UK Population to hit 74 Million by 2039
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  Hrolf The Ganger  30 Oct 15 8.22pm |
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Quote leifandersonshair at 30 Oct 2015 6.12pm
Immigration is not the main problem. It is a contributory factor, true, but the main problem is an aging population. UK population may rise to 74 million by 2039- by 2030 average UK life expectancy will be over 85 for men, and over 87 for women. THIS is a much bigger problem. Essentially, a much larger number of people will be drawing state pensions and using the NHS more frequently for a much longer period. Not sure where the answer to this lies, barring some sort of Logan's Run style carousel for the over 75's... Ridiculous. So you want to die young do you ? Living a long life is not a "problem" it is a welcome symptom of a better standard of living. The problem, is not making adequate provision for an aging population. Trust me, over crowding will be a much bigger problem.
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-TUX-  Alphabettispaghetti 30 Oct 15 8.58pm |
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UK Population to hit 74 Million by 2039 Create more towns/better infrastructure. We have the room.
Time to move forward together. |
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| Stirlingsays 30 Oct 15 11.57pm |
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Quote -TUX- at 30 Oct 2015 8.58pm
UK Population to hit 74 Million by 2039 Create more towns/better infrastructure. We have the room.
Where exactly is this room, name the 'new town' areas? Who's going to pay for it? We need plenty. It's 'Logan's Run'.
Edited by Stirlingsays (31 Oct 2015 12.10am)
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| Stirlingsays 31 Oct 15 12.02am |
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Quote leifandersonshair at 30 Oct 2015 6.12pm
Immigration is not the main problem. It is a contributory factor, true, but the main problem is an aging population. UK population may rise to 74 million by 2039- by 2030 average UK life expectancy will be over 85 for men, and over 87 for women. THIS is a much bigger problem. Essentially, a much larger number of people will be drawing state pensions and using the NHS more frequently for a much longer period. Not sure where the answer to this lies, barring some sort of Logan's Run style carousel for the over 75's...
A basic grasp of economics and population percentage tells you that.
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| oldcodger 31 Oct 15 2.03am |
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Quote Stirlingsays at 30 Oct 2015 7.42pm
Quote oldcodger at 30 Oct 2015 6.09pm
The poll show that we very much view the world as our oyster, but when the shoe is on the other foot we suddenly have reservations. I agree though, that allowing working and studying without full freedom or movement is a fair response to the immigration issue. The current problem I feel is that, although political parties claim to hold the same immigration concerns as the population, behind closed doors they're happy about it so little will change.
Yep I agree on all of these points. Basically interest in political current affairs is like having an active attraction to mild cynical depression.
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| Hoof Hearted 31 Oct 15 9.32am | |
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Nobody seems to have commented in depth on the "problems" I highlighted in my opening post. Housing - where will all these people go? We need to complete more projects like DIY SOS did last week. Re-build/upgrade Victorian terraced streets and convert disused pubs etc for flats/apartments. We'll need to build upwards (sadly) but ensure they never become ghettos where old people are afraid to venture out. Building on green belt land must only be an option when everywhere else has been built upon. Farmland will be precious and consideration given to reconverting golf courses/race courses back to agricultural use. People that have gardens to be given grants to provide food for the nation on a commercial basis. More use of individual solar panels and smaller wind generation devices. 74 Million people will require a lot of energy every day. Water will be precious and thought given to reducing waste. Storage of rainwater efficiently (or treated sewage) to provide the means to flush toilets rather than wasting fresh drinking water on this task. There's a lot to think about for the whole world, but if the present trend continues, the UK will become one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Forget about the economic effects of immigration, good or bad.... the actual practical effect of mass immigration will bring the UK to a juddering halt as it's basic infrastructure struggles to cope.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 31 Oct 15 2.29pm |
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Quote -TUX- at 30 Oct 2015 8.58pm
UK Population to hit 74 Million by 2039 Create more towns/better infrastructure. We have the room.
Holds head in hands in despair. It is about quality of life and it's erosion by putting more and more people in a finite space. What we need to do is recognise the benefits of living on an island and how we should use that advantage to limit people coming here. And they will come
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 31 Oct 15 3.05pm |
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Quote rob1969 at 30 Oct 2015 5.30pm
Quote jamiemartin721 at 30 Oct 2015 1.29pm
Quote stevegood at 30 Oct 2015 1.19pm
Quote jamiemartin721 at 30 Oct 2015 12.13pm
Quote rob1969 at 30 Oct 2015 10.42am
As I, mentioned in an earlier thread, - This is a major reason why the UK does not need more, large scale, immigration as our existing population is growing. Germany and France that have declining birth rates and whose population is predicted to decline over the same period as the UK's grows and therefore immigrants are needed to help counter these projected declines. Edited by rob1969 (30 Oct 2015 10.47am) Immigration isn't the problem for the UK, or any country, its when its rate of immigration greatly eclipses the rate of emigration (which is the current problem of the UK). Indeed if you have high emigration you generally will have serious problems if you don't counter that with immigration (quite possibly this would be worse than immigration in terms of economic impact on the UK). Of course immigration increases the problem, the rate of increase in the population would be less without them. It is nonsense to suggest otherwise. Did you read past the first line? The issue isn't immigration, its the imbalance between immigration and emigration. Around 125,000 UK citizens leave the UK each year, around another 125,000 people leave the UK each year, and around half a million migrate to the UK. If for example you had 125,000 people leaving the UK each year, without balancing that, you could face more serious economic impacts than high immigration. The problem is the imbalance between the two (those coming to the UK and those leaving the UK). Indeed if you suddenly 'revoked' the EU right to travel, the country would probably face an economic crisis as result of the impact (you'd have to graduate the change to avoid serious impacts on the housing market and the knock on effects this would have on businesses in high immigration areas). So that's where I sit, immigration to the UK needs to be in balance with emigration from the UK. Well we can hardly control emigration, so, we can only 'balance' the population by controlling immigration. Well yeah you could, but ultimately I agree with you that immigration for employment needs to be controlled. Essentially its served the corporate interests far to long, at the cost of social impact. We need to redistribute the unemployed of the UK to fill jobs that migrant EU workers are filling, and force companys to pay real wages rather than undermining supply from abroad.
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farms  Thailand / England 31 Oct 15 5.09pm |
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Quote farms at 30 Oct 2015 3.31pm
The types of people like Nick and Legal will be happy , the younger people just do not understand they are the future and what is this country going to be like for there children and there grand children . But they are the destroyers as well . Have pride in your country and vote UKIP .
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| nickgusset Shizzlehurst 31 Oct 15 6.35pm |
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When are people going to realise immigration doesn't cause a strain on service, governmental policy does, if you starve services of funds and fail to invest in infrastructure an increase in population will obviously be a problem. The biggest migrant issue is that of foreign corporations who happily dance through countries, taking their cut and moving on, leaving the rest of the population poor and divided.
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| Tom-the-eagle Croydon 31 Oct 15 7.30pm |
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Quote nickgusset at 31 Oct 2015 6.35pm
When are people going to realise immigration doesn't cause a strain on service, governmental policy does, if you starve services of funds and fail to invest in infrastructure an increase in population will obviously be a problem. The biggest migrant issue is that of foreign corporations who happily dance through countries, taking their cut and moving on, leaving the rest of the population poor and divided.
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| 7mins In the bush 31 Oct 15 8.51pm |
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Quote nickgusset at 31 Oct 2015 6.35pm
When are people going to realise immigration doesn't cause a strain on service, governmental policy does, if you starve services of funds and fail to invest in infrastructure an increase in population will obviously be a problem. The biggest migrant issue is that of foreign corporations who happily dance through countries, taking their cut and moving on, leaving the rest of the population poor and divided. This is agenda driven poppycock. (both my parents are immigrants)
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