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I’m not missing anything, Gurny, wilfully or otherwise. What you’re doing is using the stats to hide the real numbers, which is a classic trick. 12% of 9.5 million is 1.14 million, which is a very big number of old people.
As for your comment that “most migrants tend to be young, single, healthy and wanting to work and pay tax”, the stats I used from Oxford University clearly show that the percentage of migrants in the 26 to 64 age group is half as big again as those who are UK born, while those who are children or youths are much lower. Of course the percentages apply to a smaller population — of migrants — but, again, this still means a lot of people. As for paying tax, migrants have historically held lower paid jobs and will therefore have paid a lower proportion of tax. However, I suspect this is changing, which in my opinion is a good thing as more will now be getting higher paid work.
You then come out with your usual nonsensical references to the ‘Daily Mail’, racism and anything else you can throw in to paint this absurd stereotypical Conservative. I’ve already pointed out that I have absolutely no problem with immigration, in fact I’m all for it. But claiming immigration hasn’t put additional pressure on public services is just denying the facts.
As for Windrush, I wasn’t at all happy with what happened, in fact I was appalled. But, hey, don’t let the truth get in the way. In the meantime, I don’t recall you EVER saying you were or are appalled by the anti-Semitism in the Labour party. Maybe Jews aren’t worthy enough for you to care too much about them?
Your final comment is just one great big, fat lie, but then you just can’t help yourself, can you. I’ve never been racist in my entire life and never will be. I have nothing to be remotely ashamed about. Have you?