[Northern Monkey]

Well done Brexit

Net migration to Britain fell by 49,000 to 273,000 last year, according to official figures that include the three months after the Brexit vote.

The latest quarterly migration figures from the Office for National Statistics show that immigration fell by 23,000 to 596,000 in the 12 months to last September while emigration rose by 26,000 to 323,000.

The fall in annual net immigration to below 300,000 is the first substantial drop in the politically sensitive figure for more than four years and will come as a relief to Theresa May, who has recently renewed her target to get it below 100,000.


https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.t...er-brexit-vote

[Crimson Dynamo]

Theresa, ha impact

[Livia]

Record numbers arriving from Bulgaria and Romania, though. I don't think I've said this before... but Nigel Farage was right on the money about that one.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Livia

Record numbers arriving from Bulgaria and Romania, though. I don't think I've said this before... but Nigel Farage was right on the money about that one.

Yes
that needs tracking

[Rogan Josh]

Originally Posted by Livia

Record numbers arriving from Bulgaria and Romania, though. I don't think I've said this before... but Nigel Farage was right on the money about that one.

No one is under any illusion that these people are only coming for benefits. They are economic migrants that we don't need.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Well done Brexit

Net migration to Britain fell by 49,000 to 273,000 last year, according to official figures that include the three months after the Brexit vote.

The latest quarterly migration figures from the Office for National Statistics show that immigration fell by 23,000 to 596,000 in the 12 months to last September while emigration rose by 26,000 to 323,000.

The fall in annual net immigration to below 300,000 is the first substantial drop in the politically sensitive figure for more than four years and will come as a relief to Theresa May, who has recently renewed her target to get it below 100,000.


https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.t...er-brexit-vote

Welcome news for many. Personally I believe we should set up a strict points system like Australia , it clearly works well for them and is the best way to go to protect Britsh interests.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Welcome news for many. Personally I believe we should set up a strict points system like Australia , it clearly works well for them and is the best way to go to protect Britsh interests.

An unpopular opinion with many, but the UK is more forward thinking than the Australian Government, the day we start copying them is the day where some of our freedoms will be gone as they ban anything even remotely controversial.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

An unpopular opinion with many, but the UK is more forward thinking than the Australian Government, the day we start copying them is the day where some of our freedoms will be gone as they ban anything even remotely controversial.

True, most Australian gamers import any 15+ rated games from other countries, because the Aussie copies usually have loads of the content censored. And for PC games you often get unofficial patches for Australian players to restore cut content.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

True, most Australian gamers import any 15+ rated games from other countries, because the Aussie copies usually have loads of the content censored. And for PC games you often get unofficial patches for Australian players to restore cut content.

Exactly, and it was Australia that actually banned Mortal Kombat.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

An unpopular opinion with many, but the UK is more forward thinking than the Australian Government, the day we start copying them is the day where some of our freedoms will be gone as they ban anything even remotely controversial.

As Australia has one of the most successful economies in the world and is one of the most desirable places to live and work for educated and skilled people, which in turn helps build and preserve that economy, it is clearly doing something right.

Australia puts Australia first which in turn provides a better standard of living, quality of life and better future for all its citizens. Britain can learn a lot from Australia.

We need unskilled workers too but should be doing more to fill those jobs by providing better training and encouragement with better pay and working conditions for British people and reducing our benefit bill. Liberally handing out benefits to all, including those coming into the country, is too big a drain on the country and economy and dragging it down.

If Britain comes first so too will its citizens.

[user104658]

You realise that as this is not down to any sort of legislation but rather is down to choice, right? That means that the reduction in people coming is due to no longer feeling welcome in Britain. So it's not the refugees and unskilled labour who have stopped coming. It's the people who have a choice on where they want to go. The professionals and skilled individuals. The people who we not only WANT to be attracting to the UK... But who are essential. Well done Brexit. Clappy clappy clap1. You've successfully made Britain unattractive to skilled migrants and they're going elsewhere.

This is only good news for people who simply "don't like foreigners", because the drop almost certainly represents migrants who would be overall net contributers to the UK economy.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

You realise that as this is not down to any sort of legislation but rather is down to choice, right? That means that the reduction in people coming is due to no longer feeling welcome in Britain. So it's not the refugees and unskilled labour who have stopped coming. It's the people who have a choice on where they want to go. The professionals and skilled individuals. The people who we not only WANT to be attracting to the UK... But who are essential. Well done Brexit. Clappy clappy clap1. You've successfully made Britain unattractive to skilled migrants and they're going elsewhere.

This is only good news for people who simply "don't like foreigners", because the drop almost certainly represents migrants who would be overall net contributers to the UK economy.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

You realise that as this is not down to any sort of legislation but rather is down to choice, right? That means that the reduction in people coming is due to no longer feeling welcome in Britain. So it's not the refugees and unskilled labour who have stopped coming. It's the people who have a choice on where they want to go. The professionals and skilled individuals. The people who we not only WANT to be attracting to the UK... But who are essential. Well done Brexit. Clappy clappy clap1. You've successfully made Britain unattractive to skilled migrants and they're going elsewhere.

This is only good news for people who simply "don't like foreigners", because the drop almost certainly represents migrants who would be overall net contributers to the UK economy.

Supposition.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Supposition.

Hypothesis. And an extremely likely one.

If you were a foreign professional, and had the choice of working anywhere in the world, would YOU move your family to the UK in 2016/17?

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Hypothesis. And an extremely likely one.

If you were a foreign professional, and had the choice of working anywhere in the world, would YOU move your family to the UK in 2016/17?

I'd choose Australia.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

I'd choose Australia.

Precisely lol. Skilled immigrants do not want the UK.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Hypothesis. And an extremely likely one.

If you were a foreign professional, and had the choice of working anywhere in the world, would YOU move your family to the UK in 2016/17?

No I would do the Contract
take the Money home to my Family


Time is Money

[Kizzy]

I thought brexit wasn't about immigration anyway... :/

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

I thought brexit wasn't about immigration anyway... :/

The Vote was Not
for many of us.
Like Me or Celeb Ian Dale on LBC


However, "some" who
Voted on the 23rd of June 2016,
live in bad zones
that have become a mess...............

[Rogan Josh]

Originally Posted by arista

The Vote was Not
for many of us.
Like Me or Celeb Ian Dale on LBC


However, "some" who
Voted on the 23rd of June 2016,
live in bad zones
that have become a mess...............

All the politicians seem to be afraid to speak about 'the elephant in the room' .

[Livia]

So if skilled workers aren't coming - and it's only supposition to think they aren't - maybe we could train British people how to be skilled workers? Seems like a great idea to me.

[Rogan Josh]

Originally Posted by Livia

So if skilled workers aren't coming - and it's only supposition to think they aren't - maybe we could train British people how to be skilled workers? Seems like a great idea to me.

It is a great idea, if enough of them are willing to be trained and are interested enough. I have known quite a few people who would be happy to be trained to be skilled , if only they could get a reply to an application for a job, but therein lies the problem, who wants British workers?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Rogan Josh

It is a great idea, if enough of them are willing to be trained and are interested enough. I have known quite a few people who would be happy to be trained to be skilled , if only they could get a reply to an application for a job, but therein lies the problem, who wants British workers?

You imply that an employer would take a qualified foreign candidate over a qualified British worker. In the case of skilled workers, professionals, people with trade qualifications, I don't think that's the case.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Livia

So if skilled workers aren't coming - and it's only supposition to think they aren't - maybe we could train British people how to be skilled workers? Seems like a great idea to me.

It is a great idea. However we need to support those people whilst they are learning of course. We have a shortage of people training to be doctors and nurses and such as it is :S I don't think discouraging trained people from coming here is a good thing as it realy does seem we need them...I hope I am proved wrong though

[Rogan Josh]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

It is a great idea. However we need to support those people whilst they are learning of course. We have a shortage of people training to be doctors and nurses and such as it is :S I don't think discouraging trained people from coming here is a good thing as it realy does seem we need them...I hope I am proved wrong though

I have worked with some of these trained professionals from the European Union and could not praise them highly enough as well as our own trained professionals, who seem to be in short supply, more's the pity as we need more young people to train in the professions , and then stay here in the UK.