One of the "benefits" of being a member of the EU is the freedom of movement between member states, thus when a number of East European countries joined there was (with thanks to our "much loved" last Labour government) a stampede of immigration into the UK: a not insignificant number of which having ended up here.
Whilst I don't usually hold with such vandalism it is, as the
story suggests, a sign of the frustration a lot of locals (and not just here) are feeling.
On a lighter EU note...
This delightful lady, Axelle Lemaire,
is the Socialist Party MP in the French Parliament for the constituency of Northern Europe, though given that she lives in London, along with a further 300,000 French, it was somewhat inevitable that she would be referred to as the MP for London. Indeed, 300,000+ makes London France's sixth largest city.
UpdateA little bit more on the state of UK immigration.
[Link: dailymail.co.uk]
Last edited by djy on July 24, 2012 13:49.