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Mustapha said:Poverty is like the speed of light, relative to the observer.
In the UK people can be thought of as being in poverty if they fail to meet certain set social standards, but it is difficult to impose these standards on other nations, especially those in the third world.
I agree that in an ideal world all nations would be financially similar, but this is the real world we live in and this is simply not ever going to happen.
Being someone whose ethnic origins lay in a third world country I believe I am able to speak from personal experience via my family that is stil there. I was born and educated here as were my parents.
It is easy to imagine that given the chance a lot of those in the third world may wish to travel here, but the reality is somewhat different.
I oppose the current immigration policy of the UK, it is far too easy for people to enter and should be strenghened. If the Government want a skilled workforce then they should invest taxpayers money on educating the British workforce, not that of other nations.
It is laughable to expect those from thrid world nations to have the skills this nation needs to fill the labour market.
Plenty here looking to pay peanuts to workers ... Culture matey, culture.