Comments on: Newsnight immigration poll

By: Mike "the oracle" Richardson

Mike "the oracle" Richardson — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:25:21 +0000

Both STUNNED entries above – i have to agree with you both , i too travel around and meet people from all backgrounds – their views also don’t tally with the POLL results / it does’nt take much working out to see why Labour are losing so much support to parties like the BNP ! The immigrant situation is but one of the reasons Labour are losing support so rapidly amongst their grass roots . The only consolation for Labour is that the majority of the non white immigrants vote Labour . Ken Livingston tried to harness the non white vote in London & smear Boris Johnson as racist – poor show Ken.

By: equally stunned

equally stunned — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:25:33 +0000

I also question the results. As a travelling consultant I meet a new audience every week in all parts of the UK. I have me t no-one, yes absolutely no-one…. who believes that immigration has (overall) benefitted the country. However, people FEAR to say so, I thought twice before even writing this. One thing I have found agreement on however is this – people LEAVING the UK are highly qualified / 40% tax / children in private education etc. This is VERY revealing, with quotes such as ‘it no longer looks / feels like my country anymore’. Be warned, this is not an exaggeration, and for those who wil quickly try to see this comment as bigoted… not all of these people are white…wake up and see the reality before it’s too late.

By: stunned Brit

stunned Brit — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:20:03 +0000

41 percent think immigration does more help than it does harm. I am completely stunned by that survey’s results, that so many people think immigration is a good thing. This survey cannot be genuine? I always assumed it would be more like one percent of the British population would think immigration was good thing. It just shows that you cannot extrapolate from personal experience. At school and at work I have never met anyone who thinks immigrants are a good thing. Oh well, I was wrong.

By: Barbara Epstein

Barbara Epstein — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:40:11 +0000

Despite the belief by the BNP and some Brits, most of those who reside in the U.K have come from immigrant stock and a good thing too!

By: Tony Starks

Tony Starks — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:02:38 +0000

I think immigration is the best thing for the UK