My advice lay off the cat nip for breakfast.
In national accounts social benefits to households are broken down into two distinct categories: social benefits other than social transfers in kind; and social transfers in kind. The former transfers are typically in cash and so allow households to use the cash indistinguishably from other income, whereas transfers in kind are always related to the provision of certain goods or services (predominantly health care and education), and so households have no discretion over their use. Social benefits other than social transfers in kind may be further broken down into two key components: pensions benefits and non-pensions benefits. The latter consists of cash transfers made by government or by non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs) to households to meet their financial needs in case of unexpected events, such as sickness, unemployment, housing, education or family circumstances. The relevant indicators (social benefits other than social transfers in kind, and social transfers in kind) are measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). All OECD countries compile their data according to the 2008 System of National Accounts (SNA).
Okay we have got the explanation out of the way and where does that leave the UK?
Not in a very good place it appears. In fact in terms of overall spending the UK comes in at:
| 17 |  United Kingdom | 20.6 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 19.4 | 17.7 |
And who are above us?
| Country | 2019 | 2016 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 31.2 | 31.5 | 30.7 | 28.7 | 27.5 |
| 2 |  Belgium | 28.9 | 29.0 | 28.3 | 25.3 | 23.5 |
| 3 |  Finland | 28.7 | 30.8 | 27.4 | 23.9 | 22.6 |
| 4 |  Italy | 28.2 | 28.9 | 27.6 | 24.1 | 22.6 |
| 5 |  Denmark | 28.0 | 28.7 | 28.9 | 25.2 | 23.8 |
| 6 |  Austria | 26.6 | 27.8 | 27.6 | 25.9 | 25.5 |
| 7 |  Sweden | 26.1 | 27.1 | 26.3 | 27.4 | 26.8 |
| 8 |  Germany | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.9 | 26.3 | 25.4 |
| 9 |  Norway | 25.0 | 25.1 | 21.9 | 20.7 | 20.4 |
| 10 |  Spain | 23.7 | 24.6 | 25.8 | 20.4 | 19.5 |
| 11 |  Greece | 23.5 | 27.0 | 23.8 | 20.4 | 18.4 |
| 12 |  Portugal | 22.6 | 24.1 | 24.5 | 22.3 | 18.5 |
| 13 |  Luxembourg | 22.4 | 21.8 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 18.6 |
| 14 |  Japan | 21.9 | ||||
| 15 |  Slovenia | 21.2 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 21.4 | 22.4 |
| 16 |  Poland | 21.1 | 20.2 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 20.2 |
And who is at Number 1?
France.
Why is is this important?
It reveals that the reason immigrants come to the UK whilst passing through France has noting to do with how generous we are and has to do with language and family ties. English is a much more international parlance than French and thus by colonising many parts of the world we created a situation where many are attracted to the UK so that they can communicate.
For those who have a big dollop of dogma with their catnip breakfast
Oh and before many stsrt saying that UK takes too many people in
The wonder is that more people are not trying to escape the UK not try to get in.
Oh wait! Until Covid came along and that is exactly what was happening. Although the net immigration is on the rise the key reasons for this are Ukrainian refugees, Covid-19, displacement due to NATO bombing and state interference and of course Tory Brexit.
Number of emigrants leaving the United Kingdom from 1991 to 2020, by citizenship (in 1,000s)
| Year ending | British | |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2019 | 131 | |
| Q1 2019 | 130 | |
| Q4 2018 | 125 | |
| Q3 2018 | 121 |
The rest is propaganda to fool the walking dead.
Douglas James
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