England now most crowded major country in EU

[Skull]

GIVE ME MY JERBS BACK

 

[semi-pro waster]

enough is enough

now the economy is wrecked

no more south asians, africans, or middle eastern people

What about the North Americans, Antipodeans and Europeans? I see far more of them around here. If you're going to shut down the borders then you might as well do it properly instead of by some arbitary metric.

 

[Greenlizard0]

there are immigrants coming here and taking skilled jobs away from english people actually, i have had first hand experience

I'd say for example nursing is an exception to that - there's a reason why we desperately allow applications from the far east to work here.

 

[Nitefly]

Has OCUK entered a time warp to 2-3 years ago in the last couple of days?

 

[benneh]

Has OCUK entered a time warp to 2-3 years ago in the last couple of days?

Seems so. Shame really, most of this crap had wondered off to other forums. And yet here we are again..

 

[Glaucus]

What do you expect we are tiny. I would hardly call it over crowded either.

 

[Schnippzle]

THEY TUK OUR JAWBS!!!

lol, brilliant forgot about that episode.

 

[peetee]

there are immigrants coming here and taking skilled jobs away from english people actually, i have had first hand experience

You do know britains also emigrate and get skilled jobs there too?
Without all the immigrants taking low paid jobs we would have some big problems.

 

[daz]

Must be old if UK is now above all other european countires.

Well, apparently England is above other European countries - not the UK as a whole.

The important bit from that link: "Note that figures are simply estimates of population divided by total surface area and should not be considered either as reflecting density in the urban sense or as indicative of the ability of a territory’s land to support human habitation."

In other words, don't go comparing us and The Netherlands with small city states like Macao, Monaco or Singapore.

Well sure, but the figure for the UK isn't dissimilar to Germany's. I don't think it's anything to be alarmed about.

 

[KNiVES]

Well, apparently England is above other European countries - not the UK as a whole.



Well sure, but the figure for the UK isn't dissimilar to Germany's. I don't think it's anything to be alarmed about.

Give it a couple of decades.

 

[scorza]

Well sure, but the figure for the UK isn't dissimilar to Germany's. I don't think it's anything to be alarmed about.

Germany: 232 ppkm2
England: 395 ppkm2

The thing that is most alarming is that forecasts predict we'll be even more overcrowed in 20 years time. According to my link the forecast is that density will be 464 ppkm2 by 2031. That means that the current 20 mile traffic jams that happen on the M25 every Friday evening will be 30 mile traffic jams unless we start spending more money on roads, money we haven't got.

 

[bigredshark]

I love the way this is apparently big news according to the BBC, I mean did they suddenly stumble upon the population and land mass figures and a calculator when they got in this morning? In other news, tide comes in this morning.

Seriously though, we have a population comparable in size to france in a country half the size and have had for some time, this shouldn't be news to anyone with half a brain.

 

[Tefal]

The thing that is most alarming is that forecasts predict we'll be even more overcrowed in 20 years time..

you don't say.....

 

[scorza]

I love the way this is apparently big news according to the BBC, I mean did they suddenly stumble upon the population and land mass figures and a calculator when they got in this morning? In other news, tide comes in this morning.

Seriously though, we have a population comparable in size to france in a country half the size and have had for some time, this shouldn't be news to anyone with half a brain.

I'd say England is more like a quarter of the area of France. The worrying thing is the rate of growth - we're obviously growing at quite a rate to have overtaken the Netherlands. Such rapid change cannot be without serious consequences.

 

[daz]

Germany: 232 ppkm2
England: 395 ppkm2

I said the UK. Otherwise you might as well get even more arbitary, and just say "Southern England" which will have an even more massive population density.

In any case - it's not anything to be alarmed about on its own. It's a meaningless figure.

 

[scorza]

I said the UK. Otherwise you might as well get even more arbitary, and just say "Southern England" which will have an even more massive population density.

In any case - it's not anything to be alarmed about on its own. It's a meaningless figure.

Southern England isn't a country though, England is - so it's hardly arbitrary.

you don't say.....

What with all the skilled Brits emigrating out of the country taking foreign jobs it's a wonder there's anyone left

 

[Tefal]

Germany: 232 ppkm2
England: 395 ppkm2
UK: 252 ppkm2

so we're only marginally more densely populated than Germany :/

And way behind many other places that do fine, japan, Taiwan (which is something like 700 ppkm2 +) etc..

 

[gillywibble]

Who's up for sharing a bath?

 

[Tefal]

Who's up for sharing a bath?

I will



if it's with your wife ¬_¬

 

[Monkeynut]

Who's up for sharing a bath?

Not with you, willywobble!