There is a plethora of answers, and parts of Gt Britain are lovely places to live in, and immigrants, legal and illegal flock there to do so.

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I don’t know why you have to be so complicated, but Mother Ireland never deserved him, and if a career diplomat had been more sensibly appointed in the first place, then what to do about Trevor would not be causing potential problems for persons here and there.

Helen. Cynical. When parents and grandparents bought houses they did not think in terms of “capital gains” like you do. They were creating a place to call home.

Trevor Bear in mind that most immigrants emigrate hoping to improve upon what they leave behind. Don’t forget that many of the tower blocks built in Britain post WW2 when there was an urgent need for homes, have since been demolished. Back in the 60’s and 70’s the incidence of schizophrenia among their dwellers, was disproportionately high, the social problems already legendary. Many were in fact good, substantial, and private accommodation. The chilly ground-level prefabs built and designated as temporary accommodation, still survive because people like living in them. The quarter-acre sections with which we grew up in New Zealand may be gone, but emulating the concrete jungles of China or the slums of Mumbai to accommodate their flee’ers, may not necessarily be the most socially progressive way to go.

Strumming a few chords on a banjo before breakfast puts me in a good mood all day.