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scolly52 Apr 22nd 2014 9:21 pm

How true is this ???
 
Daily Telegraph article

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...last-year.html

Fred James Apr 22nd 2014 9:29 pm

Re: How true is this ???
 
Have you not read this thread?

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=831947

agoreira Apr 22nd 2014 9:35 pm

Re: How true is this ???
 

Originally Posted by scolly52 (Post 11230387)

There's another link about this, I think nearly half a million foreigners left Spain last year. Plus many thousands of Spanish, last one out, turn off the lights! Oh, they are already out, another apagón! I heard the King tried to get out, but his aircraft was unserviceable again.


Spanish Population Falls To 46.7 Million As 545,980 Foreigners Abandon The Country

steviedeluxe Apr 22nd 2014 9:43 pm

Re: How true is this ???
 

Originally Posted by agoreira (Post 11230408)
There's another link about this, I think nearly half a million foreigners left Spain last year. Plus many thousands of Spanish, last one out, turn off the lights! Oh, they are already out, another apagón! I heard the King tried to get out, but his aircraft was unserviceable again.

4.7 million Brits leave the UK....last one out turn off the lights ! etc etc etc :rofl:
http://www.theguardian.com/global-de...ills-shortages
Just as an anecdote as to why it's difficult to believe any stats - it's getting hard to walk in several barrios in Madrid without hearing American or British accents. This is because thousands have been employed on a auxiliar scheme (to add to the English teacher population already working here), yet many of them will not be counted as permanent residents (they leave in June/July and have to re-apply if working the following year).

Domino Apr 22nd 2014 10:05 pm

Re: How true is this ???
 

Originally Posted by scolly52 (Post 11230387)

how true is this ??
well probably there is an element of truth, but............
they don't tell you how many left the UK for Spain, so it is a typical Knock Spain report we have come to expect.

I for one was never asked where I was going nor for how long.

but also just remember that the UK has no idea how many people it has entering the country despite a £500million computer system
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...els-rules.html

amideislas Apr 22nd 2014 10:11 pm

Re: How true is this ???
 

Originally Posted by steviedeluxe (Post 11230417)
Just as an anecdote as to why it's difficult to believe any stats

Lies, damned lies, and statistics...

But perhaps even more amusing is dismissing what's in plain sight.

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