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This week, the ONS released its projections for population growth in England and Wales over the last twelve months. They make for especially grim reading. We’ve written a full report, converting the ONS spreadsheets into easy to read tables and maps.
Despite efforts across two governments by two different political parties to “reduce net migration”, the population of England and Wales has grown by a staggering 700,000 – the second highest twelve month increase ever – with roughly 98% of this growth directly due to migration from overseas.
For comparison, 700,000 people would be a city larger than Manchester. Have we built an entire Manchester’s worth of housing, power stations, hospitals, schools, or reservoirs over the last twelve months?
Of course, what has actually happened is this historic population increase has been dispersed across the nation; meaning instead of additional pressures in one town or city, there are new pressures everywhere.
- Net migration into Coventry is 15,446 in just one year. Do you think enough new school places have been funded or GP surgeries have been built to accommodate the newcomers?
- Net migration into Leicester is 13,110 in just one year. Do you think enough new homes have been built or police officers hired to accommodate the newcomers?
- Net migration into Nottingham is 10,201 in just one year. Do you think enough local jobs have been created or sewage processing plants commissioned to accommodate the newcomers?
Every single local authority in England and Wales except South Holland has seen net migration over the last twelve months, with no commensurate investment in local services and infrastructure. The inevitable outcome is a worsening of living standards, and local services and infrastructure buckling under the strain.
If you’re curious about net migration in your local area, we highly recommend reading our report crunching the numbers for every local authority in England and Wales. We are also very keen to hear from you if you have been personally affected by mass uncontrolled migration into your local village, town or city – please don’t hesitate to email us if there’s anything you would like to share.
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