Lincolnshire, Boston

Question 1

lincoln boston

Answer 1

High levels of Eastern European migrants
* According to the 2011 Census, Boston is now home to a higher proportion of eastern European immigrants than anywhere else in England and Wales: 10.6 per cent of the town’s population of 65,000 comes from EU countries such as Poland, Lithuania, Latvia or Romania.
* Many immigrants work in the agricultural sector or in food packaging industries (where a lack of English language skills does not matter). Some locals fear they are taking jobs and keeping wages low. Meanwhile employers, such as farmers, are pleased with the larger workforce available.
* Consequences: Tensions have arisen:
* 2013 - UKIP took 16 seats off the Conservatives in Lincolnshire’s local elections earlier this year, which some attributed to concerns
about the rising migrant population.
* 2013 - A protest to highlight the pressure placed on local services by immigration was held in Boston in November.