Eu Settled Status

[drmorgans]

Today is the closing date for EU citizens to register for settled status in the UK, though there will be some discretion over late applicants. When the scheme started a cououple of years ago official estimates suggested around 3.7 million (non-Irish) EU citizens were in the UK. So far 5.6 million have registered - so the official estimate was out by nearly 2 million, 50%. That's a pretty big rounding error.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/56846637

[TheChair]

It's a pretty big recording/estimating error. Has nothing to do with rounding.

[ToraToraTora]

You mean there are EUSSR citizens that want to stay here? wow, project fear didn't scare them off then!

[Spicerack]

Rounding or recording, one thing it isn't is an error.

[barry1010]

Maybe many have moved here during the last two years.

[naomi24]

//When the scheme started a cououple of years ago official estimates suggested around 3.7 million (non-Irish) EU citizens were in the UK. So far 5.6 million have registered//

Nice to be popular - and from what I hear, despite all the scaremongering, British people are still living and working in Europe too. Who'd a thunk?

[gulliver1]

Keep them coming, the NHS will collapse without them

[webbo3]

That statement always makes me laugh, not every immigrant that comes here works for the NHS but every immigrant that comes here will use it at some point.

[Spicerack]

Gully's concern for old blighty, despite not living here, puts us all to shame.

[gulliver1]

5.000. E/U Nurses left the NHS and the UK because of Brexit. Hope they can find one for you when needed.

[gulliver1]

Wonder how much you will laugh webbo, if ever you need one.

[naomi24]

It does indeed, spicerack. His patriotic loyalty knows no bounds. Admirable.

[webbo3]

gulliver
\\5.000. E/U Nurses left the NHS and the UK because of Brexit. Hope they can find one for you when needed.//

Do you have proof?

I work for the NHS and none of the nurses or doctors have left.

[Peter Pedant]

The Prof - stop taking these threads seriously

three million - schmillion, does it matter what the number is? Poles less keen than a few years ago an account of further Russian sabre rattling - ignored by Trump

Putin saying - you lucky poles you can be Russian serfs again, roll up has had a deadening effect on re-imnigration

[Peter Pedant]

whilst we scoff and deal out one liners

can we bear in mind that the NHS is a pay as you go scheme which has deficits or surpluses accounted for at t the years end and not carried over

paid for in each financial year to put it shortly

each household contributes about £6 000 in tax each year so long as they are in employ. twas ever thus

NHS 120 billion spread amongest 60 m, is £2 000 per person so it sounds right in er a rounded way hur hur hur

[Spicerack]

Time for your lie down, petey. The prof isn't on this thread....or is he??

[New Judge]

//So far 5.6 million have registered - so the official estimate was out by nearly 2 million, 50%. That's a pretty big rounding error.//

And many estimates put the true number at around eight million.

Whatever it is, the authorities in the UK have absolutely no idea how many people live here. So when they say "x% of the adult population have received their first Covid jab" that is probably out by about 10%.

[fender62]

x eu citizens, what about x illegals arriving daily and the ones already here and the ones who have not ben caught.