Apologies.... I was certain I remembered both Boston and Lincoln being featured on a documentary about immigration - but I must have got Lincoln's inclusion wrong, or the programme did. I am happy to bow to your local knowledge and retract.

The thing is Hoof that the beauty of living in a liberal democracy (for all its many imperfections) is that as a British citizen you can think and do as you like,so long as its within the law.

So,because say some people of pakistani heritage may in your view not want to get as involved say in local sporting events (and most of those I know are well into football),it makes them no less "British" than you or I or any other citizens.Any more than being the only one seemingly on the train from Marylebone to Wembley Stadium last Sunday who had not already had a minimum of at least 10 drinks made me any less of a legitimate Palace supporter

Apparently student apathy could swing vote towards leave because of the tone of the campaigning and the vote is after term finishes and they won't be registered at their parents' homes.

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The Glasgow primary without a signle Scottish pupil, where the head is begging for donations.

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Let me start again then by providing an alternative source and my own take on the figures.

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I'm not concerned with any anecdotes or stereotypes of Slovaks or Roma. The fact remains that they were free to just walk in from the EU and regardless of Slovakia's relative prosperity, unless your dentist is Glaswegian that's still akin to giving a school to a lesser country. The Guardian will no doubt suggest that we could close tax loopholes and afford to look after everyone however a) most would still rather see British causes given priority and b) this is a thread about the EU. Unless providing opportunities and welfare for the union's poorest states is one of your reasons for us to remain in.

Edited by johnfirewall (02 May 2016 9.02pm)

If you stop to think about it for a moment, you say we are giving a school to a lesser country....which in itself is derogatory and negative. So how much does this school cost to run each year, say 500k for a smallish school. Where is the money spent. About 85-90% goes on wages to teaching staff, administrators, pensions, maintenance (plumbers, sparx etc) and 10-15% for the kids (whose parents may well be tax contributors) goes on books, school meals, heating etc, of which they pay probably British tax payers to prepare the school meals. british bookshops etc. All of these teachers, plumbers, sparx dinner ladies pay UK taxes, buy british goods (VAT etc). Who are the winners?...The British....I don't see any benefit directly going back to Slovakia or the Roma (unless the choose to send money home but what responsible adult doesn't want to look after their parents) and we could be educating the next generation of doctors for the NHS who may one day save our lives.
Even in this inflammatory, untypical and clearly biased article I can see clear benefits to the UK economy.