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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostAre they as useful as the Poles? The only contact I've had with Romanians is the daily 'no thanks' to the big issue seller in the underpass, is it just me who thinks the big issue should be sold by locals who are down on their luck? This woman has been there every day for 2 years!
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostAre they as useful as the Poles? The only contact I've had with Romanians is the daily 'no thanks' to the big issue seller in the underpass, is it just me who thinks the big issue should be sold by locals who are down on their luck? This woman has been there every day for 2 years!
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Originally posted by redgiant View PostYes, 1000 people in each country doesn't represent a good consensus. This is almost as bad as those "surveys" all the beauty products seem to put in their adverts ... pointless.
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When all of those polled were asked to pick their first choice of EU country to move to in either 2013 or 2014, 4.6% of Romanians and 9.3% of Bulgarians chose the UK. These numbers rose to 8.2% for Romanians and 13.6% for Bulgarians when they were asked directly about whether they would consider the UK as a destination.
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Originally posted by doodab View PostBBC News - Polls: No indication of huge Romanian-Bulgarian influx
Commission a poll, complain the sample sizes are too small to draw conclusions and then draw a conclusion for a headline. Where is the BBC bad science column when you need it?
Oh yes, 0.4% of 21 million people is still quite a few...
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Dire reporting from the beeb
BBC News - Polls: No indication of huge Romanian-Bulgarian influx
Commission a poll, complain the sample sizes are too small to draw conclusions and then draw a conclusion for a headline. Where is the BBC bad science column when you need it?
Oh yes, 0.4% of 21 million people is still quite a few...Tags: None
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