LB Newham - unemployment capital of the UK?

[silverthorn2151]

I was staggered to hear on the wireless that unemployment in Newham is currently at 56%. I know it's a sthole, but it does include the Olympic site (most of it) and industry in part of docklands.

Can it possibly be that high. What a bunch of sponging freeloaders if it is!

[AndrewW-G]

Sounds about right for what seems to be a slum, one thing on the Wiki for Newham, that may be a factor is below.

wikipedia said:

When using Simpson's Diversity Index on 10 aggregated ethnic groups, the 2001 census identified Newham as the most ethnically diverse district in England and Wales

[Pesty]

AndrewW-G said:

Sounds about right for what seems to be a slum, one thing on the Wiki for Newham, that may be a factor is below.

wikipedia said:

When using Simpson's Diversity Index on 10 aggregated ethnic groups, the 2001 census identified Newham as the most ethnically diverse district in England and Wales

Can't be true ethnic minorites come here to work not claim benefits the MP say so all the time.

[5unny]

A large chunk of the 56% probably work in the black economy so whilst unemployment may be high here, it's probably a lot lower than the official figure.

[silverthorn2151]

So not only are they sponging bds they are thieving gits by working and claiming.

I've worked in Newham and know it pretty well. The sub-cultures in Newham, and I'm sure many places, look after thier own very well. I don't critisise that, just an observation after working in a small part of it many years ago that was, back then, 69% Hindi and Urdu speaking. I met some brilliant people, and some awful, background didn't matter. What there was though was a greater sense of community amongst some groups. Centered largely around the Temples, to be fair, as far as I could see. Kind of a congregation thing. My first encounter with the caste system as well!

I'm sure some people in this country, and probably here at PH have no real conception of what multi-cultural Britain is actually about, for both good and bad. I'm inclined to think Newham is right up there on both counts.

[JagLover]

Pesty said:

AndrewW-G said:

Sounds about right for what seems to be a slum, one thing on the Wiki for Newham, that may be a factor is below.

wikipedia said:

When using Simpson's Diversity Index on 10 aggregated ethnic groups, the 2001 census identified Newham as the most ethnically diverse district in England and Wales

Can't be true ethnic minorites come here to work not claim benefits the MP say so all the time.

Depends on the ethnic group

More Somalis are on benefit than in work.

[ln1234]

silverthorn2151 said:

So not only are they sponging bds they are thieving gits by working and claiming.

I've worked in Newham and know it pretty well. The sub-cultures in Newham, and I'm sure many places, look after thier own very well. I don't critisise that, just an observation after working in a small part of it many years ago that was, back then, 69% Hindi and Urdu speaking. I met some brilliant people, and some awful, background didn't matter. What there was though was a greater sense of community amongst some groups. Centered largely around the Temples, to be fair, as far as I could see. Kind of a congregation thing. My first encounter with the caste system as well!

I'm sure some people in this country, and probably here at PH have no real conception of what multi-cultural Britain is actually about, for both good and bad. I'm inclined to think Newham is right up there on both counts.

Those pesky muslims...

[Bing o]

silverthorn2151 said:

I'm sure some people in this country, and probably here at PH have no real conception of what multi-cultural Britain is actually about

A lot of us don't want it and never asked for it.

[okgo]

Bing o said:

silverthorn2151 said:

I'm sure some people in this country, and probably here at PH have no real conception of what multi-cultural Britain is actually about

A lot of us don't want it and never asked for it.

Too right.

[5unny]

What radio station was this on?

56% seems ridiculously high and recent reports say the figure in April 2010 was 10,171 which is more like 15-20%, not 56%.


http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/newham/rec...

http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/newham/rec...

Not sure it's the unemployment capital of the UK either because it's not even the highest in London. Tower Hamlets and Lambeth have worse statistics.

And the figures last year showed Blaenau Gwent in Wales has the highest unemployment rate in the UK.

http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/4418983.Blae...


I guess those nasty ethnics have invaded Wales too.

[ln1234]

okgo said:

Bing o said:

silverthorn2151 said:

I'm sure some people in this country, and probably here at PH have no real conception of what multi-cultural Britain is actually about

A lot of us don't want it and never asked for it.

Too right.

Coming over here.. taking the jobs none of us wanted to do. How dare they.

Stop the benefits culture in this country - that'll sort out this mess.

[okgo]

I don't care about the jobs. I've got one. I just don't like that there is so many people in this country that don't even attempt to speak english.

[Police State]

ln1234 said:

okgo said:

Bing o said:

silverthorn2151 said:

I'm sure some people in this country, and probably here at PH have no real conception of what multi-cultural Britain is actually about

A lot of us don't want it and never asked for it.

Too right.

Coming over here.. taking the jobs none of us wanted to do. How dare they.

This statement is the biggest lie of all, and only idiots without a clue keep trotting it out.

[bobbylondonuk]

okgo said:

I don't care about the jobs. I've got one. I just don't like that there is so many people in this country that don't even attempt to speak english.

first thing to do is stop transalting every govt circular!!!! That will get them to start somewhere!

[fido]

okgo said:

I just don't like that there is so many people in this country that don't even attempt to speak english.

Yes, but I think you'll find that some of those people are local/aboriginal though. Innit.

[AndrewW-G]

silverthorn2151 said:

I'm sure some people in this country, and probably here at PH have no real conception of what multi-cultural Britain is actually about, for both good and bad.

I'm sure you haven’t a clue about it either

If you want to see a true multicultural city, go to New York.

The big difference between the two places is that in the US, if you’re a citizen, then first and foremost you’re American and that’s where your allegiance tends to lie. Yet in the forced multicult UK a lot of the newer arrivals tend to be Chinese / Pakistani / Afghani / Indian / Somalian etc etc first and don’t even consider themselves to be British, with allegiances belonging to either their sky daddy or the country that they or their parents thought was so terrible, that they emigrated from it to the UK

[okgo]

fido said:

okgo said:

I just don't like that there is so many people in this country that don't even attempt to speak english.

Yes, but I think you'll find that some of those people are local/aboriginal though. Innit.

I don't know what it is people like about being so multi cultured, I think its horrid.

[Jim the Sunderer]

Off topic but when I was the dole office the other day there were 12 booklets on some shelves. All of them had people on them, only two of them had white folk on them.


Obviously it's just political correctness gone mad in the various welfare departments, obviously.


P.s. There were no ethnical people there.

Edited by Jim the Sunderer on Friday 28th May 15:50

[ln1234]

Police State said:

ln1234 said:

okgo said:

Bing o said:

silverthorn2151 said:

I'm sure some people in this country, and probably here at PH have no real conception of what multi-cultural Britain is actually about

A lot of us don't want it and never asked for it.

Too right.

Coming over here.. taking the jobs none of us wanted to do. How dare they.

This statement is the biggest lie of all, and only idiots without a clue keep trotting it out.

I take it you've brushed up on the history of migration to the UK in the last 60 years?

After the 2nd world war, who came in to fill in the labour shortage in the manufacturing and rail industries? Why was there a shortage if there was plenty of take up with local folk?

[Wanta996Gotta]

Police State said:

ln1234 said:

okgo said:

Bing o said:

silverthorn2151 said:

I'm sure some people in this country, and probably here at PH have no real conception of what multi-cultural Britain is actually about

A lot of us don't want it and never asked for it.

Too right.

Coming over here.. taking the jobs none of us wanted to do. How dare they.

This statement is the biggest lie of all, and only idiots without a clue keep trotting it out.

So why is that 50% of carers in the region of London are from an ethnic community? Have they indeed stole the jobs or does your Gran prefer black & brown faces looking after them. And why is it that every nightclub i visit in London has a Black guy in the toilets turning the tap on for you? I wont even start on the cleaners. Up here in Scotland it seems to be the Eastern Europens that drive all of the buses,run the local carwashes and are spotted in the fields picking strawberries & rasberries. It could all however be a figment of my imagination.