I would imagine their spending plans will come under VERY close scrutiny as we approach the next election. The situation, as I see it, is pretty dire and the electorate look as though they will find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place. On the one side a party offering, probably what it can't afford and on the other a continuation of what has been on offer and worse. The post-Brexit Britain, under the Tories, risks being one where public services will continue to be sold off or put out to private contracts. Taxes will be slashed but you'll have to pay for decent services. Hygene standards risk being lowered in order to secure new deals. Workers rights will likely be reduced and investment will be encouraged without too much regard as to where it's coming from. The rich will likely continue to get richer and the poor poorer. Opportunities will almost certainly be there but the safety net won't. I suppose it depends what kind of society you want to live in. It looks as though one extreme or the other will be on offer, with no middle ground.............good luck!This is what is worrying for May and co, the fact that Corbyn and co are promising plenty which the gullible are being lured into believing to secure their vote. Yet to see anything to convince me how they're going to pay for what they're shouting about. And that is the whole problem with this country and its politics - Labour dish it out to all and sundry, and the Conservative try and rein the finances in.
Those entering the country without documents are classed as illegal and that status remains until they claim refugee status; which is usually at either point of entry or when "discovered". Their claims can take many years to process and they are entitled to entitled to claim benefits all the while that goes on. If accepted they can continue claiming or get a job, or often both. If their claim is rejected they ought to be removed from the UK but very often disappear and try to start claiming under a new name or a false identity. Plus there are the visa overstayed and the holiday visa people who are entitled to work but do black market stuff. The benefits in the UK are more than in comparable UK countries and many more persons have a smattering of English language than other tongues, all makes the UK a destination of choice.
