'Oh, this country'd be a lovely place without all these 'orrible immigrants', my Mum always used to say. She of course meant people of Chinese, Indian and Afro and Carribean descent, not her own Irish family or the half-Indian man she was married to.
What would Britain be like if there hadn't been a large post-war wave of immigration from all over the commonwealth?
There are those who believe Britain would be prosperous, crime-free, ordered, still a major player in international affairs, etc.
There are those who believe we'd be a pariah nation, culturally backward, frozen in time and decrepit from all the chronic labour and skills shortages.
Any thoughts?