EU migrant crisis
#137
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Re: EU migrant crisis
The majority of babies born in London have at least one parent who was not born in the UK.
I suppose you can argue over what makes someone English and certainly most of the non-native British I know (born in the UK but parents were not from the UK) consider themselves British as opposed to English. But the point is clear, London is not the "English" city it was just a few decades ago.
I suppose you can argue over what makes someone English and certainly most of the non-native British I know (born in the UK but parents were not from the UK) consider themselves British as opposed to English. But the point is clear, London is not the "English" city it was just a few decades ago.
#138
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Re: EU migrant crisis
The majority of babies born in London have at least one parent who was not born in the UK.
I suppose you can argue over what makes someone English and certainly most of the non-native British I know (born in the UK but parents were not from the UK) consider themselves British as opposed to English. But the point is clear, London is not the "English" city it was just a few decades ago.
I suppose you can argue over what makes someone English and certainly most of the non-native British I know (born in the UK but parents were not from the UK) consider themselves British as opposed to English. But the point is clear, London is not the "English" city it was just a few decades ago.
#142
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Re: EU migrant crisis
Melbourne and Sydney are world cities, almost no indigenous Australians, similar percentages born abroad to London.
#144
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Re: EU migrant crisis
I can tell from your username that you are not of traditional English or British heritage.
Regardless of what your views are, the transformation of London over the last 30 years has been astonishing. Not everyone is happy about it and feels that the capital is increasingly isolated and disconnected from the rest of the UK. There's also fears over the willingness of many of the new "British" of different heritage to respect and abide by traditional British values.
I'm sure someone will come along and sneer or make comments about what constitutes British values but that is missing the point. There's been a huge change and the country is still grappling with the implications, both the good and bad. There's been some of the former, but there's also certainly been quite a bit of the latter too.
Regardless of what your views are, the transformation of London over the last 30 years has been astonishing. Not everyone is happy about it and feels that the capital is increasingly isolated and disconnected from the rest of the UK. There's also fears over the willingness of many of the new "British" of different heritage to respect and abide by traditional British values.
I'm sure someone will come along and sneer or make comments about what constitutes British values but that is missing the point. There's been a huge change and the country is still grappling with the implications, both the good and bad. There's been some of the former, but there's also certainly been quite a bit of the latter too.
#147
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Re: EU migrant crisis
Personally, I don't like the place at all. It's full of *****.
#148
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Re: EU migrant crisis
In the 70's and 80's London was a run down depopulating city with crap schools and high crime.
I prefer it now.
I prefer it now.
#150
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