The polls put UKIP ahead of the Liberal Democrats. The issue of immigration from EU countries is almost on a par with economic issues. It is a matter of fact that the country's resources are already overburdened. What is pertinent to members of this forum is the contradictions concerning immigration policy. It is a battle to obtain a single fiancé visa for a Filipina girlfriend and yet there is an open door for all EU citizens. To quote Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol, 'HUMBUG!'