On the immigration issue: if Britain isn't attractiver to immigrants why is there a camp at Calais?

On the question of where is Britain headed. The problem is that for various reasons the manufacturing base that underpins the economy has been eroded at the same time as countries abroad are expanding their manufacturing capacity. We are now in the position that we have to compete with countries with lower costs, which can be due to lower wage levels and standard of living, or to having more modern plant rather than older plant that's been updated.
But, unfortunately, people's expectations have not fallen to match the fall in real national income.