Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 691943)

According to figures released by the United Nations, Britain is heading to become Europe's biggest population,

Its envisaged that annual net populations migration for he period 2010-2050 will be

USA 1,1m
Canada 214,000
GB 174,000
Spain 170,000
Italy 159,00
Germany 110,000
Austria 100,000
France 100,000

The most crowded country in Europe with people per Square Km are:-

England 395
Holland 393
Belgium 341
Germany 232
Italy 195
Luxembourg 177
Czech Rep 129
Denmark 126
Poland 118
Portugal 114
France 111

Looks like this little country of ours is getting just a bit crowded to say the least, we've got to draw a line somewhere or the bloody place will sink:(

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 692034)

Looks Like there's more chance of bumping into a Grizzly than another human being Eric:D:dancedog::dancedog:

Originally Posted by Eric (Post 692042)

You know, in some parts of this big, beautiful country of ours this is true:)

However, I am surprised that GB will have that density of population ... I remeber when I was being force-fed geography at Accy Grammar, that the Netherlands had by far the most people per sq. mile. Is the increase in population all due to immigration? Or are the native brits having more kids?

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 692044)

A bit of both Eric, but at the rate people are queuing up in France for a chance to come to our Green and Pleasant land may have more to do with it than anything else :(

Originally Posted by Eric (Post 692042)

You know, in some parts of this big, beautiful country of ours this is true:)

However, I am surprised that GB will have that density of population ... I remeber when I was being force-fed geography at Accy Grammar, that the Netherlands had by far the most people per sq. mile. Is the increase in population all due to immigration? Or are the native brits having more kids?

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 692058)

They've reclaimed a lot more of the Zeider Zee since you were at school.

Thus increasing the amount of space each person has to park their clogs on.;):D

Originally Posted by Eric (Post 692062)

Makes sense .... so, if you bulldoze the Pennines and fill in the Lake District ...... :eek:

And I'm infernally grateful that you didn't mention other things that have happened since I was at school; like the extinction of the dinosaurs .......;)

Originally Posted by Eric (Post 692042)

You know, in some parts of this big, beautiful country of ours this is true:)

However, I am surprised that GB will have that density of population ... I remeber when I was being force-fed geography at Accy Grammar, that the Netherlands had by far the most people per sq. mile. Is the increase in population all due to immigration? Or are the native brits having more kids?

Originally Posted by Royboy 39 (Post 692069)

Yes to the first part, a family made up of two members very soon becomes a family of sixteen or twenty when both parents are allowed to visit along with siblings from both sides and breeding begins in earnest.
20 years = 150 extended family............easy. :)

Originally Posted by Stumped (Post 692089)

Well, I've certainly stirred up a hornets nest with this well meant debate. Interesting to get so many diverse points of view on what I feel will become a major point of focus in the next general election campaign. Tolerance has always been a recognised facet of the British nature, but boy oh boy, we are surely being sorely tested at the moment!

Regards, etc . . . Stumped.

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 692093)

Well Stumps your spot on on mate, but isn't that what Accy Web is all about seeking other peoples opinions, its just a pity that these type of forums have only just come to the fore, beats the hell out of writing letters to the local press then waiting a week for people to reply, I feel a song coming on "Instant replay" or better still instant reply:mosher:

Originally Posted by Stumped (Post 692510)

The Accy Site is indeed a brilliant forum for venting one's spleen. Let's just hope that our local politico's sit up and take notice - and maybe think very carefully before taking any decision to rename old Accrington Streets in accordance with muslim wishes.
Reckon I should give my soapbox a rest for a while now - the hornets are beginning to sting!

Originally Posted by Royboy39 (Post 692542)

Dont go yet Stumped.....some nutter thinks we are going to be invaded with plastic ducks:confused:
If you come across one in Accy or Ossy give Rindy a shout...he has a pond.
If you go to Blackpool keep look out for them....If you find 'Robinson' on one and 'Crusoe' on the other you have won the jackpot....three pints of that loony broth that prompted this nonsense. :rolleyes: