Stutopia

Probably because it's a bit of a myth they come here to sponge. Immigrants to the UK since 2000 have made a "substantial" contribution to public finances, a report says. The study by University College London said recent immigrants were less likely to claim benefits and live in social housing than people born in Britain. The authors said rather than being a "drain", their contribution had been "remarkably strong". The government said it was right to have strict rules in place to help protect the benefits system. Immigrants who arrived after 1999 were 45% less likely to receive state benefits or tax credits than UK natives in the period 2000-2011, according to the report by Prof Christian Dustmann and Dr Tommaso Frattini from UCL's Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration. They were also 3% less likely to live in social housing. "These differences are partly explainable by immigrants' more favourable age-gender composition. However, even when compared to natives with the same age, gender composition, and education, recent immigrants are still 21% less likely than natives to receive benefits," the authors say. 'Highly-educated immigrants' Those from the European Economic Area (EEA - the EU plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) had made a particularly positive contribution in the decade up to 2011, contributing 34% more in taxes than they received in benefits. "Given this evidence, claims about 'benefit tourism' by EEA immigrants seem to be disconnected from reality. Immigrants from outside the EEA contributed 2% more in taxes than they received in the same period, the report showed. Over the same period, British people paid 11% less in tax than they received.

Jobseekers allowance is actually rather far down the list of benefit bills, but don't tell the Mail or the Tories. It's those laxy pensioners who cost us all a fortune, sitting around watching cash in the attic, eating scones and doing scratch cards

It doesn't say much about where we've come since we last stood up against the persecution of minorities. I find it frustrating the one policy approach not only attracts people, it also attracts the media. So instead of talking about the creeping privitasion of the NHS or foodbanks or energy production or the roads or constant state interference in education, everyone seemingly gets distracted wondering if whether 3000 Eastern Europeans (in pot of 6 billion people) moving from place X to place Y are going to collapse the benefit system. The poor buggers have only come here to do jobs the indigenous population don't want, they'll probably go home once they realise how crap the weather is Something which costs a few million quid can be used to distract from the billions being diverted into pockets of companies who don't even feel the need to pay tax in the UK! But what can you do, the right always gets attention in a difficult economic climate, as it's something politicians (of all parties) can wave in front of the electorate to distract them from the really big stuff.

What's it smell like?

I got Lib Dem , Labour, UKIP, Tory. The last two were some way behind

Great shipment to receive! Do you mind if I ask where you ordered the blue decals from?

You forgot Golden Gun, that's his best one! Christopher Lee is brilliant and so is Nik Nak too. Love this bit from the Trip where they do some Bond and Scaramanga.

So it is, couldn't see on my phone. Looks the shizzle.

That black does look nice Payco :thunbs: Is it painted black or as it comes?

I was kinda hoping they might bring Dalton back, but as a baddy

My commute is only about 10 miles so MPG isn't a big deal, but obviously if that all of a sudden became 60 miles each way, I'd drive the Zed a lot more

You rang I think mine is a Veilside V3 replica, but it's not far from the Mines as that was the only other one I considered. Looks like this in body colour, which is very much how I prefer it.

Moooove along, nothing to see here.

Worth a look - http://www.whathifi.com/news/best-over-ear-headphones-to-buy-in-2014 I find WH to be quite fair and even handed in thier reviews.

There was nothing good about Prince of Thieves. Nothing! Incorrect. Alan Rickman was amazeballz. I'M GONNA CUT YOUR HEART OUT WITH A SPOON! The rest is rubbish.

Some udderly disrgraceful punning.

Obviously these guys have a service to sell and they want to show the value they add over cheaper alternatives, so they'll be pointing out potential pitfalls of competitors. I don't really get going to see Mr Hand Job though. For 6 quid, and slightly less time, you could pressure washer on a petrol station forecourt and not drag someone else's dirt over your paint. Even if they rinse out cloths, sponges, mitts, towels in between washes, with those volumes they're not going to be replaced that often and will be full of grit/dirt. I chuck away MF towels after a few uses as they start to pick up all kinds of stuff. Say that constitutes 5 or 6 washes for me, for a volume trader that's maybe an hour or two of business. At those low margins, I'm not sure you could afford to chuck away towels at that frequency Anyway, I'm not saying people who use them are bad or lazy or anything untoward, you can do as you will with your own car, my neighbours no doubt think I'm mental when I rub her all over with a giant towel I just don't get why you'd go to them over a quick pressure wash.

Which is the best moor? Dartmoor, Exmoor or Morgan Freeman in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves?

Are you Swiss Toni in real life? :lol: If I was, I would have said, "Owning a Zed is a lot like making love to a beautiful woman. You need to get inside her twice a day, get her fluids up to temperature and then take her repeatedly to the redline." U guys at like poets in here lol beautiful Treat your kite like your Woman Get in her 5 times a day and take her to heaven and back..... :lol: WOOF!

That's pantwettingly good! Great 50/50

Are you Swiss Toni in real life? :lol: If I was, I would have said, "Owning a Zed is a lot like making love to a beautiful woman. You need to get inside her twice a day, get her fluids up to temperature and then take her repeatedly to the redline."

Oh dear god. They've found a worse font than comic sans...

A Zed is like a beautiful woman, deserves daily attention

Thanks both, forget the tenner chaps, I owe you both a large drink

Unlikely they failed already - unless they were eBay ones that are actually cheap replicas and are made out of chocolate I didn't realise it was your greatest hits album so could well be banana arms. You just cost me £1 - I HATE YOU Genuine ZMANALEX ones, not ebay chocolate.