//If they live in the UK, I would think it fair that the benefits we are all entitled to and take for granted should be theirs equally.//
Depends really. Do you think it is fair, for example, that those who have been arriving in their hundreds – in fact thousands – in rubber boats over the past few months, should share equally in “the benefits we are all entitled to and take for granted”? My view is that no, they don’t.
This, of course, may simply be me demonstrating the “cultural inculcation” (thanks for explaining it to us – I’m sure none of us knew what it was) which you believe is excessive on this site. It could equally be a very valid question about your belief that anybody who lives here is entitled to share in the country’s ample benefits. Now I’m not saying the Poles, who arrived here in good faith by legitimate channels are not entitled to share in the country’s undoubted advantages. But it is surely too simplistic to automatically bestow those benefits which others have paid for on those who simply pitch up on these shores in a dinghy just because “they live here.”
I’d be interested in your views on this point but if you feel your skills and abilities would be wasted on such a topic, I’ll quite understand. It’s a shame that AB will have to do without your two and a bit contributions each week, especially in view of the skills and abilities you bring to us all. Still, I’m sure you’ll provide us with details of where we can find your podcast before you go. You can then speak whilst we all listen intently. Far more satisfying than the tiresome business of engaging with people who might perhaps not agree with you.