Seriously though

It is the case that the effects of immigration are most directly felt by the poor indigenous working class

Immigrants tend to be competing with them for the same low-skilled low-paid jobs, for the same housing stock, to live in the same areas

The middle classes are insulated from them - they live in expensive areas which the immigrants can't afford, they have jobs which the immigrants can't do.

So it becomes understandable that horrible racist parties get a toehold in those areas with a high concentration of indigenous poor working class people. This is a real issue.

Posted By: Old Git on May 7th 2010 at 12:20:13

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In my constituency there was a candidate for the National Front (General Chat) - Old Git, May 7, 11:59:18
- My first ever Chelsea away game, they were recruiting outside Stamford Bridge. Then, a few (General Chat) - malkybarkid, May 7, 12:03:59
  - NF used to recruit outside the Carra for what seemed like forever... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, May 7, 12:08:26
    - one of them once said to me: "You'd better f*ck off or I'll cupple (sp?) you" (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 7, 12:10:34
      - "cupple"? (General Chat) - Old Git, May 7, 12:12:12
        
        No, cupple. It meant "remove your testicles" (still does, I guess) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 7, 12:14:17
        
        Good heavens (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 7, 12:16:36
      - Their election results from yesty. You'll never guess where they got most votes.... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, May 7, 12:11:17
        
        ha ha. Bunch of bigots. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 7, 12:13:08
        
        9% of their vote went to either NF or UKIP (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, May 7, 12:16:21
        
        Seriously though (General Chat) - Old Git, May 7, 12:20:13
        
        "they have jobs which the immigrants can't do" (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, May 7, 12:32:41
        
        Don't be juvenile Steve (General Chat) - Old Git, May 7, 12:41:45
        
        There's also a juicy percentage of white lower class people that... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, May 7, 12:52:20
        
        Was touched on in the election, about how all jobs should have higher income (General Chat) - pants, May 7, 12:53:47
        
        First generation perhaps. But you didn't say that (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, May 7, 12:50:40
        
        well that explains why the Mail and Express are up in arms about it (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 7, 12:31:40
        
        (not Bristol) (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, May 7, 12:11:35
- I am thinking of starting a new party called the National Back (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, May 7, 11:59:43
  - jafksi could change his name to "Hairy" and be their leader (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 7, 12:01:41

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