UK population to rise

DaddyBear

treliac wrote: »

Not unless the growth in populaton is being driven by responsible people in strong financial positions who are able to buy. Somehow I doubt that's the likely scenario.

Absolutely, I wonder what proportion of that 20 million will be economically inactive... Less than half??
The reality is that people on benefits have children to get priority for housing and young tax-payers have to save until well into their 30's in order to get a house bigger than a shoe box.

chucky

DaddyBear wrote: »

Absolutely, I wonder what proportion of that 20 million will be economically inactive... Less than half??
The reality is that people on benefits have children to get priority for housing and young tax-payers have to save until well into their 30's in order to get a house bigger than a shoe box.

apparently not that many... 10 out of 10 for racial stereotyping though...

He added: "At a regional level, ethnic minorities will shift out of deprived inner-city areas to more affluent areas

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jul/13/uk-population-growth-ethnic-minorities

an increasing population with money and less houses being built - very interesting.........

Exocet

Ah, I guess rewired is back now.

treliac

chucky wrote: »

apparently not that many... 10 out of 10 for racial stereotyping though...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jul/13/uk-population-growth-ethnic-minorities

an increasing population with money and less houses being built - very interesting.........

Do what?.......... the OP doesn't mention race. Don't know why you're trying to be inflammatory.

chucky

treliac wrote: »

Do what?.......... the OP doesn't mention race. Don't know why you're trying to be inflammatory.

the OP didnt but daddybear did....

DaddyBear wrote: »

Absolutely, I wonder what proportion of that 20 million will be economically inactive... Less than half??

here's the title of the original and actual article... do you think it has anything to do with race?

Ethnic minorities to make up 20% of UK population by 2051

treliac wrote: »

Don't know why you're trying to be inflammatory.

if bringing the real facts to the discussion is inflammatory - i can see where you and your chums are going with this...

Graham_Devon

TBF, daddybear was responding to treliac....not the article....as you know chucky

treliac

chucky wrote: »

the OP didnt but daddybear did....

here's the title of the original and actual article... do you think it has anything to do with race?

if bringing the real facts to the discussion is inflammatory - i can see where you and your chums are going with this...

You seem to be confusing two pieces, which both use the number 20 - but it doesn't seem wise or reasonable to put words into someone else's mouth.

As for me and my chums... well thanks, that's nice of you. However, as far as I can remember, I have had no previous interaction with DaddyBear. And neither of us have, I believe, made reference to race - only you.

treliac

Graham_Devon wrote: »

TBF, daddybear was responding to treliac....not the article....as you know chucky

Thanks Graham. It seems I too am now one of the recipients of chucky's winding up.

chucky

so let me get this right - the 20 million increase in population are all going to be indigenous white British people... i think not...

they're obviously going to be ethnic and of a different race... right or wrong?

so saying that "I wonder what proportion of that 20 million will be economically inactive... Less than half??" has nothing to do with race has it?

it's pretty obvious where daddybear was going with that...

treliac wrote: »

You seem to be confusing two pieces, which both use the number 20 - but it doesn't seem wise or reasonable to put words into someone else's mouth.

nice straw clutch but the article that the article the OP was talking about i read this morning and it's exactly the same as the Guardian piece... no confusion here fortunately...

olly300

They can all move to Scotland.

Plenty of room there I'm told by many Scottish people.