Oh absolutely. But chucking in some casual racism ( and thousands of ridiculous articles about Harry and Meghan) is a timely distraction from having to talk about the energy crisis, the cost of living crisis and the utter ineptitude of the government,Are people really worried or thinking about the "migrant crisis" right now?
I'm going to put my neck on the line and say energy bills, inflation and strikes are more important.
In the few weeks the word "migrant" hasn't been splashed all over headlines, you'd think it was "crisis" over because no one is talking about it. Funny that.
Horrendous. It's freezing. Those poor people.There's news coming in a migrant boat capsizing in the Channel.
I don't know what the answer is to this. How on earth do you stop people getting in a boat and into the water? It's impossible to police. The numbers required to police and patrol the beaches would be impracticable.Horrendous. It's freezing. Those poor people.
God how absolutely terrible. Those poor, poor people.There's news coming in a migrant boat capsizing in the Channel.
Create a way for people to claim asylum in the UK from elsewhere would be one way to cut down on these numbers.I don't know what the answer is to this. How on earth do you stop people getting in a boat and into the water? It's impossible to police. The numbers required to police and patrol the beaches would be impracticable.
That’s what these new measures are ( supposedly) going to tackle.Surely the governments both side of the channel should do more to prevent this. Where is the intelligence? Arrest the people smugglers.
Jeepers Monga, no wayThat’s what these new measures are ( supposedly) going to tackle.
Do you remember the Romanian people traffickers that used to drive women and children from the ROI to the north daily to beg on the streets from morning till night , toddlers and kids as old as 10/11 stuffed into carry cots and plied with vodka so they didn't wake up , it's a terrible existence for them at least the police and courts put a stop to it in our town but god only knows what became of those people then .
They are safe in France but they are fed lies and unrealistic promises made. They are also forced onto the boats by the traffickers by saying if you don't go now you've missed your chance. These people have paid thousands. Some even pay for a 'premium' service. They do as they're told.Someone in the facebook comments to an article commenting on it going why cant they stay where they're safe and warm I couldn't even be arsed to agure with thick twats like that its obviously not safe if they're trying to come here in a cold snap
I don't underestimate the power of confirmation bias or receiving your information from a bubble but it actually scares me that a grown man, who's made enough career moves to become MP and make decisions on the behalf of the public, couldn't see that the narrative around migrants is hugely exaggerated and biased.Blimey. An MP admitting he was wrong.
( Albeit an MP who crossed the floor from Tory to Labour )
MP Christian Wakeford apologises for asylum seeker comments
Exclusive: Ex-Tory who defected to Labour says constituents opened his eyes to hardship faced by claimantswww.theguardian.com
“Speaking in a Westminster Hall debate on asylum seeker employment and the cost of living crisis he has sponsored on Wednesday, Wakeford will say: “I want to go on record and say what I said 18 months ago was wrong and I am sorry for saying it.
“Every week, government uses scapegoats and as we continue to see even yesterday, asylum seekers have been one for this government for far too long. I am sorry for playing into that narrative. These people aren’t arbitrary numbers for newspaper editors to froth at the mouth about and stoke the fire of intolerance.
“They are human beings who have hopes and dreams, for them and their children, they want a good education, to live life without fear of persecution.”
Dreadful fella, the epitome of 'self-serving'. No wonder he changed sides ... the writing is on the red wall so to speak.I don't underestimate the power of confirmation bias or receiving your information from a bubble but it actually scares me that a grown man, who's made enough career moves to become MP and make decisions on the behalf of the public, couldn't see that the narrative around migrants is hugely exaggerated and biased.
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