On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 13:26:46 +0100
David Cantrell wrote:
On Wed, Sep 09, 2015 at 02:48:21PM +0000, y wrote:

You can't dump 8 million new people into a country over 15 years ...

Population in 2000: 58.9 million
Population in 2015: 64.9 million

I know that 6 and 8 look a bit similar if you squint, but they are in
fact different.

You forgot the number of british nationals who were born abroad. They still
count as immigrants.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/rea...elegraph-8-mil
lion-foreigners-britain

"The 8 million figure refers to the number of people living in the UK who were
not born in Britain. According to ONS data, the figure in 2013 was 7.9 million
The latest estimate for non-UK born, non-UK nationals living in Britain is 4.9 m
illion, the ONS said, just under 8% of the population (or one in 13 people)."

I'll believe the ONS rather than you thanks.

special kind of stupid to confuse 4 and 8, or a liar, or incredibly
gullible. Which is it?

Don't look in the mirror while you type, it never ends well.

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Spud