Midlife crisis
It does rather but of course they have also committed to reducing the backlog. I assume the thinking is that based on history 95% of the claims from the countries included in the paper exercise are successful so they are probably going to agree most anyway. There's also a possibility that they have cynically assumed that more than 5% of the claimants won't return their form so their claim will be considered 'withdrawn' anyway.The government plan to let 12000 asylum seekers in without face to face assessment, just a questionnaire, seems very off brand.
Similar going on in Dover at the moment, all the papers have picked up on it. Four Afghan boys were arrested after a 15 yr old girl said she was raped, now Patriotic Alternative (I think) are planning a demo and the girls are demonstrating every day in the town. Police havent charged anyone, but it's getting a lot of interest locally. Last thing Dover needs is a Patriotic Alternative rallythis is really local to me and the area is a weird one when it comes to politics. very much scouse identity / fuck the tories / don't buy the sun and one of the safest labour seats in the country, but voted for brexit and ukip got 10% of votes in 2015. not a very diverse area either (literally 98% white) and as of a few years ago we have no further education / A level providers in the whole borough
the 'protests' started after a 25yo asylum seeker approached a 15yo schoolgirl and asked for her number etc, people put two and two together that migrants were being housed in a local hotel and after the police not finding a suspect within days 'took matters into their own hands'. don't even think there was any evidence to suggest the man was part of the hotel group? but might be wrong there.
Patriotic Alternative jumped on it and organised the 'protest', locals joined in thinking it was about paedophilia when that was a thinly veiled attempt at disguising the racist / anti immigrant sentiment the PA push. If it was really about paedophilia, why not protest at ashworth while ian brady was alive? rock up to prince andrew's gates and start a fire there? would they be using one mans behaviour to attack all asylum seekers if they were white or 'palatable' europeans? completely agree that it became a riot.
anyway, thought this twitter thread explained it quite well
Any source for that quote?I was reading today that Boris wants the UK to give Ukraine "all our jets". I'm all for helping as much as we can, but wouldn't that surely leave the UK exposed if we were attacked with nothing to help our own defences?
Any source for that quote?
All the papers have said he said “cut to the chase and give them the planes” nothing about giving them all of our planes which would be very different. Although the quote could be open to some interpretation.
Liz Truss joins Boris Johnson in calling for fighter jets to Ukraine
‘I can’t wait to see fighter jets in Ukraine,’ says former PM in first Commons speech since exit from No 10www.independent.co.uk
Ah thanks, from their article I can't see where they're getting that quote from other than them making it up?Oh crikey it's a while ago now. Let me see if it's on line anywhere. I read the Daily Express and Mr HL The Times so it must have been in one of those. Give me a mo to look.
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He might like to remember that when pressed, Churchill refused to send any fighter planes to France when the Battle of France was going wrong.The only jets that the UK might consider giving to Ukraine is the 'tranche 1' Typhoons due to come out of service in 2025 and actually it's being suggested that these might be modified for an extended service life because we simply don't have enough aircraft. The RAF has already been 'hollowed out' by years of cuts. The idea that we've got aircraft that we don't need is a typically ridiculous comment from Johnson.
They will all copy the first claim that gets granted. How stupidIt does rather but of course they have also committed to reducing the backlog. I assume the thinking is that based on history 95% of the claims from the countries included in the paper exercise are successful so they are probably going to agree most anyway. There's also a possibility that they have cynically assumed that more than 5% of the claimants won't return their form so their claim will be considered 'withdrawn' anyway.
I can’t bear to watch the rancid old bat, so I’m going to take a guess.Whatever has gone wrong, it’s Jeremy Corbyn’s fault.Talking of "nonsensical bollocks" ...
Yes, yet more unparalleled wisdom from Theresa Coffey:I can’t get the meds I need as there’s a shortage but two turnips twice a day should work as well, shouldn’t it?
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