So why are you so proud to be British if the state is treating you so badly?

i'm now a pensioner--so the state is actually treating me very well indeed.

but--as regards the sponsorship income rules---well--lets be honest--the govt. had to start somewhere. at least it isnt £50,000 a year.

how any young person can manage on an income of £18600---and keep a roof over their head--beats me. so to bring in a future dependant on a lower income--i cant see how it could ever work.