[Mr K]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

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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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 r 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 of 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 thag there 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!

Well that's another consequence of privatisation Richard, the consumer comes last, and profits first. How something as basic as water was privatised is absurd. However migrants are a convenient scapegoat for everything. They contribute more than they take, we are an ageing population, we need immigration.