Philippe Legrain

Is Britain full?

The Times asked a number of people, including me, whether Britain is full. 

The country's supposed overpopulation is now the argument of choice for opponents of immigration, many of whose real objection to having more foreigners around is cultural. 

After all, Manhattan, Paris and Kensington & Chelsea are the most densely populated areas of the US, France and the UK respectively, yet they are hardly hellholes.

Read the full article here:

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article7028212.ece

Spain attracts most immigrants in EU in 2007

Net immigration to the EU - immigrants less emigrants - was 1.9 million in 2007, according to Eurostat. Since the EU population is just shy of 500 million, the immigration rate was 0.38%.

Spain had the highest level of net immigration: 702,000; Italy was second, with 494,000; Britain third, with 175,000. The Netherlands experienced net emigration, with 1,600 more people leaving than arriving.