jamesedwards wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2026 4:30 pm
tico wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2026 4:24 pm
Some interesting facts there but at the end of the day it shows us how bad the world has become if people are so desperate they risk their lives to get to the UK .
France is a much nicer place to live. 12th on the worldwide ranking for immigrants compared to UK as the 15th.
https://www.remitly.com/us/en/landing/t ... tion-index
The only reason I can see why they take such risk to reach the UK is the language. Perhaps English being the primary global language has become a double-edged sword?
You could be right about that.I think another thing could be visibility . It's easy to see people coming in on dingy's but in places like Italy ,Germany and France ,it's just a case of getting over the land borders.I asked for a comparison with Italy and got this:
No, Italy receives significantly more asylum applications than the UK.
Based on the latest available data, here is the direct comparison:
Time Period Italy UK
Full Year 2025 ~126,600 first-time applications ~82,100 applications (involving ~100,600 people)
2024 (latest annual data) ~151,525 applications (in the year ending June 2025) ~108,138 applications (calendar year 2024)
Per capita (2025) ~256 applicants per 100,000 people ~156 applicants per 100,000 people
Key takeaways:
In total numbers, Italy received about 54% more applications than the UK in 2025.
On a per-capita basis (adjusting for population size), Italy also has a considerably higher rate of asylum seekers than the UK........
Not too sure about the rest of the EU ,but it seems Italy has a higher rate than us.Interesting .
Regards
Tico