Where is the best place to raise a happy family?

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What makes an area a good place to raise a family?

A UK poll has found that two Scottish districts - East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire – are the best places in the UK to bring up a family.

The authors of the Reader's Digest survey said a strong community, safe streets and good schools were important factors. Reading in Berkshire was ranked last, in 408th place.

A survey on Tuesday suggested Danes are the happiest people in Europe, with respondents citing a strong economy and a good work-life balance as reasons for their contentment.

Is Scotland the best part of the UK to raise a family? What would be your ideal location for a happy family life – and why? How do you feel about the area where you live?

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Where is the best place to raise a happy family?

Written by [Wellin69], Kintbury, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 10:45:08 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

If mt ex-wife hadn't had an affair and then used the bias UK family law to evict me from our marital home, I would have liked to have emigrated to a host of Countries, which are family orientated and non PC.The UK is becoming a grim place, where wasters, immigrants, criminals and PC correctness are the norm and it is not how I will bring my children up.They will have strong traditional family values and appreciate the huge efforts my family have made to bring them up with respect.

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Written by Second Class Post, Port Stanley on Wed Apr 18 10:56:53 UTC 2007. 2 recommendations.

Sopmewhere where a long way from Gordon Brown.

Happy Families Tax. Come on Gordon, you've missed an easy one there!

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Written by Superior- Shawty on Wed Apr 18 11:18:33 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Scotland is a dump - get over it!

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Written by Second Class Post, Port Stanley on Wed Apr 18 10:54:55 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

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Written by LeftLiberal AndProud on Wed Apr 18 11:20:02 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

you’ve assumed people who are upset about immigration are racist.

You are behind the times. Even Labour have now admitted uncontrolled immigration is a bad thing

Not very smart are you dear!

[Harry-Flashman]

Most people who bang on about immigration are racist. You never hear them complaining about Australians or White Americans coming here. Add to that the fact that immigration isn't uncontrolled and she makes perfect sense. IE I hate immigrants so I will become an immigrant.

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Written by [Harry-Flashman] on Wed Apr 18 11:15:50 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

The UK is becoming a grim place, , ,, immigrants, " [Wellin69], Kintbury

Not very smart are you dear! You don't want to bring up children in the UK because of foreigners here, so you want to take them to a foreign country! Alison Procter,

Why is this contradictory?

As usual, you’ve assumed people who are upset about immigration are racist.

You are behind the times. Even Labour have now admitted uncontrolled immigration is a bad thing

Not very smart are you dear!

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Written by bob bobwell, Dubai on Wed Apr 18 10:58:20 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

The people recommending Scotland as a good place to bring up a family are overlooking the fact that their children will grow up with stupid accents.

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Where is the best place to raise a happy family?

Written by [always_pulled_off] on Wed Apr 18 11:10:05 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

Hitler was a leftie? Flashman, seriously, how old are you? Have we spent the last year dodging the snips and weird retorts of some skool-skiving twelve year old.
Nathaniel Spoonbucket

That would be the Hitler who was the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, imposer of strict quotas and regulations on industry, one-time ally of Mussolini (of the communist Mussolini’s) and Stalin, the famous communist dictator.

I’m sorry, what was your question again?

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Written by It's the Pits, Barkham, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 11:05:12 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

"The best place?....as far away from bigoted racists as you can go.
Oh, and obviously, ahappy home.

Tom McLaughlan, Western Isles, United Kingdom"

Noting your location I don't suppose your local infrastructure has been severely impacted by immigrants yet.

Spend a week in certain sink estates in London and see whether your opinion stays the same.

It is not racist to be against immigration and is not a skin colour thing. We just cannot afford them!

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Written by Nathaniel Spoonbucket on Wed Apr 18 10:55:42 UTC 2007. 63 recommendations.

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Written by Graham Bishop, Warwickshire on Wed Apr 18 10:55:10 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Where is the best place to raise a happy family?
In a house filled with care, love and emotional stability. That can be in the poorest slum or the richest mansion.
bob bob


How many Es have you taken?

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Written by [tre-cool] on Wed Apr 18 10:52:48 UTC 2007. 2 recommendations.

Flashman! That top board is now splattered with your infantile yipping!

Well done little man. You've managed to smear your hateful self-loathing all over what could have been a fun debate.
Evan Alaph,

Thankyou for proving that Lefties are cowards who are actually scared of views other than their own.

Trick question of the day - Name a Leftie with political courage other than Stalin or Hitler.
You can’t - there are none.

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Written by [tre-cool] on Wed Apr 18 10:49:01 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

Just for the record Britain has controlled immigration it is just some people are drama queens when it comes to this issue
[widuran]

The Home Secretary vowed to expel the Afghan Hi-Jackers.
They are still here.

If the third most powerful politician in the domestic system cannot prevent undesirables from exploiting the system, we do not have controlled immigration.

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Written by [Trompe_Le_Monde] on Wed Apr 18 10:48:55 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

"Maybe they are not always being mugged or raped by Americans and Australians, Check the crime stats in my area from Jamaicans and Kosovon’s?
[caltech1] "

So are you trying to suggest that Jamaican or Kosovan refugees are rapists or muggers, after all, you used "maybe they are not ALWAYS being...", always being the important word?

What someone said on another site is true - contributing to this is like trying to debate with BNP supporters down the pub, just without the drinks...

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Written by Chris Green, Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcs, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 10:48:08 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Forgot to mention: our food is so much better.

Phil popov, Belgium

Erm, it so isnt, added to that you are the worse drivers in all of Europe!

Only two good things about Belgium - Chocolate and the road out!

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Written by Cyber Cohen on Wed Apr 18 10:47:50 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

You don't want to bring up children in the UK because of foreigners here, so you want to take them to a foreign country! Alison Procter,

Why is this contradictory?
As usual, you’ve assumed people who are upset about immigration are racist...
[Harry-Flashman]

Hmm. You think immigration is a problem, yet want to become immigrants (somewhere else) yourself. Maybe not contradictory, but certainly is hypocrisy.

Cyber_Cohen

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Written by Totally Disgruntled, Wokingham on Wed Apr 18 10:46:49 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

"Can everyone who is sick of this endless immigration bullmanure PLEASE 'alert the moderator' and get them removed. The more complaints they get, the quicker they'll be taken off.

Evan Alaph, Lower Soggybottom, United Kingdom"

The reason uncontrolled immigration keeps coming up is because it is on peoples minds and tops the issues list for the majority.

In which case, it has every right to be raised constantly.

MPs aren't listening, but they should be.

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Written by osian osian, Wales, UK on Wed Apr 18 10:45:13 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

"we are amongst the nicest and friendliest people in the world" - Merson, Staffs
"With vicious anti-English sentiment being whipped up by nationalists" Richard, Leeds

Yes well if you think about it the Welsh, Scottish, Irish, well just about everyone has anti-english sentiments. Could this be england's fault or the world's? I wonder...

Also they have a right to be nationalistic because Scotland should be an independent nation, as should Wales.

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Written by Evan Alaph, Lower Soggybottom, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 10:42:46 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Can everyone who is sick of this endless immigration bullmanure PLEASE 'alert the moderator' and get them removed. The more complaints they get, the quicker they'll be taken off.

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Written by atomjohn lee, derby, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 10:40:53 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Where is the best place to raze a family?

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Written by [virtualpenguin], Glos, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 10:37:59 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

Anywhere with a good local church / synagogue / Mosque that:-
1. does not promote fundamentalists or intolerant principles.
2. Has a good relationship with the rest of the community and actively contributes to the community.

Such places exist. Although it sometimes takes a recommendation or a few visits to find them.

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Written by [neworldorder], Withernsea, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 10:35:13 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

This HYS is about which is the best place to raise a family. Yet the racist Right Wingers are going on about immigrants and how they are the only ones who commit crimes, get benefits blah blah blah. Pathetic racists Hitler and Bin Ladin would be proud of these people.

pclefty lefty

I bet even Churchill would be ashamed of the cesspit the left have turned this country into.

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Written by tom riley, cardiff, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 10:34:34 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Australia and America are both countries with immigrant populations. An Australian or America could have any racial background, but they do share our political and cultural values and are likely to be well educated. So yes, I would prefer an immigrant from either of these countries, and it has nothing to do with race.

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Written by [harold-flashman] on Wed Apr 18 10:33:27 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Point proven I think. You have no idea of the economic or employment statistics relating to American or Australian immigrants,
LiberalLeft AndProud,

Just as you have less than no idea about sociological studies or other research relating to the possible correlation between racist views and anti immigration views.

In other words, you were just flapping your gums, and as I have been forced to point out repeatedly, you know nothing.

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Written by Right on Dude, PC Has Ruined Britain on Wed Apr 18 10:26:23 UTC 2007. 2 recommendations.

"Most people who bang on about immigration are racist. LeftLiberal AndProud"

I assume you have evidence you can show to back this statement up then?

If you take your head out of the sand and stop watching daytime TV and get a job, you'll find that most people sick of immigration are sick of the high taxes and erosion of public services to support them.
You assume its racist because it supports your leftist philosophy - "everyone that doesn't agree with me must be racist"

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Written by Kenny Chance, Crawley, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 11:23:38 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Anyone fancy a "Glasgow kiss"

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Written by CivilWar I'mWithBoris, Johnson on Wed Apr 18 11:28:42 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

Well I can certainly tell you one place to avoid bringing your children near, let alone raise them here, and that's Bradford. It's now become, in very large parts, a dangerous and litter strewn visual representation of an Afghan mountain village. Most of the non-minority areas are simply crime-ridden chav-havens full of 14-year-old mothers spawning the next generation of non-contributors. The only places left to live without having to experience this daily are the over-priced suburbs.

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Written by tom, UK on Wed Apr 18 10:50:55 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Do they have TV or street lighting in these parts.

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Written by [Weezie79], Birmingham, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 11:50:37 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

"Most people who bang on about immigration are racist. You never hear them complaining about Australians or White Americans coming here." Leftliberal

We don't see hundreds of thousands of Australians or Americans coming into the UK. Why? Cause they have a stable enough economy, they are protected from war, protected from famine, and have a very similar work ethic to our own, they do not need to come to the UK as they have everything they need in the US. Your arguement holds no leverage.

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Written by Johnnie Fartpants, Grunt on Wed Apr 18 11:50:29 UTC 2007. 2 recommendations.

Come on BBC, remove all the trash regarding immigration etc - in the main, these are not relevent to the debate what so ever!

clive hamilton

Oi! - I believe this site is called ‘Have Your Say’, not ‘Have YOUR Say’ Clive.

Rightly or wrongly, people have a right to express their opinion in a democracy such as ours without people like you encouraging (already over zealous) censorship from BBC Moderators.

I bet you have ginger hair too.

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Written by [always_pulled_off] on Wed Apr 18 11:40:34 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

The Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party was an autocratic party. This is the complete polar opposite to the communist philosophy. Read wikipedia and learn.
Rufus McDufus,


Far be it from me to question your extensive knowledge, but may I suggest that communist parties define the concept of autocratic rule. Either that or the state run industries and five year plans are bad PR.

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Written by [Harry-Flashman] on Wed Apr 18 11:48:24 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Come on BBC, remove all the trash regarding immigration etc - in the main, these are not relevent to the debate what so ever!

clive hamilton,

Freedom of speech, Clive!
You can't expect the BBC
to censor those opinions with which
you personally disagree.
Emmie Lloyd,

Oh you can - and they did.

RIP free speech - can't wait for the election, unless NuLab rig that one again like they trialed in Birmingham

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Written by [Harry-Flashman] on Wed Apr 18 11:46:28 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Flashman! That top board is now splattered with your infantile yipping!
Evan Alaph,

Don’t worry little man - the moderators have removed all the nasty right-wing posts so that you & all your fellow cowards can sleep easily in your beds - no risk of being exposed to a contrary opinion that might challenge some of your assumptions & bring a little reality into your world.
Ahh, the joys of living in a socialist paradise, all the perpetrators of thoughtcrime banished & vaporised.

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Written by John Jones, Greater Manchester on Wed Apr 18 11:44:33 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Try looking up some FACTS. For example if you check statistics dot gov dot UK you can find the population of the UK is in fact over 90% White (British)

Let me spell that out for you. Less than 10% of the population in the entire country is non-white (and thus of immigrant origins)

Facts speak for themselves, lots of racists in here.

Lynxo Darfair


There are about 600,000 Polish immigrants and nearly all of them are white. We don't want more immigrants regardless of their colour.

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Written by Emmie Lloyd, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 11:44:13 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

After reading a few pages of this HYS its clear that it should be moderated.

Come on BBC, remove all the trash regarding immigration etc - in the main, these are not relevent to the debate what so ever!

clive hamilton, woking

Freedom of speech, Clive!
You can't expect the BBC
to censor those opinions with which
you personally disagree.

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Written by Anthony Wisener, belfast, Ireland on Wed Apr 18 11:49:54 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

An old woman with a straw ar.se could beat West Ham Utd.

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Written by Right on Dude, PC Has Ruined Britain on Wed Apr 18 11:57:44 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

In perfect socialist land:
"The UK has a vibrant diverse culture, great scenery, low crime compared with many countries, a good education system, the NHS and West Ham Utd! You can't beat it!LiberalLeft AndProud, United Kingdom"

Reality:
Culture - It always was diverse
Scenery - Yes
Low crime - HAAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
Good education - HAHAHAAHAHHHA
NHS - HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA - ooh I'm in enough pain laughing at the previous two..
WHU - oh well...

Cry to the moderators with THAT!

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Written by [tre-cool] on Wed Apr 18 12:04:07 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Speaking of which, have the Birmingham Labour party been prosecuted for electoral fraud yet?

[harold-flashman]

Have you apologized to the police for falsely accusing them of only employing black and asian people?
[widuran]


Why? It’s true. Avon and Somerset have admitted doing it.
Just like the Met have admitted employing sub-standard candidates as officers to maintain the PC quotas.

Do some research once you get off your high horse.

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Written by Stephen J Brown, Ali G Territory, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 11:39:42 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

The Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party was an autocratic party. This is the complete polar opposite to the communist philosophy. Read wikipedia and learn.

Rufus McDufus, London, United Kingdom

True but the comparison with Stalin was a good one because Stalinism was not proper communism under the Marxist/Leninism ideal. More an autocratic version.

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Written by [harold-flashman] on Wed Apr 18 11:57:43 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

BBC just followed the clearly stated rules. My posts get pulled just as regularly as the rightwhingers.
LiberalLeft AndProud,

And yet one of your immigration related posts is still on this thread and is now near the top and the “right-wing” ones are gone, many mine, including three in the top ten!

Odd that!

At least I know mine got to the top without a little bit of election rigging.

Speaking of which, have the Birmingham Labour party been prosecuted for electoral fraud yet?

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Written by Russ T, Plymouth, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 11:54:05 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

"I bet you have ginger hair too."

Johnnie Fartpants, Grunt

HEY! what's wrong with having ginger hair! :)

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Written by British Man, Wokingham, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 12:07:27 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

A quick scan of the posts indicates the BBC's lefty moderators are on duty today, like most days.

The right of centre posts are being pulled, whereas most left wing ones are left untouched.

Watch this one disappear p.d.q.

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Written by [widuran] on Wed Apr 18 12:06:46 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Just like the Met have admitted employing sub-standard candidates as officers to maintain the PC quotas.

Do some research once you get off your high horse.

[tre-cool]


Harry I hoped you would talk about the Met me and my girlfriend had dinner recently with a Met trainee and I asked him about these "quotas" and he assured me that they didn't exist and in fact all his group were white folk which he thought was odd. I would rather trust info from the horses mouth than yourself.

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Written by The Truth, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 12:04:01 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Have you apologized to the police for falsely accusing them of only employing black and asian people?

[widuran],

He isn't an elected official. Slight difference.

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Written by LeftLiberal AndProud on Wed Apr 18 12:03:17 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

At least I know mine got to the top without a little bit of election rigging.

Speaking of which, have the Birmingham Labour party been prosecuted for electoral fraud yet?

Harry

I'm sure mine will be pulled after enough fascists complain about it. Don't know about Birmingham, like I said before lets look at actual convictions. Shirley Porter, Jeffrey Archer, Neil Hamilton, Jonathan Aitken. Oh and for the BNPers Nick Griffin for holocaust denial. How many times did you vote for yourself?

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Written by [widuran] on Wed Apr 18 12:01:19 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Speaking of which, have the Birmingham Labour party been prosecuted for electoral fraud yet?

[harold-flashman]

Have you apologized to the police for falsely accusing them of only employing black and asian people?

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Written by So Speaky, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 11:59:59 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Speaking of which, have the Birmingham Labour party been prosecuted for electoral fraud yet?

[harold-flashman]

What's that about then?!?

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Written by [tre-cool] on Wed Apr 18 12:10:51 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Met me and my girlfriend had dinner recently with a Met trainee and I asked him about these "quotas" and he assured me that they didn't exist I would rather trust info from the horses mouth than yourself.
[widuran]

Obviously a Met Trainee is more experienced and knowledgeable than the Chief Commissioner, but it was Sir Ian Blair himself who admitted that one.

Do some research - You are embarrassing yourself.

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Written by [Londonerabroad] on Wed Apr 18 12:09:40 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

"The best place to raise a family is somewhere warm and fuzzy. I suggest a sheep farm."
Julie P, Marietta, United States

You're not Welsh by any chance?

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Written by Evan Alaph, Lower Soggybottom, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 10:44:43 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Flashman! That top board is now splattered with your infantile yipping!

Well done little man. You've managed to smear your hateful self-loathing all over what could have been a fun debate.

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Written by Robert Sharr, London, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 11:53:17 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

"After reading a few pages of this HYS its clear that it should be moderated.

BBC, remove all the trash regarding immigration etc ... these are not relevent to the debate what so ever!

clive hamilton,"

Clive - & others of like mind - (Besides the question of freedom of speech) where do you chaps think you are - in the House of Lords or the Oxford Debating Society?

This is a chat-room for heaven's sake - stop taking yourselves and your opinions so seriously, no one else does.

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Written by Dan Dover on Wed Apr 18 12:07:46 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Why did the mods have to remove that post claiming that "you don't see hundreds of thousands of Australian immigrants"? (There are over 400,000, including most of Shepherd's Bush...)

Pure comedy, just the kind of nonsense that shows up the little Englanders for the fact-denying loonies they are.

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Written by [Trompe_Le_Monde] on Wed Apr 18 12:04:18 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

"people have a right ( until the left removes it) to live among people of a similar culture, faith and value system to their own"

No they don't - I suggest you restudy your facts. Or are you another bigoted idiot who can only read sensationalist headlines and not be smart enough to look at the actual truth from figures, facts, and statistics?

It's time that the decent people of Britain took to the streets to show that they will NOT stand for the inherent racism this country holds.

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Written by [harold-flashman] on Wed Apr 18 12:01:18 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

This not a debate about immigration. All your attempts to paint yourself as a gagged hero of free speech are nonsense.

Evan Alaph,

This is a debate about where is a nice place to live.
Places being nice depend on many factors.
Immigration is a factor, and one which people feel strongly about.
This debate is therefore about immigration.

When you go back on to Wiki, can I suggest you look up ‘Logic.’

It's a useful skill to have

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Written by [Trompe_Le_Monde] on Wed Apr 18 11:59:44 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

"Oh you can - and they did.
RIP free speech
[Harry-Flashman]"

Actually, I think you'll find it was me who put in the complaints.

Why?

Because this is a HYS on the best places to bring up a family - NOT "The Bash-an-immigrant" thread.

If you want to speak about that, there are plenty other places to discuss this. I'm not afraid of contrary opinions - but this topic has NOTHING to do with immigration and your vile bigoted views that are a disgrace to the country.

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Written by Kev, North West England on Wed Apr 18 11:59:44 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

The UK has a vibrant diverse culture, great scenery, low crime compared with many countries, a good education system, the NHS and West Ham Utd! You can't beat it!

LiberalLeft AndProud, United Kingdom

Are you sure you are describing the UK? Concreting over the SE, mass immigration causing civil unrest at best and outright hatred at worst, kids who can't read and write, the NHS wasting £12bn on an IT system that doesn't work, is cutting jobs and no better than in 1996? Are you for real?

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Written by It's the Pits, Barkham, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 11:59:41 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

"Thing is Harry many people are sick of every debate being hijacked for whining about tax and immigration. These forums are to discuss different issues not just the maniacal obsessions of the vocal minority. HYS rules made those posts invalid. BBC just followed the clearly stated rules. My posts get pulled just as regularly as the rightwhingers.

LiberalLeft AndProud, United Kingdom"

Taxes and immigration are having a huge impact on our quality of life so are part of the discussion!

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Written by Evan Alaph, Lower Soggybottom, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 11:59:00 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

Harry, it's dead simple.

This not a debate about immigration. All your attempts to paint yourself as a gagged hero of free speech are nonsense.

This is NOT a debate about immigration.

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Written by [Super-Shawty] on Wed Apr 18 12:14:15 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

I had my comment removed , presumably for making reference to family life under labour.

[konini]

No, it was removed because you are stupid!

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Written by Robert Sharr, London, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 12:12:16 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

"The Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party was an autocratic party. This is the complete polar opposite to the communist philosophy. Read wikipedia and learn.
Rufus McDufus,"

Rufus, I'm sorry old man, I know its a common mistake among young people, but if your knowledge of the Nazis (or anthing else for that matter) is as recent and runs no deeper than what you have read on wikipedia, you really shouldn't get involved in arguments on the subject.

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Written by Ranting Armchair Know-it-all, UK on Wed Apr 18 12:11:08 UTC 2007. 4 recommendations.

Harry, you could shoe-horn immigration into a thread about anything.

You bang on abaout free speech but stop the rest of us talking about ANYTHING except your chosen topic!

(and if you want logic, answer this. You know the word-tests psychiatrist use: say a word and the patient says the first word that comes into their heads? Well is it logical to have thought processes like this:

Honda Civic... immigration!
Mobile Phone...immigration!
Coffee Cup... immigration!

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Written by Douglas Lee, London on Wed Apr 18 13:43:13 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

"Not very smart are you dear! You don't want to bring up children in the UK because of foreigners here, so you want to take them to a foreign country! Oh dear, maybe you're not smart enough to bring up children at all. You can get help, you know." Alison Procter, London

Patronising cow!

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Written by Alison Procter, London on Wed Apr 18 10:22:38 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

“As usual, you’ve assumed people who are upset about immigration are racist”.
[Harry-Flashman]

Who used the term ‘racist’? Just you my dear. Why are you so sensitive about it? Are you trying to hide something? I think we should be told. We were all under the impression that you are a loveable old rogue, but maybe there is something darker inside! But seriously, you should try to think before you write. I know you don’t usually, but it might be worth trying for once. Love you lots. XXXXX

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Written by LiberalLeft AndProud, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 14:04:57 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

hence a member of Labour’s front bench admitting that uncontrolled immigration has worsened the quality of life for poor people.
Therefore, posts about immigration are “highly relevant to the particular story or issue at the top

[Harrytreharold the tenth

Gawd! Give it a rest. Evidently many disagree with you. And look! my post is gone. By the way you are misquoting Liam Byrne, he said uncontrolled immigration COULD damage. He didnt say we have uncontrolled immigration now.

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Written by [squashedpea] on Wed Apr 18 13:53:19 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

I looked at your comment and i reckon you come from Dork..ing, am i right?

Jabba DeHutt

*wipes tears from eyes*
I laughed so hard at your comment, a little bit of pee came out!

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Written by [neworldorder], Withernsea, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 13:45:49 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

That means entitles people to talk about what they like or dislike about the place they live and factors affecting the quality of life. One is immigration, hence a member of Labour’s front bench admitting that uncontrolled immigration has worsened the quality of life for poor people.

Therefore, posts about immigration are “highly relevant to the particular story or issue at the top

[Harry-Flashman]

But they upset Philby and his Lefty sympathisers

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Written by [Harry-Flashman] on Wed Apr 18 13:49:06 UTC 2007. 3 recommendations.

[Harry-Flashman]

But they upset Philby and his Lefty sympathisers
[neworldorder],

The excellent ‘M.A.S.H.’ series of books used to refer to the ‘Goofus McDuff test.’
GMD was an apparently inteligent doctor who when asked for an opinion would do all the reading, study all the information, and come up with exactly the wrong answer.

Philby is my version of Goofus McDuff.

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Written by This comment is fully endorsed by, the BBC, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 13:34:45 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Its official....the reason I'm a nutter has absolutely nothing to do with where I was brought up....in the dead centre of the Numero uno top spot for child rearing.....though I would question the affordable family housing stat. It may be affordable if you live somewhere average. I moved out after having been reared and have never been able to afford to move back. This survey is only likely to make hat situation worse.

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Written by Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, Vostok 1 on Wed Apr 18 10:25:49 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Here we go again.

immigration immigration immigration

BORING!

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Written by [caltech1] on Wed Apr 18 10:38:09 UTC 2007. 188 recommendations.

So are you "always being mugged or raped" by Jamaicans and "Kosovon's"?

Dan Dover

No, but people in my area are, I am big enough and ugly enough to look after myself, are you?

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Written by Louis cannell, Northampton, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 13:49:28 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Now print the numbers of asylum seekers migrants and illegal immigrants and PC brigade lunatics in the same area I don't think anyone would be surprised!

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Written by JB Haybee, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 13:43:13 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Its gone downhill where I live because of immigrants. They have slightly lower standards. Oh, this isn't a racist comment by the way. Its not even my opinion. Its a true fact.Used nappies slung in their and mine front gardens. Sitting outside drinking alcohol until physically sick. Rubbish strewn everywhere, the list goes on.

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Written by atomjohn lee, derby, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 13:54:44 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

On my way to work I go through two places where kids might be embarassed to grow up - Penistone and Upperthong.......

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Written by technoscum london, england on Wed Apr 18 13:52:40 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

Everyone look at my comment. This is my comment. Look at it.

Dave Nixon

I looked at your comment and i reckon you come from Dork..ing, am i right?

Jabba DeHutt

Nah, hes from Barking (Mad)

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Written by [squashedpea] on Wed Apr 18 13:45:12 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Everyone look at my comment. This is my comment. Look at it.

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Written by [kimba21], United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 13:40:31 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

"All these comments about immigrants, I actually find the english born-and-bred chavs that are running around more of a bother than any immigrant.
I would rather bring a child up in a house full of immigrants that around some of the nasty english people around.
Lauren Hudson, Romford, United Kingdom"

I couldn't possibly agree more!

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Written by Stephen Gash, Carlisle England on Wed Apr 18 19:30:31 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

It's no wonder Scotland is a good place to bring up children with all the English money thrown up there.

The Scottish national persona is Hamish MaCakeneatit - except of course they're having their cake and eating England's.

The two people making sure Scotland is in fine fettle for its impending independence, while England is being run down, are M.T. Yerwallet and Phil McSporran.

Alex Salmond delayed the independence referendum for three years so that even more English money flows north

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Written by Twelve foot Snowman, London, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 11:16:42 UTC 2007. 0 recommendations.

Nowadays with the world population boom about to get very dangerous I would suggest the elite of us up tools and go and colonize Mars where we can raise our children safely.

And we won't have to put up with immigrants or leftys!

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Written by Rufus McDufus, London, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 11:36:45 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

"That would be the Hitler who was the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party

[always_pulled_off]"

The Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party was an autocratic party. This is the complete polar opposite to the communist philosophy. Read wikipedia and learn.

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Written by LiberalLeft AndProud, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 11:53:19 UTC 2007. 1 recommendations.

RIP free speech - can't wait for the election, unless NuLab rig that one again like they trialed in Birmingham

[Harry-Flashman]

Thing is Harry many people are sick of every debate being hijacked for whining about tax and immigration. These forums are to discuss different issues not just the maniacal obsessions of the vocal minority. HYS rules made those posts invalid. BBC just followed the clearly stated rules. My posts get pulled just as regularly as the rightwhingers.

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Written by [loyallittleenglander], Bradford, United Kingdom on Wed Apr 18 12:06:43 UTC 2007. 3 recommendations.

Have you apologized to the police for falsely accusing them of only employing black and asian people?

[widuran]

Why should he, its true

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