Immigrants cost UK economy £1.7 billion

[Pondlife]

Send 'em home I say.

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The cost was significantly higher at £1.3bn in England where invasive non-native species have become more established.

The price was put at £251m in Scotland and £133m in Wales.

[AtW]

The amount of enjoyment they give is priceless though

[EternalOptimist]

The amount of enjoyment they give is priceless though

let them in, in small numbers, and keep them in cages.

I have a syrian hamster, its great fun and bites the end of my finger when i poke it through the bars. And thats the key -its behind bars

[TimberWolf]

I gave a monkey nut to a squirrel the other day and after it had verified it's authenticity, scarpered and buried it.

[Pondlife]

let them in, in small numbers, and keep them in cages.

I have a syrian hamster, its great fun and bites the end of my finger when i poke it through the bars. And thats the key -its behind bars

To be fair, Alexei is making a contribution to society and is hardly a danger to the public. All he needs is either a sofa or a giant wheel to run on and he'll be content to stay indoors anyway. Putting him in prison is just an additional cost to the tax payer.

Or did I missunderstand?

[TimberWolf]

[minestrone]

Get the immigrants to rid the country of non native species.

Sorted.

[ArthurBigot]

Did Harriet have any view on squirrels?

Harriet Harman criticised for 'heroic' immigrants comment
Harriet Harman has been criticised for praising 'heroic’ immigrants on benefits who send welfare money home to family members.

Harriet Harman said many people in her Peckham constituency were regularly sending money overseas

At a meeting over the weekend Miss Harman, who is also the shadow development secretary, discussed how to increase “remittances” — the money sent by families in Britain to relatives overseas.

One of the audience members told a Sunday newspaper: “Harriet led a discussion on how to back up what she called 'the hidden heroes of development’ through developing new policies on remittances.”

Miss Harman said many people in her Peckham constituency were regularly sending money overseas.

She told the meeting that she was “amazed” by how many people did it.

An audience member said Miss Harman wanted to start an international survey to devise ways to make it easier for countries to receive remittances from Britain.

Her remarks were met with enthusiasm but others questioned the plan.

One person pointed out: “If it was found that the majority sending remittances were on benefits, critics would say it proved they get too much.”

[DaveB]

I gave a monkey nut to a squirrel the other day and after it had verified it's authenticity, scarpered and buried it.

Now that's just cruel. Letting it find out the nut is real and then hiding it from them

You maybe missing an "it" in there somewhere....

[Mich the Tester]

Shoot grey squirrels and eat them. Delicious.