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  1. Sco

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    Just think, two extra little red lines and you'd lots of roundabouts advertising the Dead Kennedys and lots of confused people...
     
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    Yes they have. May have been me. Moat western countries are looking at population collapse. South Korea in Asia is actually going to be the first to see it.
     
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    The population collapse that is coming will be the biggest challenge of the next 100 years. Its impact will be huge.
     
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    It can't be offset forever. Its going to lead to huge in balance where countries have more older people than they can support. Obviously it will self correct eventually, but the economic repercussions are huge challenge that lay ahead.
    Ironically countries may start to fight to take immigrants to off set it further.
     
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    What about Irish immigration in the 19th century?
     
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    RamTam, Aug 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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    In the 19th century, Ireland was part of the UK so it was internal migration. No different to moving from Yorkshire to London or Edinburgh.
     
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    The biggest migration to the UK were Belgians during World War 1. 250,000.

    Next are the Poles who came here 1946-47. 150,00.
     
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    This is a subject which is complicated and far reaching, not just here in the UK but for the whole of Europe and possibly most of the world, and as a consequence we need an open public debate about it with a view to finding long-term solutions. Unfortunately because our media is not inclined to engage in that and our democratic system requires that policies must be short-term with a view to re-election, such a open public debate is not possible. The inevitable result is that extremists will hijack the debate for their own ends. Add the impending climate disaster into the mix and I'm not confident in any good outcome.
     
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    Are you Stewart Lee?
     
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    No, I'm Stewart Lee!
     
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    So is my wife.
     
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    My wife is Spartacus.
     
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    Logan’s Run!!!!
     
    lk311, Aug 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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    Good film (excellent book), awful TV series.
     
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    Hmm, forgot about that.:oops:
     
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