Disappearing Britain

In 1998 the Office for National Statistics (ONS) projected that the UK population would peak at about 65 million in 2051. The latest projection by the ONS revised in 2008 takes into account the unprecedented levels of immigration under Labour and says Britain's population will rise to 77 million by 2051. This really bothers me, we already live in a country which is overcrowded; many parts of the UK, particularly the South East, Midlands and areas around Lancashire are incredibly over populated. I went to see my parents who live in Grays Essex recently and I have to be honest I found it to be shocking how many people live in this area and how crowded it is. I drove to the Lakeside shopping centre which is about 4 miles down the road and it took me about half an hour to get there, because of the sheer weight of traffic.

A recent YouGov opinion poll revealed that the majority of British people are concerned at the current levels of immigration. Even a majority of Liberal voters, 55 per cent were concerned about the open door immigration policy.

We cannot carry on with the amount of immigration into this country. I read a recent leaflet form the Conservatives which was posted through a friends door, and it said immigration was now under control, what a load of rubbish. The truth is, it is not, the Government cannot stop anyone coming to this country from the EU and that is were the majority of immigrants come from. In 2014 under the Lisbon Treaty we will not be able to control immigration from anywhere in the world. The Government have made it no secret they want Turkey to join the EU; a country with a population of 72 million will have the right to move and live anywhere in the EU.

The reason most people are concerned about mass immigration is because Britain does not have the infrastructure to cope. More than 2 million homes will have to be built over the next 25 years, and with the current financial situation it is unlikely this can be achieved. All areas of Government are having to make cuts, even in front line services, the NHS has had its budget frozen which is basically a cut as most costs continue to rise, particularly drugs. Many of our schools are overcrowded and under increasing pressure and with more people coming into Britain this can only get worse. The MigrationWatch think tank estimates that more than a million additional places will be needed over the next decade, at a cost of over £100 billion. The Government are committed to spending £200 billion over the next 10 years on so-called green energy, which is not going to provide enough energy for our needs. The Government are committed to giving the EU over £100 billion over the next 5 to 10 years. With all of these cuts happening to front line services and our GDP shrinking, how on earth can we afford to carry on like this?

The Government are cutting the Welfare budget, which means many who are needy are going to be affected, yet we continue to allow more people into the country who are entitled to welfare. All local authorities are making cuts to every service, including front line services as that means the amount of money that councils have to spend is becoming less and less, yet the population is increasing and that small amount of money is having to go further and further. Does this make sense?

I believe, and I do not believe this is an exaggeration to say that something urgent needs to be done about this. If something isn't done soon, the ticking time bomb of public unrest will explode and will end in complete disaster. The recent YouGov poll reveals this to be true, many people are not just concerned about services and housing but are really concerned about the loss of identity, they are concerned about the loss of Britishness and do not support the huge demographic change immigration has brought.

Professor Coleman, who works with MigrationWatch says this. 'Some argue that a changed population would be for the better, and in any case inevitable in a globalised world. So long as there was an adequate degree of integration, a more diverse population would be more creative, innovative, stimulating, open-minded and tolerant'. This, says the professor, is a view 'that has become orthodox among the educated elite, though not with the UK population as a whole'. His comments register with a large majority of the population, as most feel they have never been consulted by politicians on whether they wanted over 3 million people to enter the UK between 1997 and 2010. And I am one of them!!

We have had no proper debate, as under New Labour anyone who raised concerns over the levels of immigration were shouted down as racist. The view of the elite was highlighted when Rochdale Grandmother Gillian Duffy raised her concerns with Gordon Brown at the election and was branded a bigot.

In a democracy it is only reasonable to be able to debate this, unfortunately our leaders no longer like debate and unless this changes we will eventually see a backlash. Whatever your view, nobody should disagree with someones desire to at least see the subject fully and maturely debated.