tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post8075994656534964430..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Symptoms and causesJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-38913772388710297622014-05-13T11:05:29.786+01:002014-05-13T11:05:29.786+01:00I think Anonymous 1of 2 ,has some very interesting...I think Anonymous 1of 2 ,has some very interesting comments.Spirit of BMEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-55526107060229281182014-05-12T19:35:01.687+01:002014-05-12T19:35:01.687+01:00The thing about the debate on immigration is that ...The thing about the debate on immigration is that as well as highlighting a fair amount of bigotry and intolerance that UK politicians of all parties and some commentators would rather not acknowledge, it’s become a catch all topic for wider social problems, lack of jobs, stagnant wages, crime, welfare reforms, poor housing and poor education standards to name a few and in that context UKIP’s popularity is entirely understandable, but I doubt the ruling classes will change anything and UKIP will keep on winning.<br /><br />In a purely welsh political context immigration is largely ignored except for refugee or exportation stories, whereas if Wales was a more mature country the immigration debate would be in the Senedd and the pubs about thing like the rights and wrongs of Indian GP’s or nurses from the Philippines in the Welsh NHS, the EU’s freedom of movement laws and also discussing the large scale English migration to Wales and to welsh speaking areas which is weakening welsh identity, something everyone is afraid of doing because you’re be labelled a racist.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-18365864771540835032014-05-12T10:14:32.167+01:002014-05-12T10:14:32.167+01:00The difference between well brought up and less we...The difference between well brought up and less well brought up kids is simple. The well brought up ones offer the last piece of cake around before accepting it for themselves, the less well brought up simply grab and gobble.<br /><br />Life runs upon these lines too. The wealthy pay an absurd amount of tax to look after the less well off. The less well off grab everything with both hands and then go back and demand more, more, more.<br /><br />Interestingly, the well educated worry less over immigration that the less well educated. And yet immigrants take jobs from both wealthy (doctors, dentists, accountants & solicitors), and less wealthy (low level politicians, unskilled or manual workers).<br /><br />Perhaps the solution is just to improve education. Not something Plaid Cymru or the Welsh speaking Welsh would be keen on, I know, because such groupings rely upon 'otherness' for mainstream support, but surely something the sensible amongst us would welcome. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com