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Originally Posted by Hugh
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It was stated on the BBC News channel today when they were discussing the report in more detail and focussing on population growth.
It won't all be down to immigration, but I think a lot of it will be down to immigrants moving here and then having children. The practice of having large families (especially since the invention and provision of contraception) has reduced massively, so I don't think it will be that.
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Originally Posted by Mr K
It's also caused a lot of NHS posts to be filled and tax income to be raised Look to climate change more than immigrants.
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Not all immigration is bad for the UK, it's ridiculous that we are letting in those that contribute little or nothing, yet are deporting doctors that we are short of!
Yes, those that work are making a contribution, either financially, or filling hard to fill vacancies or in skill shortage areas. However, looking at the wider picture, even those that are working still need somewhere to live, will need require NHS resources, education, ante natal care and be claiming in work benefits.
...and will be using water!
I can't remember the specific country if was, but a Radio 4 programme highlighted a country that used to have water as plentiful as we currently have. When the water had to be rationed, they were reduced to having to do things to limit their water consumption e.g.
- Adopting a toilet policy of 'If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown flush it down'.
- Limiting the number of showers and the time taken to have one.
- Putting a bucket in the shower to catch the used water to use for the toilet.
- Putting containers outside to catch any rain to water plants, flush the toilet or give to pets.
- Reusing water used to boil vegetables again and again. When it can no longer be used, it still isn't thrown away, it's used to water plants!
I hope that we don't get to this stage over here.
One thing that water companies could do is to offer to fix all leaks for free. We ourselves can take measures too, but it's not always as simple as it seems. Some people find that their shower pump stops working after a water saving head is fitted and a friend, who owns a hotel, put brick type things into his toilet cisterns. He ended up having to take them out again because the reduced water flow stopped the sewage from being carried away to the main sewer and thus caused a blockage!
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Originally Posted by richard s
One of the things I am amazed at is that with the increase in new houses being built there are no new water reservoirs being planned. Here in the south-east a water company (Southern Water) stated that if we do not get a steady winter rainfall that there will be a water shortage in the summer.... Really!
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Pre privatisation there used to be reservoirs that specifically created a reserve stock. Once privatised, this land was sold off.
As a shareholder in a water company I did argue at the time that this was a very short sighted decision.