Priti Vacant has a plan, a deal with migrants plan.

[Mr Kobayashi]

I agree, although specifically talking inflation, the pandemic spending is mostly to blame.

Pandemic spending or just the pandemic?

Steve Keen - This Ain’t Your Daddy’s Inflation Part Three - Brave New Europe

We normally do not post series, but this one is definitely worth the exception. Steve Keen is a Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for Strategy, Resilience & Security, UCL Cross-posted from Steve’s Blog The Volcker recession [...]

braveneweurope.com

 

[mat]

The Dalek Is on holiday with her mates and were paying for it on the home office tab.

 

[Octavian]

Ah, inflation wise the pandemic and the war, although I think a lack of long term strategy for a couple of decades around energy in particular hasn’t helped at all.

Agreed

 

[Octavian]

Lifestyle ?? You know this how ?

Why else would you leave France for the UK?

It’s either the promise of work (likely illegal) or contacts they have either, both of which are down to lifestyle.

 

[kaz7]

Why else would you leave France for the UK?

It’s either the promise of work (likely illegal) or contacts they have either, both of which are down to lifestyle.

Language and family / friends for two reasons

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

For which one?

All, if I remember rightly.

 

[Octavian]

Language and family / friends for two reasons

So it’s a lifestyle reason, as I said.

 

[Octavian]

All, if I remember rightly.

I am not sure about the other two but the pension claim isn’t correct.

It’s really not clear who has the better deal but we’re certainly not at the bottom, or near the bottom, the four countries specified are the usual big Western European nations of Germany, France, Spain and us:

“So in this respect, UK pensioners can expect slightly more money from the government than their European counterparts, although comparing gross figures doesn’t take into account different average incomes and cost of living in these four countries.”

Do pensioners in the rest of the EU get more cash than the elderly in the UK? - Full Fact

Pensions are difficult to compare internationally, and there are several different ways to do it.

fullfact.org

 

[Ifwecouldjust.......]

Sources?

OECD for one ...

 

[Ifwecouldjust.......]

Why else would you leave France for the UK?

It’s either the promise of work (likely illegal) or contacts they have either, both of which are down to lifestyle.

If they're here illegally .... they're not costing you a penny cos you cant access welfare or the Health service without a National Insurance number.