This is bullshit, because:
1. You need a TFR (total fertility rate) of 2.1 to maintain stable population (no growth, no shrinkage).
2. UK's TFR is 1.75, so shrinking ~15% per generation.
3. Which means, not enough workers to support the retirees.
4. Net-positive immigration is the only thing propping our economy up.
5.The UK *NEEDS* immigrants, or we're fucked.
This is the truth, unpalatable to racists molly-coddled by generations of crooked right-wing politicians.
https://mastodon.social/@lohihilo/112546615087991583
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2024-06-02 18:44:19
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