There was a significant increase in net migration into the UK in the year up to March, from 175,000 to 243,000, the Office for National Statistics reported on 28.8.14.EU citizens accounted for two-thirds of the increase, including a rise in arrivals from Romania and Bulgaria. Over 25% of births in England and Wales last year were to mothers who were born abroad. The Coalition Government pledged to reduce net migration to below 100,000 by 2015.There is also a significant illegal immigration problem. I am definitely not a racist, and I really do welcome the UKs secular and multi-cultural society. But if the population continues to grow very rapidly we will not have the infrastructure to be able to cope. Using the latest figures available from The National Statistics Office it shows:- • In the 2011 Census the population of the UK was 56.1 million. • In 2013 the population of the UK was given as 63.7 million by the Office Of National Statistics. • That is an increase of 7.6 million in 2 years. • If you say we need a house for every 4 people, that means we needed 1.9 million new houses. There are many vacant homes in the UK but these are very often in parts of the Country where new immigrants do not choose to live; or are ‘second homes’ for the wealthy. The Department for Communities and Local Government [Gov.UK] reports almost 360,000 new homes have been built since July 2010. This gives a housing shortfall of 1.54 million houses, even if you reduce this by deducting some of the already empty homes, it will still leave a massive shortfall. This would explain why house prices have continued to spiral despite the recession. Demand exceeds supply. • If you say you need a large hospital for every 100,000 people, that is 76 new large hospitals. We wonder why the NHS cannot cope. • We would also need schools, infrastructure not to mention jobs to support this population growth.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:51:34 +0000
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