Are race riots in Sheffield imminent?

[marcster 10]

There will be no race riots.

 

Something will give sooner or later.

[tzijlstra 11]

People saying this country is full need to start thinking about why they are saying that. Just think of 40 years ago, each house held a household of a reasonable size, these days households are smaller on average, yet each household has to have a number of cars related to the number of adults, unlike 40 years ago adults of a working age are likely to have a job as well. So this means that in today's age we need more jobs, we need more houses, we need more car-parking spaces etc. etc. etc.

 

But hey! Let's blame it on immigrants, cause that is easy.

[truman 10]

People saying this country is full need to start thinking about why they are saying that. Just think of 40 years ago, each house held a household of a reasonable size, these days households are smaller on average, yet each household has to have a number of cars related to the number of adults, unlike 40 years ago adults of a working age are likely to have a job as well. So this means that in today's age we need more jobs, we need more houses, we need more car-parking spaces etc. etc. etc.

 

But hey! Let's blame it on immigrants, cause that is easy.

 

Have you seen how the population of the UK has grown over the past 40 years? About a 25% increase...

[H Damnation 10]

Have you seen how the population of the UK has grown over the past 40 years? About a 25% increase...

 

And?

[Happ Hazzard 10]

How are households smaller? Plenty of houses that once housed families have now been split up into multiple occupancy flats, bedsits etc. Single people can't afford their own house nowadays. Then there's the immigrants living like sardines.

[tzijlstra 11]

Have you seen how the population of the UK has grown over the past 40 years? About a 25% increase...

 

And the number of houses? That statistic is harder to get but just think of why green-belt zone laws were introduced.

 

I get your point though, of course there are more people in the country, but whilst that is a significant number, the economy has grown with far more than 25% over that same time - almost all people in the UK are far better off now than they were 40 years ago, something that is all to easily forgotten.

 

@Happ Hazard

 

Of course households are smaller, sure there is still a number of people sharing houses in a non-traditional household set-up but that has always been the case, lodgers are not a thing of the last few decades, nor are student-houses.

 

In the mean-time the number of single-person households (ie. occupying a house) is growing all the time due to numerous demographic issues (we are getting older, sometimes on our own, there are far more divorces etc.).

[monkey69 10]

AWWSooo..this is what the Chinese are doing here..http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/council/education/centre-welcomes-chinese-visitors-1-5765992

[Green Web 10]

And the number of houses? That statistic is harder to get but just think of why green-belt zone laws were introduced.

 

I get your point though, of course there are more people in the country, but whilst that is a significant number, the economy has grown with far more than 25% over that same time - almost all people in the UK are far better off now than they were 40 years ago, something that is all to easily forgotten.

 

@Happ Hazard

 

Of course households are smaller, sure there is still a number of people sharing houses in a non-traditional household set-up but that has always been the case, lodgers are not a thing of the last few decades, nor are student-houses.

 

In the mean-time the number of single-person households (ie. occupying a house) is growing all the time due to numerous demographic issues (we are getting older, sometimes on our own, there are far more divorces etc.).

 

Only 2.27% of the UK is built on. There is far too much green and brown space in the UK and not enough homes, therefore we must build on it.

 

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race riots? in sheffield? no way. Sheffield is way too good for that!

 

Yes way, Sheffield hates 'others' and they need a scape goat to blame for their own short comings on.

[megalithic 10]

 

Yes way, Sheffield hates 'others' and they need a scape goat to blame for their own short comings on.

 

Twice you've posted that now and still nothing to back it up.

Maybe it's just a figment of your imagination.

[H Damnation 10]

Yes way, Sheffield hates 'others' and they need a scape goat to blame for their own short comings on.

 

Which is why there were no riots in Sheffield in 2011, the EDL have never marched in Sheffield and the BNP used to be a standing joke here before they disappeared! lol

[petecob 10]

Yes way, Sheffield hates 'others' and they need a scape goat to blame for their own short comings on.

 

You make comments like this, but you put nothing forward,

Why would Sheffielders want to riot,

We tend to get on with each other, we do moan n groan just like any other city,

but we get over it and get on with our lives & with each other,

[TheContact 10]

There won't be any in Sheffield. Because we're made of good stuff. We all try to get along more then we try to get at each others throats.