Yeah it's a good story.

i'm imaging he was a complex character, not just a scally

Well they do seem obsessed with Germany, it's true.

But instinctively I don't believe it's a cold calculation about benefits. More like they believe Germany is a rich, fair and civilised country. Good place for the educated to be. You don't have to be the mayors brother in law to get a job. I'd head there for sure.


 

Given that the schengen agreement is still technically in place, I wonder why they don't just register where they are, avoid dragging their weary families through hell, and when the dust has settled, go wherever they want in a slightly more orderly manner?

Maybe under that under that kind of pressure, you just want to finish the job you started many months ago. You've already gone though hell, don't quit now, get to the end. That, or the Hungarians actually are relatively hostile to immigrants. It's hard to fault them on how they've dealt with the current crisis. They're clearly just trying to do the right thing. But no one knows what it is.

gene pool-wise ...  on first impressions, these people look like they would be a welcome addition to your average UK council estate. 

I don't think the numbers = islamification of EU. And we need supply of workers to keep the show on the road, pay for us in our old age etc.