"If land and homes were sufficiently available, there would be no upward pressure on prices, and profiteering could not happen."
The percentage figures for overpopulation grossly distort the overall picture - Overcrowding is centered in larger ares, London and Glasgow being the main ones, there is plenty of undeveloped land available elsewhere.
And still you refuse to address derelict and empty homes issue which, if tackled, could ease both the supposed shortage of homes and many of Britain's economic difficulties.
Tackling this would affect the price of fresh building land which is available, but it's far easier to use the race card rather than tackling the real problem, which affects far more people than immigrants.
Should immigration be stopped tomorrow, the poorer people of Britain would still be faced with the problems brought about by political disinterest and corporate greed, which the present incumbents in Westminster have no intention in tackling.
The crises in both Britain and Ireland were brought about by predatory speculation and calculated political incompetence and neglect. They predates any increase in immigration figures, even significant immigration to Britain itself; I know this because I was brought up on (and have just visited) one of Britain's largest 'problem estates' - when was the last time you visited (let alone lived on) one of these?
Jim Carroll