UK Tourist visa times 'to be halved'

[flo]

The western Europeans (including Austria, Italy and Germany) have always been scared of the open borders. Well, until now they always profited from it...

correct.

though i don't really understand it. living in vienna is like living among germans (german students flooding vienna uni), ex-yugoslavian immigrants, people from turkey, czech & slovak people and polish people. 'austrians' (meaning the german-austrians) are quite afraid of immigrants though they forget until 1938 austria has been austria+hungary+czech rep.+slovakia+parts of ex yugoslavia+ukrainian parts+...

to hell with it, austria is the world's #7 or #8 richest country, has high living standards and a damn good social system. it's thanks to the immigrants our economy prospered.

i hope the UK can profit from immigration as much as austria does/did.

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Oops.

I'd rather not go too far OT, but you obviously know your stuff, as it's here in an article from that well known right wing publication, The Guardian:

http://society.guardian.co.uk/racefo...186288,00.html

It's worth noting that the figure of 683,000 in that article is just those who have registered to work.

The western Europeans (including Austria, Italy and Germany) have always been scared of the open borders. Well, until now they always profited from it...

[MAN Flyer]

Or so the right wing politicians say

Oops.

I'd rather not go too far OT, but you obviously know your stuff, as it's here in an article from that well known right wing publication, The Guardian:

http://society.guardian.co.uk/racefo...186288,00.html

It's worth noting that the figure of 683,000 in that article is just those who have registered to work.

[KeithMEL]

Or so the right wing politicians say

Please don't read that literally. I think you might have missed MAN Flyer's incredible sense of irony.

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Not any more fella, we've got half a million Poles and other Eastern Europeans over here now who seem to be taking over the UK's bar staff positions.

Or so the right wing politicians say

[simong]

Not any more fella, we've got half a million Poles and other Eastern Europeans over here now who seem to be taking over the UK's bar staff positions.

Yes I did notice that last June, even builders that work past three!

We arrive into MAN on Sat morning, perhaps I should bring my Polish phrase book....

[MAN Flyer]

These visas are important for running pubs in London...

Not any more fella, we've got half a million Poles and other Eastern Europeans over here now who seem to be taking over the UK's bar staff positions.

[KeithMEL]

Well I think the UK doesn't mind Backpackers but of the variety of Australians(or other Commonwealth countries) who are entitled to a two year working holiday visa.

These visas are important for running pubs in London...

Likewise in Melbourne and Sydney.

[simong]

Well I think the UK doesn't mind Backpackers but of the variety of Australians(or other Commonwealth countries) who are entitled to a two year working holiday visa.

These visas are important for running pubs in London...

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You are kidding, right? :

correct. I should have put a behind it.

[CGK]

GB could try to attract backpackers?

You are kidding, right? UK is very expensive even for backpackers. I have met backpackers who spending the whole summer in Europe, but not in the UK.

[MAN Flyer]

GB doesn't want tourist money?

GB could try to attract backpackers?

I don't think backpackers, and their limited spending power, are quite the target market the UK tourist industry is after.

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How many tourists need to stay for more than three months per visit?

GB could try to attract backpackers?

[jjpb3]

GB doesn't want tourist money?

How many tourists need to stay for more than three months per visit?

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GB doesn't want tourist money?