Trevor McDonald calls British public politically ‘impatient’ 

The demise of the U.K. is not because of immigration, although that's a separate problem. The fault lays with politicians supporting an economic system for 45 years that has seen wealth concentrated at the top and the working class, middle class and small to medium sized business class get poorer. Immigration is a policy politicians use to deflect from their failures on the economy

@BernardMorrey So when would you say the UK hadn't yet begun to decline?

The decline set in at the end of the 60's, sped up in the 70's .but the wealth gap occurred in the 80's and has continued to grow. Meanwhile, real term wages have decreased whilst corporate profits have soared. Trickle down economics has been debunked yet governments still persist with it only it's called neo- liberal economics. The E.U. has the same economic system and its effects on the working class are just the same as here hence the rise of right wing party's who use immigration as a tool to blame the decline in wages when in real terms it was free movement that helped cause the decline. Something denied by both the Conservatives , Labour etc

@@BernardMorrey What you describe as 'trickle-down' economics obviously does work or the US wouldn't be the richest country in the world with by far the strongest military. Wealth inequality is far less significant than real-terms wealth, and unemployed people in the US are wealthier than working people in most African & Asian countries

The basis of nearly all revolutions is high poverty levels and what we are seeing in the west is the desertion from mainstream party's to right wing populist party's or people becoming stay at home none voters. The U.K.'s latest election had the lowest turnout in our history and the new government's polling numbers are already through the floor. The economic system is not fit for purpose for the majority of citizens

Net Migration 1980 0 (-55,000) Debt to GDP 1980 40.3% Net Migration 1987 2,000 Debt to GDP 1987 31.0% Net Migration 1994 77,000 Debt to GDP 1994 34.5% Net Migration 2001 171,000 Debt to GDP 2001 28.1% Net Migration 2008 163,000 Debt to GDP 2008 50.6% Net Migration 2015 329,000 Debt to GDP 2015 81.3% Net Migration 2022 745,000 Debt to GDP 2022 95.7% Net Migration 2023 685,000 Debt to GDP 2023 97.6%

It always difficult what someone holds a mirror up to you, isn't it?

And they voted for tories because of 13 years of watching the country go to Hell under New Labour, then like a abuse victim turned back to their ex

Hush, big Trev's a national treasure.

Actually, he was asked for his opinion. Nobody is lining up to ask for yours.