretary which continued while PM, put in place some horribly toxic policies when there is a better way to manage how we import the skills we need without detriment to the local workforce.

unfortunately after decades of failing to manage migration we need id cards but no one has the guts to do that.

[ladymuck]

Unlimited immigration of IT pros under “Australian points based system”

Enjoy!

That's not what I said and you know it. Unlimited immigration is not the way forward.

I do think that May, in her time as Home Secretary which continued while PM, put in place some horribly toxic policies when there is a better way to manage how we import the skills we need without detriment to the local workforce.

[AtW]

The target was always a toxic policy and a figure that could never be met. Dropping it is a sensible approach. I await to see what it's replaced with.

Unlimited immigration of IT pros under “Australian points based system”

Enjoy!

[ladymuck]

The target was always a toxic policy and a figure that could never be met. Dropping it is a sensible approach. I await to see what it's replaced with.

[WTFH]

He's not interested in a numbers game. These numbers include:
Parliamentary Majority of 2
£39bn in pre-agreed funding
£350million a week to fund the NHS and other things
99 days to the current Brexit day
£61k the amount that Vote Leave had to pay for breaking electoral law

[Old Greg]

The additional immigrants will be needed to staff the booming jam, tea and biscuit export sectors.