so then why hasn't India got a "world wide reputation" for its education system if it is stricter, and yet looking at Indian job websites demand degree level standard education for a receptionist ??
and why is the UK being pumped for charity money to provide basic level teaching of reading and writing - when the money from single Mars probe would cover that for a decade or so ??

I believe I said it earlier, I have no problems with "emergent" nations (after all India is only about 66 years old) reaching out to join the "big table" but they are not making the transition any easier if they are leaving millions and millions of people without even basic 3R's education. But I suppose it keeps those who make a living reading letters and writing replies for those who can't do it for themselves.
Stop the massive military expansion, stop the rocket race and think about the future.

Yes, they were invited, but quite how that makes them slaves is a tad beyond me. They were under no duress to come, no obligation to stay, that really doesn't seem like the life of a slave to me. You haven't got much of an argument to start with, such wild accusations only serve to ridicule your posts. As a woman you'll probably want the last word, help yourself, I'm out of here.

All some of you want to discuss is how the behaviour some immigrants differs from what you regard as British standards.
That is your view but not a universal one.
We have seen major changes in what are acceptable standards of behavior in the last 30 + years.
Time does not stand still and you will have to accept that or find yourselves further and further away from the realties of life in the UK .

You may have noticed that it is part of a 'Subcontinent' rather than a country
each state is different and in fact the equivalent of a European country by size, language, etc. etc.

In fact India does have a world wide reputation for its education. Universities of Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and more rank with any in the world. The competition is intense.
Those that are illiterate are in a minority in every state although figures for each state are different. Many, many millions are highly educated. The average middle class child more so than many in the UK as it is now. But the system as I said is thought by many to be too rigid without any extracurricular activities.

India is not really an "emergent nation" (they had a civilisation when the British were still in caves). (Joking before I get insults)

I agree what you have said about the space programme.

Sorry I have a hangover today and might explain my drunken rant. However who asked them to come ?

I did not, nobody I know did, Tony Blairs Government did

Andy, the only " ones " who came as a result of Tony Blairs actions are Iraqis.
I do not know how many but there are a tiny % of the total of immgrants in the UK.
The Kurdish refugees " pre date " the war in Iraq as they were fleeing the genocidal policies of Saddam plus oppression n Turkey and Iran.

Could you perhaps take the trouble to read my original post.

I said they were brought as slaves to the West Indies in order that the English could make money out of the sugar plantations etc. Many English stately homes were financed this way.
Later after WW2 they were asked to come to UK.

(I wasn't actually arguing just stating some facts, which else do you suggest was incorrect?)

The post war government asked "them" to come in order to help staff the new National health service and fill vacant jobs in factories etc.

Tony Blair, yes, allowed many workers from the countries new to the EU to come before it was necessary under the rules, that is a different issue.

Most people are concerned with the deluge that is about to come to the UK not what happened 50 years ago.

I don't have a problem with Indians, they are generally educated, civilised and not terrorists. They integrate well.

Spin it how you want, the whole of the UK changed under Blair/Brown.

I'll second that jacky, had lots of Indian friends and still regularly talk to one of them and always found them to be very happy, polite, caring and interesting.

The ones in our local restaurant are the salt of the earth and never do nasty things to the food of the drunks who insult them,

You mean like Aggy did? The OP clearly mentioned slavery in relation to the Americas including the West Indies and Aggy, in their usual way, twisted it round to slavery in the U, and whatever other nonsense point she was trying to make.... So I'd place the statement at her feet not mine.

Did someone buy you a box of nasty pills for Xmas with a side effect of losing the skills to debate

I kind of got that impression myself after this reply to me on the Muslim thread....

....and not for the first time either.