Hi guys,

I've been thinking about how to respond to some of the posts on this thread in a polite and civil manner, but as each message becomes ever more hysterical and irrational, I think I'll say just this.

I lived for 55 years as a not white mixed race male in Britain. I served 25 years in the London Fire Brigade before resigning. I no longer live in the UK because of the hateful language that was screamed into my face on an almost weekly basis. Mostly by people expressing the same views as some of the posters on this thread. I genuinely wish some of you could live in Britain as a none white  to experience what it is like to be regarded as an immigrant in the UK, you would then be able to contrast it with life here as an immigrant, no comparison! believe me.

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Regards John

PS Pondgirl, you should call yourself flintygirl, (top girl anyway! ;))