Programming note: Tonight, Friday, right here at SteynOnline, I'll be launching our seventy-ninth Tale for Our Time. Hope you'll want to give it the once-over. ~Two random-ish headlines from today's Times - London, that is, not New York. First: UK
The current prime minister, while Serving as UK's Top Prosecutor, Keir Starmer Routinely Let Off Grooming Gang Rapists With... A Warning Letter. Tells us all we need to know about England.
Four in Ten New UK Houses to Go to Migrants by 2030: Report
Around four in ten new homes built in Britain by the end of the decade will go to migrants, analysis of government figures has found.
According to research by the Conservative Party based on figures from the most recent Economic and Fiscal Outlook by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), mass migration will not only drive up the cost of housing but also put a serious strain on the supply of houses.
The OBR predicted that net migration between 2026 and 2030 will stand at 1,172,792 people, who in turn will require an estimated 499,000 additional homes.
Meanwhile, the strain on the housing supply from the mass importation of foreigners into the country alone will drive up the average home price by £9,489 ($12,560) by 2030, the research found.
Commenting on the findings, Conservative Party Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: “High immigration has real consequences for rents, house prices and who gets access to new homes.