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T_i_B

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8. That's certainly true of much of Essex

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 18, 2016, 11:05 AM

Mar 2016

As to the other point, I think that when people can choose where to live, they do. And I'm thinking especially of coastal areas dependent on attracting retirees. Is that a more attractive option for many than moving to Spain? Clacton or Costa Del Sol?

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So many British people live abroad that now the ‘immigration debate’ is about us [View all] Denzil_DC Mar 2016 OP

Precisely LeftishBrit Mar 2016 #1

Most of those immigrants don't smell of piss. Bad Dog Mar 2016 #2

Good grief! I'm one of the 4 million! mwooldri Mar 2016 #3

Exactly. Bad Dog Mar 2016 #4

One other point I've been pondering on this point.... T_i_B Mar 2016 #5

It could. Bad Dog Mar 2016 #6

There's quite a lot of evidence for that.. LeftishBrit Mar 2016 #7

That's certainly true of much of Essex T_i_B Mar 2016 #8

Retirees with reasonable pensions are the most likely to be able to choose... LeftishBrit Mar 2016 #9

More reliable weather? Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #11

I don't think I'd like to live on the Costa del Sol. Bad Dog Mar 2016 #10

Sunday's Observer "The New Review" section had a long-read report of a survey on Brexit Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #12

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