Poles are here to stay in Britain, but it'll take time to make a cultural splash

[joebloggs]

i wonder how many Bulgarians, Romanians, Croatians, Turks etc will come to the UK :doh

Poles are the second biggest immigrant group in England and Wales after Indians. There are now more Poles than Pakistanis living here, the new 2011 census report reveals.


read more here .. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/12/poles-britain-cultural-splash

[Tawi2]

Thanks Labour :icon_rolleyes:

[andy222]

Heres a question. What year did uk join the eu.?

[lastlid]

Heres a question. What year did uk join the eu.?

1st November 1993 :biggrin:

[andy222]

Very good Lastlid.:xxgrinning--00xx3:. Who was in power?

[lastlid]

Very good Lastlid.:xxgrinning--00xx3:. Who was in power?

John Major :biggrin:

[les_taxi]

Heres a question. What year did uk join the eu.?

here is the answer-we joined the common market 73 i think

[andy222]

John Major :biggrin:
Blame the tories for the polish coming here.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[lastlid]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1l1XGiXgo0

[les_taxi]

Seems most of em arrived when labour were in power:biggrin:

[andy222]

:laugher::laugher::laugher:

[Tawi2]

I blame labour for everything :icon_lol:

[andy222]

Seems most of em arrived when labour were in power:biggrin:
Nothing they could do about it les sorry mate the eu comes with freedom of movement.

[les_taxi]

If you look back the public voted to stay in the common market,which became the monster known as the eu

[andy222]

Oh yes and who was in power then? I remember it well. THE WINTER OF DISCONTENT. Nothing changes.

[Tawi2]

1973 i was in juniors school,I didnt get a say,what I do know is there was an opt-out clause whereby EU members werent allowed to enter a country for employment for 2 or 3 years when the EU opened its doors,several countries opted in,germany was one of them I think?,tony b-liar(freudian slip) didnt allowing unmitigated levels of immigration from the word go,labour actually admitted they got the levels they were expecting wrong by a massive underestimate :doh

[les_taxi]

You don't remember it that well lol it was 1978 and labour were in power:laugher:

[andy222]

1973 TED HEATH. COMMON MARKET.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[les_taxi]

1973 TED HEATH. COMMON MARKET.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

no my friend you will find the "winter of discontent" was 1978 under labour:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[lastlid]

7428

[les_taxi]

7429:icon_lol:

[lastlid]

1973 TED HEATH. COMMON MARKET.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Thats right. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[les_taxi]

Blimey yes Ted Heath 73-but winter of discontent 78 James callaghan:yikes:

[andy222]

I know the winter of discontent was in 1978 because labour was trying to get inflation down that was left by heath and the tories.

[les_taxi]

I know the winter of discontent was in 1978 because labour was trying to get inflation down that was left by heath and the tories.

Earlier you seemed to remember it well as 1973 make your mind up Andy:smile:
Anyway that led to the great Maggie getting into power-happy days:xxgrinning--00xx3:
Right leave you with that I'm off for me dinner:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[andy222]

Enjoy mate.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Dedworth]

Nothing they could do about it les sorry mate the eu comes with freedom of movement.

Labour are to blame Blair and Bottler Brown reneged on the promised referendum

[andy222]

Lets see what the tories do. They have had 2 years and done nothing yet.

[Dedworth]

Lets see what the tories do. They have had 2 years and done nothing yet.

2 years - a mere drop in the ocean Andy - 13 years of crass mismanagement of everything from the economy to crime to immigration to human rights to health & safety is going to take some sorting out.

Bottler Brown doesn't have much to say for himself nowadays the first in his long line of cock ups was flogging off the gold reserves for a pittance

[andy222]

Ded I agree with some of the things you say. But the country is going to the wall and I dont see the government in power doing anything to save it. Some of the tory backbenches want to come out of the EU but cameron will not listen.

[stevewool]

great brittain, yes for lots it is, its a means of getting what i want in the near future for me, home is what i call it, but only for now

[andy222]

Im the same steve. Better check my lotto,:biggrin:

[les_taxi]

Ded I agree with some of the things you say. But the country is going to the wall and I dont see the government in power doing anything to save it. Some of the tory backbenches want to come out of the EU but cameron will not listen.

It's not all bad,things are picking up where I live and I have never seen so many people eat out on a night as I do nowadays.
I personally think things are improving slowly-as the Largest taxi firm in harrogate 90+ cars and minibuses our job count has significally improved over the last year:xxgrinning--00xx3: