The UK population is at the end of June 2017 stood at 66,040,229, an increase of 392,000 since mid-2016. 59% of this increase is attributed to migration.
Though this year's annual population increase of 0.6% is lower than in previous years, historically it is huge. For instance, in 1997 when Tony Blair came to power, the annual population increase was 0.26%.
The ONS also reveal that the "largest inflow of immigrants to the UK was from Romania (50,000)".
England's population has surged by a ridiculously high 8.2% since 2007, a startling number that shows why hospitals, schools and other public services are struggling
The UK's population growth as a percentage is growing faster than nearly anywhere else in Europe. Between 2011 - 2016 the UK's population grew by 3.74%, compared to 2.73% for Germany and 2.62 for France. Spain actually saw a decrease of -0.62%.
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When we constantly hear about crisis for housing and pressure on Britain's infrastructure, is it any wonder? Mass migration and population growth this rapid is a disaster.
Comment: The strain on services probably isn't due to migration, in fact, were it not for some migrants the NHS would struggle to function at all. The real strain on services is a decade of illogical and immoral 'austerity' measures and an ailing economy which has seen poverty sky rocket alongside a rise in violent crime. Obviously uncontrolled mass migration has a detrimental impact on a society and where possible, one would expect nurses to be recruited from the local community rather than shipped in from abroad just because they're willing to work for poverty pay and in inhuman working conditions.
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