And it showed quite clearly what common sense would have suggested, that moving from a total life of 70 years and a working life of 50 years in the 50s to a total life approaching 90 years and a working life of 40 years now doesnt work without an expanding working population ie immigration. In the final analysis and on average, what you produce in your working life has got to support you for the whole of your life. We used to work for 50 years to support us for 70 years, now we work 40 years to support us for 90 years.
You(ve hit the nail on the head there Howard - the arithmetic is undeniable. It is one of the truths that the likes of UKIP always choose to ignore. The UK birthrate is below 2 kids per couple, so to maintain the contributions necessary to support an ageing population who start work later, immigration is indispensable. Likewise, for example, the NHS couldn't function without doctors and nurses from overseas.
