So the UK (pop 69M) has had net migration figures of 760K, 860K, and 430K over the last three years.
UK finances have wafer-thin fiscal headroom. A significant chunk of monthly borrowing is spent on interest payments.
There is no surplus for increased spending on public services. If demand keeps increasing and supply remains the same, people can feel their quality of life decreasing.
A rapidly increasing population has a greater need for GP appointments, hospital treatment, school places, housing, food, policing, roads, electricity, water, sewage, etc. You can think of it as a meta issue that affects many of our existing capacity problems.
So those who want to hand-wave away immigration as a right-wing dog whistle need to put a bit more thought into it.
UK finances have wafer-thin fiscal headroom. A significant chunk of monthly borrowing is spent on interest payments.
There is no surplus for increased spending on public services. If demand keeps increasing and supply remains the same, people can feel their quality of life decreasing.
A rapidly increasing population has a greater need for GP appointments, hospital treatment, school places, housing, food, policing, roads, electricity, water, sewage, etc. You can think of it as a meta issue that affects many of our existing capacity problems.
So those who want to hand-wave away immigration as a right-wing dog whistle need to put a bit more thought into it.