The world we live in can only be described as a metropolis now so wherever you go, there will be people from various cultures around you (with some exceptions).

I am an opponant of those who stand for 'PC' culture, and I think that any semblance of racism coming from white people is nearly always blown out of proportion.

But what he says is still absolute tosh...an Irish immigrant to England who's spent his last few years living in Rome or LA speaking out against immigration - it's not that he's racist, he's just a hypocritical fool!

James, Southend,

What has he said that's wrong? Stop getting so wound up and looking for any excuse to be 'outraged'. Why ca n't people talk about immigration without being labelled racist? And I find the fact that the papers keep mentioning the fact that his parents were Irish ever so patronising. Actually, maybe the papers are racist - 'how dare he talk about immigration when he's an immigrant! He should have no opinions and be grateful that he was allowed to live here in the first place'.

Richard, Manchester,

At least somebody's prepared to say it.

By incompetence, by neglect and perhaps by design, a new demographic reality has been created in England by politicians who've never had the courtesy nor the courage to declare their intention.

Which of us voted for the policy of "multi-culturalism"? In whose manifesto did it first appear? Who among us subscribed to the notion that a 10% tranche of society should catalize a change in the culture and character of the whole? Does not a majority govern a society?

We have rich strains of diversity in this society, but we are not a 'multi-cultural nation'. We are an overwhelmingly Anglo-Saxon, Christian-identifying society - by a vast margin. At present, to imply that England is a melting-pot society is to willfully mislead.

I disagree with Morrissey in one respect. You do not 'have to say goodbye to the England you once knew'. You just have to reclaim it. And that, I might add, has nothing to do with racism.

g harris, london, england

He is spot on.The country I loved and was broughtup in no longer exists,.We have been invaded again Just so sad .Why did we ever stop border controls.
tony dorset.

tony, dorchester,

I have yet to see a good argument for "more people chasing fewer resources"! Only an idiot would assert that immigrants do not depress wages and undercut native workers, the law of supply and demand at work. One would note that slaves also worked harder and longer for less, but I doubt that's an argument for a return to slavery. It makes little sense for a society to strive for quality of life if its immigration policies make it simple and lucrative for another society to just come on in and take what they want. Indeed, the probability of spreading democracy and economic equity to other nations would be impossible so long as it remains faster, easier, and more lucrative to "slip across the border" and take advantage of others largess. The problem with open borders is that immigrants never leave their society or culture behind, ergo, receiving nations sooner, rather than later, become no better then the sending nations.

Ed Weirdness, Mesquite, Tx

The only accents I hear where I live are australian or south african

John W, London,

the british have changed the character of countries like new zealand, australia, northern america and rest of world, will all those who say morissey is right say what the british dis was wrong. will all the white immigrants to those countries and other parts of the world come back to britain.

rajan mathew, birmingham, united kingdom

Morrisy is spot on
If the mealy mouthed lying politicians woke up and admitted the truth this woukd be a far better country.
I went to my local shopping cente....no Father Christmas Grotto or Nativity scene.....bloody penguins on an igloo.
Where has our magic gone .....my grand children will never see it or experience it. Thats part of our identity.
England does not exist any more

Steve....Shropshire

Steve, Ludlow,

Well I can't stand his music but he's spot on with this! totally agree with that

geoff, london,

This is terrible and you are all RACIST.

Now can I have my pay rise and 40/60ths pension please... I promise to inform...

Local/Central Govt Employee, South West, UK

Putting down the English is racism, so please refrain.

Morrisey is a musician millionaire with no idea what life is actually about - please put him in the news so sales of old albums go through the roof and buy him a new pad .

Gary, Amsterdam,

Morrissey is correct,we left England for the same reasons and most English people that we have met here in New Zealand feel the same.The truth hurts......and I bet that the NME will have its biggest selling issue with Morrissey on the cover again.

Mark Farmer, Dunedin, New Zealand

In 1940 the Germans should have laid down their weapons and military uniforms and emigrated en masse to the UK. They could have taken the country easily, without bloodshed by saying they were asylum seekers.
This immigration tidal wave is not old empire "payback"-it's from everywhere. The Germans couldn't force their way in, but the entire world can walk in if you have a treasonous government beholden to unscrupulous businessmen seeking cheap labour and Labour PC commissars seeking immigrant votes, that lets them.

James, Enfield, London

Well I can't stand his music but he's spot on with this!

Ken Chadwick, Chorley, UK

No Peach...... accents don't bother the majority but handing out benefits and millions in 'one off' asylum payments, ( like £4,500 to 'do up' a house), does. The indigenous British have worked hard for many years to see their taxes, ( amongst the highest in the world), frittered away on foreigners. How happy would you like us to be?

Judy , Liverpool, england

Ian , Palma , Spain
1- Don't you think their are too many Brits in Spain. I mean they all cluster around one place, many don't speak the lingo and inflate the housing markets. They too have their own schools.
2- Well most of the immigration to New Zealnd is from the polynesian islands ie the group of people who were there 1st! I suggest if the europeans don't like it they should be the ones to leave!

Raymond, Liverpool, UK

Whatever he said, he is 100% spot. Bravo to him and heart warming to know so many of you out there feel the same way (of sorts). Why oh why does nobody say what we all believe without fear of being labelled. In one generation we have seen our society, way of life and whatever sense of 'community' there was just those few years ago, eroded by way too much immigration. Too much change (and rarely for the better) way too soon. Here the area has changed beyond recognition and the pace of change is disturbing. But it continues unabated and often applauded by those with hidden agendas. I expect Paul Boateng will have much to say on the matter. What can we do to stop this relentless tide of change...?

Mr James, Sutton, Surrey

there is nothing racist about stating the obvious.
yet again another tired publication hoplessly trying to keep up with a youth generation.
nme changes its opinions to suit, if having skin heads and trapsing down high streets of england chanting racist anthems became popular they would be the first to have a picture of the band screw driver on the cover.
pouncing on a few statements out of a whole interview and spin doctoring them to form a racist character profile is not only damaging to a person who is obviously ademently anti racist, its also boring and sad that they did it to obviously make headlines and sell magazines. you'd expect more from a publication that strives to go against the norm but fails.

Morrissey has also been quoted as saying "If I am racist then the Pope is female. Which he isn't,"

tom gould, Uttoxeter,

What is "being British"? Through the ages, we have seen British culture change from Celts, to Vikings, to Romans, to Saxons. In the last two centuries, Britain has successfully spread (some would say, impose) its culture to every corner of the world. In return, we have enriched our land with some of the cultures that we assimulated into the commonwealth.

The world is simply getting smaller. It must be hard for those not able to shake off the village mentality.

John C, Cheshire,

Sadly, we are not allowed to be British and have our own views anymore. Being proud to be British does not make you a racist and the sooner the powers that be realise that the better.

Roger T, Nottingham, UK

Immigration wouldn't be an issue if people assimilated instead of demanding that everyone change for THEM.

MaureenB, London,

I am an immigrant doctor working so hard in England and feel so unwelcomed because of what is going on these days. I dont claim benifits...I pay my taxes and I dont plan to marry a local lass to dilute the culture..I am fine with local accents and I am sure there are millions of local people whom one could find to converse with ( in the local dialect).
I am still not sure why people are so bothered by other languages or accents....does it make their lives so miserable?

peech, bristol,

He's right. The PC brigade have gone so over board you can be branded as racist for handing out Christmas cards at work... someone wake me up from this PC nightmare.

Future generations will look back and call us absolute plonkers for bending over backwards to welcome people... WRONG! They come here, then they learn our language and deal with our customs... not the other way round! I never thought I would say this but I really hope for a Tory government to sort out this PC mess Labour have allowed to occur.

Graeme, Edinburgh,

Morrisey is right. He speaks his mind and I agree with him. Integration in the key word here. There appears to be a lack of integration in this country. This is a Christian country and our Christian values should never be undermined. I'm not saying that immigrants should all become Christians just celebrate your religion in private and stop pushing it down our Christian throats. We can't even celebrate Christmas anymore without us being told that it would offend other religions. Well if you don't like it you should go back to your home land or learn English so that you can communicate properly let us be us without having to look over our shoulders all the tine in fear of ofeending. Learn to integrate! You are living in England, the least you can do is try to fit in and let us get on with our own lives.

J Winder, Manchester, Lancashire

“he’s certainly not speaking for us now”. - NME

Morrisey might not be speaking for the En-em-y but he is certainly speaking for most normal English, Scottish, and Welsh people. Actually, his views are mild compared with the norm. The British establishment is utterly out of contact with the indigenous populations. There is a crisis of legitimacy and, sooner or later, there will be civil conflict. Something must give. The eyes of the world are upon us.

Ivor, Plymouth, England

Be the change that you want to see in the world - Mahatma Ghandi.

Don't run away to another country...

Victoria, London,

While I'm not a fan of Morrissey I agree completely with what he's saying and salute his courage in saying it considering how easy it is to be 'racist' these days. At the end of the day if we want to defend our country and way of life we have to stand up and say these things

Rob, Wallasey,

Yet again the British press jumps down the throat of any celebrity who dares to voice an opinion that goes against the bland, naive political 'correctness' we are all being force-fed.
Nowhere in the article does he claim to hate foreign people. He acknowledges his Irish ancestry frequently, and has often referenced it in his lyrics, yet it seems his crime is to voice his nostalgia for a time when Britain/England had a stronger national identity. I emigrated to Britain as a child and am of half British, half European parentage. But I'm not offended by Morrissey's words, and as the days go by I find myself inclined to agree with him. The NME conveniently forgets Morrissey's devotion to his Latino fanbase and chooses to interpret the singer's comments as bigoted. Then again, this is the magazine that construes a Union Jack as a sign of racism. But nowadays the problem is that we don't know what Britain is anymore. And immigration is a contributing factor in the loss of national identity.

Claudia Keilty, Newcastle Upon Tyne,

Also, to people who can't read: Morrissey doesn't live in the USA, he lives in Rome.
I'd also suggest people went out and bought the NME and read the article for themselves without assuming that he said he wouldn't live in the UK 'because of immigration'. He actually cited his reason as being 'Britain's a terribly negative place. And it hammers people down and it pulls you back and it prevents you.'
Further on in the article, he concedes that because he would like the freedom to go around the world, one would have to allow others the same freedom. So he isn't being ignorant and hypocritical.
He also states 'the more I travel the more I love the world as a whole'.
But, as I said, go out and read the full article for yourselves so that you get the facts right before diving in with PC pomposity.
Cheers.

Claudia Keilty, Newcastle Upon Tyne,

You can't just see this from one point of view.

Firstly, yes, our government is to blame for being so encouraging of mass immigration. That's why our country has changed.

But secondly, if you were somebody poor from another country, and you saw England had opened it's doors to you, for a better life and better prospects - would you honestly say "Oh no, I'll stay here in squalor. I don't want Britain to lose their national identity." Rubbish. You'd move.

So, wheras I don't necessarily agree with what the goverment has done, certainly in as far as giving so many benefits to immigrants, I don't think you can blame the actual immigrants.

And morrissey is one to talk. Fancy living abroad in the USA and Rome, then having the balls to criticize immigration. -I think you'll find if you go to many major cities in the USA, they are very culturally diverse. But else where in the USA this may nnot be so apparent, because the country is bigger and they have more space. Unlike the UK.

David, Southampton, England

I forgot to add - I have many polish friends in my city. (I'm English) but I have found them a much warmer, embracing people than the English themselves. They are also very hard working, more so than most of my english friends. And I have yet to meet a foreigner "chav."

David, Southampton, England

The trouble with the immigration debate is that it has been hijacked by the far right.We are also told it is good for the economy.Who's exactly?Not mine or the the majority I fear Just the super rich i think

steve johnson, leics, england

It is political correctness that was thinned out British identity, i have no problem with immigrants in the country, its just that sadly nowadays i think that most migrants come here to take off the country and not give back. People come to England to have an "easy life" with lots of pay compared to what the can get in there original country. That and our benefits system, who can really blame them though. I do believe it is eroding our society though, all i hear when in London nowadays is Eastern European languages.

barry, york, yorkshire

america a melting pot grow up people one of most segrated(the hood,latin quarter e.t.c) countrys in the world just take a look of america,s murder rates???ooh yes britain really needs to be like the great USA all white picket fences where everyone gets along!!!!!

chris groves, middlesbrough, cleveland

What exactly is the problem with immigration? People who work harder for longer for less money?
'Stealing our jobs'? The only jobs 'stolen' are the ones that british people lining up at the jobcentre have too much 'pride' to do.
Morrissey doesnt even live in our country. He has infact emigrated to America. So why shout his big mouth off again about 'Britishness' when he would rather live in a different country anyway.

Max, Truro, Cornwall

What a load of pathetic rubbish Slavery etc ,so the English should all go to Rome to get their own back for what the Romans did to the native English.
English should go to Germany to be housed for the bombed out buildings from WW2 in London etc.England owes nothing

Mick Uk, UK, UK

Having left England 25 years ago when we saw our local schools turning into immigrant ghettos' I have to say it now looks a sad place.
Heathrow airport is a slum, as we witnessed while transiting in November , not a joke.. We watch as New Zealand falls into the same trap and I believe (uncontrolled/out of control) immigration is a bad thing, 10 out of 10 to the Muslims- 0 for the Government !
Even the exited states now has a problem with millions of illegals.
Last Brit please please turn the lights off...

Ian , Palma , Spain

Typical of an IrishBrit immigrant abroad long enough to imagine the sun shining in the homeland, when in fact it is mostly cloudy and grey and pouring rain! Thats why he emigrated and hundreds of thousands like him! Thanks to all peoples of East Europe and Asia that have bothered to move to the UK and will make these isles a more colorful and prosperous homeland for exiles to revisit.

Edward O'Hara, Horsholm, Denmark

Irrespective of his opinion morrisey is factually incorrect. Germany has an enourmous immigrant population.

chris walker, york,

He's only saying what most of us are thinking , Well done ,
What other country in the world can you go tocross into it's borders and have everything given to you house car the lot and not one penny paid into the country , and cant even speak the native tonque , wake up britain

Ron Sealey , Croydon , England

He's right!

john, London, UK

Morrissey is right, english culture is dying right in front of us. Every official communication sent out has to be in many languages. Where is the social cohesion in all this. You end up with a nothing. It's the death of a culture which had more to give. A diluted fragmented cultural identity, is a loss for all those who participate in it.

Michael, Birmingham, England

I agree with every word he said. This is no longer our country.

jack cooper, Glasgow, Scotland

The man is right. The politicians have destroyed this green and pleasant land forever. Now we can't even walk our streets at night as they're not safe. Stop immigration now and get the illegals out now. We're much too soft.

Ian, Benfleet, UK

What Morrissey is saying is exactly what most British people are saying. A blind person could see that the country is changing, and sadly it doesn't seem to be for the better.

I get on the train to and from work and the only time I hear the English language spoken is when the school children get on. Now just thinking about that depresses me.

Why is it when someone tries to defend and speak up about the problems that face this country they are overlooked or/and unheard or told to shut up. The people who really care about this country and know what needs to be changed are those that keep quite, so it's about time someone spoke up.

Why can't someone's love for something last forever and not in the past, degrading to only a distance memory? Britain has change, and for what? Money? What a lot of good that does.

Morrissey has only stated the truth, and to some the truth hurts.

Billy, London, UK

To argue that he is wrong about the effects of immigration to the UK because his parents were immigrants themselves is completely illogical. Many people in the immigrant communities recognise that enormous strain is being placed on our public services and upon social cohesion as a result of the open borders policy imposed by the EU and the failure of this Government to protect our security. The present and projected population growth is economically unsustainable. When non-integrated British citizens wish to plant bombs to kill other Citizens, it might be a signal to recognise the painful realities of contemporary Britain. To continue to censor debate on this issue in case it offends , means we will fail to face up to problems , let alone find solutions- and that is the road to hell.

Timothy J Perkins, Manchester, UK

Morrissey is right. He is saying what the majority of people in this country think, but of course dare not say. The moment you criticize immigration policy you are branded a racist. O vocal minority has run the rule over the silent majority. Our culture is gradually being eroded but no one will say anything.

Mark, Leeds, England

i was recently in Dublin and they have the same problem. It is a shame when you go into an Irish shop or bar and are served by Chinese, Polish, Croatians etc. I felt like Ireland was loosing it culture.

eddie, Marncheste,

I may not agree with everything Morrissey has said- I am a huge fan of his but I think he has just done what he always tends to do and exagerated, he interviews badly- but I do think that he has every right to say what he thinks. It's hardly an Enoch Powell style 'Rivers of Blood' speech, if you read the NME interview. He does make some very valid points, but those of us that love Morrissey know that he's a showman; it's all bravado. He blows things up, says bizarre things and is just outlandish. For heavens sake, wasn't he once quoted as saying that long hair on men was an offence that should be punished by death? I don't recall that being taken so seriously that it became an item on 'Question Time'!

Laura Susan Arnold, London, UK

Morrisey sounds like he is holding back and I suspect that what he's holding back holds many truths. I have three good friends from school who have left this country in the last twelve months largely on account of these emergent problems with a changing Britain. And if the option to move abroad is not there, the common solution is to move out of towns and cities to spaces where Britain suffers fewer changes. The country is fracturing but we're all to frightened to discuss it out loud. 'Racism', sadly, is on the rise one more.

Chris, Lancashire,

I live in a very small town in the countryside, Immigration plays a vital role here due to lots of seasonal agricultural work,The problem you have is that people are coming primarily to do this seasonal work but are finding they can get better jobs with less manual labour for more money , So then the fruit growers/farmers still struggle to find workers (I know one personally with this problem) and more "main stream" jobs are taken by this over seas work force and in a small place such as mine that prevents local people from working which I think is an issue, Dont get me wrong everyone has a right to a better life and if I was in their situation I can honestly say I would probably do the same, But I firmly believe that we are losing our identity and I also believe the government has a duty to ensure the naitive population are put first

john, somerset, uk

Morrissey is spot on, this once great country is being ruined by mass immigration

Rich, bucks,

From article: “If you travelled to Croatia tomorrow for instance, and walked around Zagreb hearing nothing but Dublin accents, you’d find it shocking.”

Well you can travel around the south coast of spain and hear nothing but English accents.........

Raymond, Liverpool, UK

No one considers that immigration into the UK is a ramification of that wonderful legacy the British gave the world - the combination of slavery and colonialism that gave us the "Empire". Now Empire is striking back and you can't deal with it!

notfromhere, London,

Well, yes, it is true. But have you ever thought of the reason? Any empire eventually gets swallowed up by its colonies (both de jure and de facto ones). Thus, no surprise - history pays back.

Sarah, Baku,

What can you say about this person? Just look up about him on Wikipedia and you'll find this:
"Morrissey was born in Park Hospital, now known as Trafford General Hospital in Davyhulme, on 22 May 1959 to Irish Catholic immigrants. "
"His parents had emigrated to England just before Morrissey's birth, ..."

Also, livinig in Rome now? I'd say he is now immigrant in Italy.

Enough said ...

Petar, Belgrade,

It doesn't matter whether immigrants contribute to the economy or not. Our English culture is being eliminated because there are so many foreigners. I have nothing against them as people, but their presence here in great numbers is damaging our country in ways that mere tax income can never compensate for, unless our culture and tradition is just another commodity up for sale.

Peter, Maidstone,

Morrissey's most telling comment is that Britain is so negative. It 's why I left. The constant moaning and complaining, never seeing the positive. It seems part of the DNA of Britain. It is not immigration, it not politians, it is not the weather and it's not foreigners it's the British themselves. They never see the value of what they already have until it's gone and then they complain its gone.

Ian, Toronto, Canada

Having read the interview , Morrissey has raised some very valid points, like any other British person who wish to retain the British identity and fly the flag proudly to not feel like a foreigner in ones own country but Labour and the PC brigade have already destroyed the "Great" in Britain.

I've also noticed on living short term in a few European cities that each one retained the basic country identity and this to me is part of the travel experience.

I hope I can move to another country so to appreciate and respect that counties identity and laws, since Britain is a dumping ground to which it cant cope, transport, NHS, Schools are overloaded now what will happen if no levels are set in another 5 years.

So again thank-you Morrissey for speaking your mind and using your right for free speach.

Quin, Chester, UK

He's not saying anything that thousands of English people are not already saying, and our politicians are STILL not listening, what have we got to do to stop people pouring in?

Torchy, Romford,

Bob Jones in Portland you had better start taking spanish
lessons.

Jerry Scroggin, Phoenix, Arizona/USA

So Morrissey, a Brit, son of Irish immigrants, who lives in America, is saying he won't live in Britain 'cause of immigrants?

Whatever. I'll be glad to completely see the back of our "cultural identity"

Hobolad, Liverpool,

What exactly is the "British Identity"??
Wales has its own identity, and so does Scotland. There are plenty of European and Eastern immigrants in these nations as well.

As usual "Britain" means England. So what is the traditional English identity? To my mind it is a generally an intolerant, unfriendly, aggressive and beer-swilling group of people...or so the papers say.

I find it perplexing that he lives in America, possibly the most diverse country in the Western World...

Ellie, Chester,

Controversy? Identity ? all sounds like rocking roll to me - I think it's so American to dog on opinions...
Does it matter if his word are not put to music ; It's all the same isn't it ..[ sorry not truly a fan ]
I've lived freely around the world for many years , being British is still super cool. Hey lets try to keep it that way!

wah, tampa, USA

As a fifth generation American I wold like to ask that Morrissey pack-up and leave the US since his dubious accent is degrading American streets. Maybe he should go back to England or Ireland or some bland place where is dialect blends in .

Bob Jones, Portland, USA

He lives in America - they have immigration problems of their own.

As for a loss of an English identity - may I suggest he goes beyond London as its still pretty much alive in the rest of the country! Try the West Country, try the home counties, try Yorkshire, try Newcastle, try Liverpool... he is being pretty ignorant as there is life outside of London and I hear English accents (which is pretty much all the time where I live).

To the guy in Gilbraltar! Mate, you're next to Spain - its also flooded with immigrants from around the world!

Tony, Bristol,

The point that Morrissey is trying to make is that immigrants in Britain remain immigrants - in the US and elsewhere immigrants tend to assimilate quickly, adopting the customs, language and nationality of their new country. In Britain, they are openly encouraged by the government not to! Hence the lack of a national identity and the creation of multiculturalism. As national identity wanes, immigrants will have even less to assimilate into, while British citizens will start emigrating at a faster rate than they already do. As a Briton who has lived overseas for almost twenty years, I have the experience of watching Britain change from afar - each time I visit it looks and sounds less and less like Britain. My family, who live there, don't notice it in the same way.There is nothing wrong with immigration, but why immigrate if you don't want to embrace your new country? When in Rome, etc...

Damon McElhone, Los Angeles, USA

Morrissey is right.England should stop all immigration now and deport any illegals.

zvonko misovski, warren, usa

I think kaptain is missing the point. If you go to certain parts of London and you are not Asian or black, you are made to feel distinctly unwelcome. You can go street after street in some parts of London where you see no sign of pride in English culture. I am of Indian descent and I know for a fact that English culture is routinely disparaged by the children of immigrants.

Morrisey is right to say an element of Englishness is disappearing. Where immigrants and their children are proud of the national flag and the opportunities that America has given them, in Britain, we are forever told to be sensitive to frankly backward cultural practices.

I love Oasis (and the Smiths), I love English comedy, I love English beer and I love the principles which made this country a safe haven for my parents when they were expelled from Uganda in the 70s. Where kaptain is naiive is his failure to understand the 'changing' culture is more intolerant than the one it leaves behind.

RC, London,

What an idiot. He can't differentiate between cultural identity and nostalgia.

Marco Boi, Hatfield,

"Morrissey, the son of Irish immigrants..."

So he was once an immigrant himself, i see. He was asked if he'd move back to UK? he said, he wouldn't because of the influx of immigration. Wouldn't he be helping his cause by not coming here? Or are immigrants only bad if they have brown skin and/or a different religion? I'm confused.

Mohammed, London, UK

Morrissey is simply describing reality. Those calling him "racist" etc, have a "kill the messenger" problem with reality. Do you people also scream curse words at the sky when it rains?

David Emblin, London, England

As a very long time Morrissey fan coming from New York City, USA... there's no place on earth with more accents of all kinds than in my city. However, major cities such as New York City and Los Angeles will naturally aquire such an influx due to its business economy, job opportunities and reputation. However, majority of America is very American with American accents. It's similar with Great Britain... I think England is pretty English big-time. London however, is very diverse yet still quite English. I get what Morrissey is trying to say which I don't believe has anything to do with racism, I just think he exaggerates. When I'm in London or outside of London, I know without a doubt I am definitely in England... accents and all.

K, NYC, , USA

What he is saying is true. It's not racism and should not be portrayed as such. The level of immigration into the UK has undoubtedly changed the make up of the country. How could it be otherwise? Unfortunately, you are not allowed to mention these things even if they are true for fear of upsetting people. It is an extremely sorry state of affairs and one of the reasons why I also left the UK after being born and bred there. The immigration issue is a difficult one but it has got to the stage where it is impossible even to raise the subject without being declared a racist. That is not a healthy state of affairs

Chris Smith, GIBRALTAR,

Yeah. English culture is changing. We are being overrun by foreigners wishing to take away the glorious peaceful life that once was England.... what a load of rubbish. what about English being spoken in Canada, India, South Africa? How did that happen? The people in Knightsbridge are most probably tourists...

can we please stop exaggerating the 'swamping' of Britain just because there are people of other cultures in this country? most E. European migrants go back home, 90% of other immigrants contribute positively to the economy - they work harder and earn less.

if it's just a case of feeling uncomfortable because there are people of a different colour/origin walking the same streets as you, then just say that and be done with it - it's called prejudice.

kaptain, london,

I love Morrissey. He is a literate lyricist, captivating crooner and master of melancholic and mesmerizing melodies. MOZZ is also a vehement vegetarian and adamant animal rights advocate. If he's based in the United States, then he is way off base for criticizing England's immigration problems. Illegal immigration is a Major problem in the United States, especially, in California.

Brien Comerford, Glenview, Illinois, United States

It sounds to me like Morrisey is actually talking about London's loss of identity. If you walk through your average Yorkshire village, you'll struggle to hear any accent other than Yorkshire.

DO, London, UK

Imagine - a celebrity actually speaking his mind.

let's face the average wannabe nowadays would be scared to speak out on jailing a teacher for giving a name to a bear in case a single records sale dropped.

Good on you Mozza.

dunc, Birmingham, UK

The only thing worth commenting on was that Morrissey doesn't know the difference between England and Britain.

Mike Laughton, Runcorn, United Kingdom

I totally agree with Morrissey , why does it cause controversy to speak the truth? In many major cities the English language is rapidly becoming the minority language.

Gary, Birmingham, England

Most of us would agree with you completely, but some would find you rascist.

Pedro Tam, London, UK

The problem is not the individual immigrant but the sheer number of immigrants. I agree with Morrisy.
The article talks about England and Britain as if the terms are interchangeable. This I find confusing and therefore mildly irritating.

jimbo, Oslo, Norway

Strange to hear an immigrant to another country complaining about immigration in a country he no longer lives in.

I wonder if the people in Los Angeles are tired of hearing his Manc accent? But then America has accpeted others into it's melting pot culture assimilating the best of other cultures as a strength. When backgrounds are celebrated and feted in school carnivals, office parties, neighborhood block parties, etc. What a difference to here.

My naturalisation ceremony to become a British citizen is next week, but I know no one here will ever consider me British.

Christie, Northumberland, UK