You'll have noticed the reductions in 2012, 2007, etc. When you've analysed the cause of those reductions, perhaps you could report back with suggestions on how to replicate those reductions,
Yeah I noticed the reduction in 1981 too. Made a huge difference to the 30 year trend, didn't it? Phew. Incidentally, in 2012: "Half the drop is down to students, while 30% of the net migration reduction is down to fewer British people." (Chris Bryant, shadow immigration minister). So I suppose could ban all foreign students and export more British? Glad we got that pie out the sky.
Yes and '76, '79, '85, '91, '95, etc.
How about quoting your sources so we can all have a look at the rest of the article(s)? Instead of quoting your interpretation from an unknown source.
As I said, how about identifying what's causing the downward trends, and consider the implications of those, instead of suggesting a pie-in-the-sky solution such as Brexit. Which will do untold long-term damage to our economy. But, hey, the immigration problem will not only reduce, it'll reverse. We'll have a different, but similar, probably more serious, problem. Then what we gonna do? It'll be beyond our control then. Unless we consider joining the EU.
Additionally, half of our immigration is from non-EU countries. How will Brexit affect that?
So
if Brexit was a solution, it's only half a solution. What's the other half?
Moreover, emigration will be reduced to a dribble, so net migration will still increase, by more than half of current levels. So
if Brexit is a solution, it's less than half a solution.
And while you're resorting to silly insults, what the heck does this mean: "while 30% of the net migration reduction is down to fewer British people."?
Pedantry is a necessary evil when some of your comments are nonsensical.
