UK net migration hits record high

**MicrosoftBob** · 27 August 2015, 11:41

So less trust worthy than a Call Me Dave 'Cast Iron Guarantee'

**DimPrawn** · 27 August 2015, 11:42

But at least we have an IT contractor friendly govt and HMR&C....

**DimPrawn** · 27 August 2015, 11:44

In 2014, 13% of people living in the UK had been born abroad, taking the foreign-born population to 8.3m.

And simpletons like Mauve Monkey here think US "Boomers" have cause high UK house prices.

How about lots more people, not that many more houses over the same period.

**The Spartan** · 27 August 2015, 11:55

It doesn't show any signs of slowing either, I read somewhere that England is more densely populated now than the Netherlands.

**DimPrawn** · 27 August 2015, 11:57

Fantastic news for those with lots of property and land.

House prices will rise and rise, rent out every square inch to every 3rd World immigrant. Such a simple and profitable business model.

**VectraMan** · 27 August 2015, 11:59

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...lation_density

We're #51 in the world. Plenty of room left.

**Gumbo Robot** · 27 August 2015, 12:02

Originally posted by The Spartan View Post

It doesn't show any signs of slowing either, I read somewhere that England is more densely populated now than the Netherlands.

Expect a green and pleasant area near you to be subjected to a mass building programme sometime soon.

I was talking to a bloke the other night on the train down to Bristol & he was saying that they're building another Bradley Stoke type development in the north of Bristol and its whole viability was predicated on the most insanely naive assumptions.

One of which was that there would be no significant increase in traffic congestion as extra bus routes would be put in place and everyone would want to use the bus

**Eirikur** · 27 August 2015, 12:06

Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...lation_density

We're #51 in the world. Plenty of room left.

15 according to that list and it is for the entire UK including the uninhabited wastelands of Scotland and Wales

**Gumbo Robot** · 27 August 2015, 12:16

Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...lation_density

We're #51 in the world. Plenty of room left.

Not at the expense of our countryside!

And it's not just a question of space. More important is infrastructure. Haven't you noticed how crowded it is when you take a train, drive your car anywhere, visit a hospital A&E department?

UK net migration hits record high