Asylum seeker’s accommodation
I think if I were seeking asylum, I'd show some ruddy gratitude and keep my head down. Is their punchy attitude toward this country not indicative of what the future holds? No one is questioning helping sex trafficked females or young children.......that's just the humane thing to do.......but fighting age males who then have the cheek to kick off because we're not doing enough!! How about getting some homeless ex servicemen off the streets? Why is no one saying anything about those countries that refuse to take any asylum seekers? Surely charity begins at home? Silly me, of course it doesn't!
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I sometimes wonder if the women and children are put on first class and business sailings to enhance the pick-up time? All men, Economy, Business some women. First gets a baby. These people are good at human shield work.
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Or maybe not… and I wonder why it is unsuitable.
But surely, there MUST be some other reason why the site is unsuitable, wait ahhhh there it is, ONE MUST PROTECT ONES SEAT.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...-asylum-centre
A Ministry of Defence site that the Home Office is considering using to accommodate asylum seekers has a range of contamination risks including undetonated explosives, ground contamination and asbestos, according to government documents.
The government is considering using the former RAF Wethersfield in north Essex, a 300-hectare (800-acre) airbase first used during the second world war before being taken over by the US air force during the cold war.Along with concerns about the isolated location and lack of support services for asylum seekers at Wethersfield, a report from the MoD states that the cold war munitions store area on the site “is likely to have a high risk of UXOs” – unexploded ordnance. Residents are also concerned about the presence of PFAS, otherwise known as forever chemicals, found in firefighting foam, something used for decades at the base.
The letter said that an extract from a report commissioned by the DIO, dated June 2021, identified an area of Wethersfield airbase with “high risk of ground contamination, asbestos, munitions and UXO costs” and three areas which were “training sites with high risk of contamination”.
The government is considering using the former RAF Wethersfield in north Essex, a 300-hectare (800-acre) airbase first used during the second world war before being taken over by the US air force during the cold war.Along with concerns about the isolated location and lack of support services for asylum seekers at Wethersfield, a report from the MoD states that the cold war munitions store area on the site “is likely to have a high risk of UXOs” – unexploded ordnance. Residents are also concerned about the presence of PFAS, otherwise known as forever chemicals, found in firefighting foam, something used for decades at the base.
The letter said that an extract from a report commissioned by the DIO, dated June 2021, identified an area of Wethersfield airbase with “high risk of ground contamination, asbestos, munitions and UXO costs” and three areas which were “training sites with high risk of contamination”.
But surely, there MUST be some other reason why the site is unsuitable, wait ahhhh there it is, ONE MUST PROTECT ONES SEAT.
Residents, the foreign secretary, James Cleverly – who is also the local MP – and Braintree district council all say the site is an unsuitable place for asylum seekers.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...-asylum-centre
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Ah well, if there is nowhere to put more people in such places, how about the grace and favour PM and cabinet officer's stately retreats?
And Sandringham out of season? Balmoral? Good PR for our leaders.
And Sandringham out of season? Balmoral? Good PR for our leaders.
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The ‘asylum plan’ (?) involves locking up anyone who arrives in the UK and claims asylum without assessing their claim, no matter who.They’ll then try to get rid of them to somewhere like Rwanda, which they cannot do, or deport them to a safe country, which they cannot do, or return them to Europe, which they also cannot do.
The key to the success of this policy lies not in domestic legislation passed in the UK but in international agreements. And that is not in Bravermen’s gift to give.It’s all bullsh1t and bluster to change the conversation away from the massive list of ongoing and prior failures.Once upon a time, it was. Before Brexit, the UK could send people back to countries they passed through on the way here. Now they cannot. It was lost when we left the EU and not one of the people in the scorched-earth hard Brexit movement thought it sensible to try to secure it on the way out.
The key to the success of this policy lies not in domestic legislation passed in the UK but in international agreements. And that is not in Bravermen’s gift to give.It’s all bullsh1t and bluster to change the conversation away from the massive list of ongoing and prior failures.Once upon a time, it was. Before Brexit, the UK could send people back to countries they passed through on the way here. Now they cannot. It was lost when we left the EU and not one of the people in the scorched-earth hard Brexit movement thought it sensible to try to secure it on the way out.
I think if I were seeking asylum, I'd show some ruddy gratitude and keep my head down. Is their punchy attitude toward this country not indicative of what the future holds? No one is questioning helping sex trafficked females or young children.......that's just the humane thing to do.......but fighting age males who then have the cheek to kick off because we're not doing enough!! How about getting some homeless ex servicemen off the streets? Why is no one saying anything about those countries that refuse to take any asylum seekers? Surely charity begins at home? Silly me, of course it doesn't!
This is a national scandal. The current government [which seems not attempt to govern] was elected, inter alia, to sort the illegal immigration. In other words, to defend our borders from arrivals through unauthorised means.
As I understand it, every arrival has passed through a country in which he/she could claim asylum, so for them we are a destination of choice. What not to like?
There are not many do-gooders in the poorer parts of Kent, the do-gooders live in leafy suburbs and cosy villages.
Charity begins at home, and the poor of our country are using community larders of necessity. Our village of 700 houses has a larder that is run by the church and is in constant use, while 21 year old males posing as children with moustaches live in warm hotels, well fed and with cash handouts.
WAKE UP UK, YOU ARE BEING TAKEN FOR SUCKERS.
As I understand it, every arrival has passed through a country in which he/she could claim asylum, so for them we are a destination of choice. What not to like?
There are not many do-gooders in the poorer parts of Kent, the do-gooders live in leafy suburbs and cosy villages.
Charity begins at home, and the poor of our country are using community larders of necessity. Our village of 700 houses has a larder that is run by the church and is in constant use, while 21 year old males posing as children with moustaches live in warm hotels, well fed and with cash handouts.
WAKE UP UK, YOU ARE BEING TAKEN FOR SUCKERS.
Now we have yet another half baked headline grabbing plan being offered so that once again the government can blame its usual bogeymen when it inevitably fails, rather than setting to to clear the backlog. The only thing that is likely to stop the boats is the guarantee of a swift turn round and deportation. That requires a beefed up immigration service, return agreements with other countries and the declaration of a safe and legal route for asylum claims.
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A brief light note.
The Met. Office officially-supplied crayons, Fronts, Lows and Highs for the use of, were shattered through ...... I think they were dropped at Arnhem. Plain uncoloured wood. We had a colour blind forecaster, who shaved a little off the blunt end wrote R, B, P, Y etc as relevant.
So we routinely swapped them for R = yellow, say; B = red .........
Actually not funny because all analysed charts are legal documents and must be preserved for n years. Thus a lot of huffing and puffing putting his immaculate nonsense right.
Confession is good for the soul.
The Met. Office officially-supplied crayons, Fronts, Lows and Highs for the use of, were shattered through ...... I think they were dropped at Arnhem. Plain uncoloured wood. We had a colour blind forecaster, who shaved a little off the blunt end wrote R, B, P, Y etc as relevant.
So we routinely swapped them for R = yellow, say; B = red .........
Actually not funny because all analysed charts are legal documents and must be preserved for n years. Thus a lot of huffing and puffing putting his immaculate nonsense right.
Confession is good for the soul.
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