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“Khan makes no mention of immigrants and he is preparing for 1.5 million moving to London again not mention of these 1.5 million being immigrants it appears the news paper has jumped to this conclusion.”
I’ll make a deal with you, Islay. I’ll give you a pound for every new arrival in London that comes from elsewhere in the UK and you give me 10p for every one that comes from elsewhere in the world. Let’s see who ends up losing money. What on earth makes you think that 1.5m people (or even a tenth of that number) want or can afford to move from outside London to within it?
“ It's only 'appalling' if you immediately associate an increase in population with an 'influx' of foreigners/immigrants.”
No it’s not. If you live, work or have cause to visit London the thought of the population increasing by around 20% is an absolute nightmare, wherever the origin of the newcomers.
“…not all on benefits are scroungers.”
Quite so. But nearly all scroungers are on benefits.
Mr Khan should be doing all he can to discourage people from settling in London. It is, in short, full. Its schools, hospitals and doctors’ surgeries are bursting at the seams. Its transport system can scarcely cope even on a good day. (There aren’t many good days and even then travelling in London is an unpleasant experience to put it at its best). It has a chronic lack of housing and people are living in sheds and caravans parked up in back gardens. Quite why anybody should want to live there (unless they are multi-millionaires and can buy an apartment at No 1 Hyde Park) is a complete mystery. Until you investigate the conditions they lived in before arrival.
I’ll make a deal with you, Islay. I’ll give you a pound for every new arrival in London that comes from elsewhere in the UK and you give me 10p for every one that comes from elsewhere in the world. Let’s see who ends up losing money. What on earth makes you think that 1.5m people (or even a tenth of that number) want or can afford to move from outside London to within it?
“ It's only 'appalling' if you immediately associate an increase in population with an 'influx' of foreigners/immigrants.”
No it’s not. If you live, work or have cause to visit London the thought of the population increasing by around 20% is an absolute nightmare, wherever the origin of the newcomers.
“…not all on benefits are scroungers.”
Quite so. But nearly all scroungers are on benefits.
Mr Khan should be doing all he can to discourage people from settling in London. It is, in short, full. Its schools, hospitals and doctors’ surgeries are bursting at the seams. Its transport system can scarcely cope even on a good day. (There aren’t many good days and even then travelling in London is an unpleasant experience to put it at its best). It has a chronic lack of housing and people are living in sheds and caravans parked up in back gardens. Quite why anybody should want to live there (unless they are multi-millionaires and can buy an apartment at No 1 Hyde Park) is a complete mystery. Until you investigate the conditions they lived in before arrival.
This is why we all need to be very careful when we read news reports.
If we look at the report in the link, we can see that the Mayor is not proposing to increase London's population by 1.5million. He's talking about what we need to do in order to ensure that London can cope with an population increase.
Then the Express use this to subvert the narrative and assume that increase is coming purely from immigration.
Dog whistle 'journalism'.
vernonl, can you please explain what the 'appalling plan' you refer is actually is?
If we look at the report in the link, we can see that the Mayor is not proposing to increase London's population by 1.5million. He's talking about what we need to do in order to ensure that London can cope with an population increase.
Then the Express use this to subvert the narrative and assume that increase is coming purely from immigration.
Dog whistle 'journalism'.
vernonl, can you please explain what the 'appalling plan' you refer is actually is?
emmie/NJ
We should assess the stats first.
Price Waterhouse has confirmed that London's status as an economic powerhouse and magnet for innovation had helped it to “pull away” from global rivals this year.
Its report, which ranks the world’s 30 leading cities via a series of measures including ease of doing business, economic clout and liveability, put London at the top for the second straight year, ahead of cities including Singapore and Toronto.
PwC said London’s dynamism meant it would remain “agile and resilient” in the face of the Brexit vote, helping it to take advantage of “opportunities” and overcome challenges in the years ahead.
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According to Brookings Institution, London has the fifth largest metropolitan economy in the world. Some neighborhoods have estimated per capita GVA as high as £116,800. By way of comparison, London's economy is roughly the same size as that of Sweden or Iran.
London accounts for £334bn or 22% of the UK's GVA.
The gap between Londoners’ average incomes and other Britons’ has risen. The latest data showed average household income per head in London is 30pc above the UK average, up from 26pc above the UK average in 2006 (from an ONS survey in 2013).
We should assess the stats first.
Price Waterhouse has confirmed that London's status as an economic powerhouse and magnet for innovation had helped it to “pull away” from global rivals this year.
Its report, which ranks the world’s 30 leading cities via a series of measures including ease of doing business, economic clout and liveability, put London at the top for the second straight year, ahead of cities including Singapore and Toronto.
PwC said London’s dynamism meant it would remain “agile and resilient” in the face of the Brexit vote, helping it to take advantage of “opportunities” and overcome challenges in the years ahead.
http://
According to Brookings Institution, London has the fifth largest metropolitan economy in the world. Some neighborhoods have estimated per capita GVA as high as £116,800. By way of comparison, London's economy is roughly the same size as that of Sweden or Iran.
London accounts for £334bn or 22% of the UK's GVA.
The gap between Londoners’ average incomes and other Britons’ has risen. The latest data showed average household income per head in London is 30pc above the UK average, up from 26pc above the UK average in 2006 (from an ONS survey in 2013).
sp
interesting, but what i see, hear from the news is that all our services are squeezed to bleeding, and that more and more are ending on the streets, even so far as residents who have lived their whole lives here can't afford the high rents, or to be able to buy a place. I only have to look around me to know this is the case.
interesting, but what i see, hear from the news is that all our services are squeezed to bleeding, and that more and more are ending on the streets, even so far as residents who have lived their whole lives here can't afford the high rents, or to be able to buy a place. I only have to look around me to know this is the case.
emmie
But in order for London to remain an economic powerhouse we need inward investment. That investment comes from companies setting up and trading in the capital. When that happens, more people will commute and move to London. This means that we have to ensure that the infrastructure can cope, and businesses will have to fund that through taxes.
Economies don't grow through population stagnation. They grow through job opportunities, inward investment, expansion and flexible working conditions.
But in order for London to remain an economic powerhouse we need inward investment. That investment comes from companies setting up and trading in the capital. When that happens, more people will commute and move to London. This means that we have to ensure that the infrastructure can cope, and businesses will have to fund that through taxes.
Economies don't grow through population stagnation. They grow through job opportunities, inward investment, expansion and flexible working conditions.
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