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Meanwhile In England

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People seem to forget these 'gangs' involve some massive companies, agencies, folk with vested interests making some absolutely massive money.

Reckon Serco and their investors want the boats stopping? 

It's one giant corrupt racket.

 

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23 minutes ago, Zico said:

Aye, climate change is definitely going to see loads more folk on the move

Few Jamaicans might be looking for a new home

Guessing the US is off limits though

People have no idea what's coming. The UN announcement went under the radar the other day, as do most COPs these days. None of the previous mass extinction events saw this much carbon being released at the rate that it is.

It's the tipping points that will cause the most chaos. 

Devastation to crops and water scarcity will force hundreds of millions if not billions to move. No way any country can accommodate climate refugees whilst needing pour billions into its own climate mitigations. We could even be one of the populations that has to leave. 

All this coupled with the continued denial and inaction from politicians. We're fucked.

The world has an incredible way of sorting itself out . It's just happening a lot sooner than people expected. I get people's concerns over immigration, but we'll look back at this short snippet in time and wonder why the Asian population of London was our biggest concern 😉

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1 minute ago, London Wanderer said:

People have no idea what's coming. The UN announcement went under the radar the other day, as do most COPs these days. None of the previous mass extinction events saw this much carbon being released at the rate that it is.

It's the tipping points that will cause the most chaos. 

Devastation to crops and water scarcity will force hundreds of millions if not billions to move. No way any country can accommodate climate refugees whilst needing pour billions into its own climate mitigations. We could even be one of the populations that has to leave. 

All this coupled with the continued denial and inaction from politicians. We're fucked.

The world has an incredible way of sorting itself out . It's just happening a lot sooner than people expected. I get people's concerns over immigration, but we'll look back at this short snippet in time and wonder why the Asian population of London was our biggest concern 😉

And folk getting stabbed to death off a bloke who came here in a lorry. These short snippets hey

9 minutes ago, London Wanderer said:

People have no idea what's coming. The UN announcement went under the radar the other day, as do most COPs these days. None of the previous mass extinction events saw this much carbon being released at the rate that it is.

It's the tipping points that will cause the most chaos. 

Devastation to crops and water scarcity will force hundreds of millions if not billions to move. No way any country can accommodate climate refugees whilst needing pour billions into its own climate mitigations. We could even be one of the populations that has to leave. 

All this coupled with the continued denial and inaction from politicians. We're fucked.

The world has an incredible way of sorting itself out . It's just happening a lot sooner than people expected. I get people's concerns over immigration, but we'll look back at this short snippet in time and wonder why the Asian population of London was our biggest concern 😉

London is turning into a right shithole.

Even Brompton road has spots that resemble lower Deane road.

nestled up against £6million terraced homes.

Shisha shops, vape shops, shosha shops and vape shops. Then Harrods. Then a shisha shop.

Cities will always be cultural melting pots, but it just feels like one culture is doing the melting.

19 minutes ago, royal white said:

It’s not point scoring, basically your ideas  are what the government are now trying to do….smashing the gangs…..it ain’t working, everyone can see that apart from you. You don’t have to be an “expert”
 

The shortened version of what I posted in the politics thread is to make it as unappealing as possible. 

But I'm not arguing smash the gangs is working? 

A huge operation of undercover military and cops arresting smugglers or even boarding the boats then cutting them before they leave would make some impact. How do you know this has been done as part of the smash the gangs approach?

Governments have been using deterrents and making it 'unappealing'. That's not been working either has it? 

You're also advocating for a failed approach.

Would it not be best to re-evaluate the Refugee Convention? 

9 minutes ago, royal white said:

And folk getting stabbed to death off a bloke who came here in a lorry. These short snippets hey

Those snippets are almost daily now.

Just think back what's happened in the last 3-4 weeks alone.

Sex attacks, gang rapes, stabbings, terror attacks, that's just in the past few weeks and all headline news.

17 minutes ago, royal white said:

And folk getting stabbed to death off a bloke who came here in a lorry. These short snippets hey

I was referring to this short period of time being a snippet, not the crimes. Not dismissing them either. 

It also had a wink at the end, but I knew folk would take it literally. 

We will look back at now and have huge regrets over our unwillingness to address climate change. No doubt about it in my mind.

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7 minutes ago, London Wanderer said:

But I'm not arguing smash the gangs is working? 

A huge operation of undercover military and cops arresting smugglers or even boarding the boats then cutting them before they leave would make some impact. How do you know this has been done as part of the smash the gangs approach?

Governments have been using deterrents and making it 'unappealing'. That's not been working either has it? 

You're also advocating for a failed approach.

Would it not be best to re-evaluate the Refugee Convention? 

Because videos have been posted on here and in the MSM of the French doing that. It doesn’t fucking work, stop being so naive. 
 

What’s unappealing about leaving a card board city in Calais to go and live in 3/4 star hotels in the U.K.? Have you actually followed anything that’s been happening? 

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10 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Those snippets are almost daily now.

Just think back what's happened in the last 3-4 weeks alone.

Sex attacks, gang rapes, stabbings, terror attacks, that's just in the past few weeks and all headline news.

Yes but climate change 🙄

9 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Those snippets are almost daily now.

Just think back what's happened in the last 3-4 weeks alone.

Sex attacks, gang rapes, stabbings, terror attacks, that's just in the past few weeks and all headline news.

Aye. It has felt like a constant. I wonder if the media have been more focused on crime when committed by a foreigner? Could be because there literally is a lot more crime being committed by foreigners, or the 'other side' is being underreported. Be interesting to see the latest crime stats to give us an idea.

Either way. We have enough crime as it is without adding to the problem. 

5 minutes ago, royal white said:

Because videos have been posted on here and in the MSM of the French doing that. It doesn’t fucking work, stop being so naive. 
 

What’s unappealing about leaving a card board city in Calais to go and live in 3/4 star hotels in the U.K.? Have you actually followed anything that’s been happening? 

The hotels have to end.

But moving to miliary barracks won't be any less unappealing to migrants. It's probably on a similar level to some of these hotels and certainly better than a cardboard city.

Interesting perspective here suggesting that it had potential to work but the French stopped cooperating due to their own political turmoil and backed away from it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8vr95n5n3o

I think it has potential with consistency and cooperation. 

 

19 minutes ago, Spider said:

London is turning into a right shithole.

Even Brompton road has spots that resemble lower Deane road.

nestled up against £6million terraced homes.

Shisha shops, vape shops, shosha shops and vape shops. Then Harrods. Then a shisha shop.

Cities will always be cultural melting pots, but it just feels like one culture is doing the melting.

There are towns close to me in Fife and the central belt with 98% White British populations that are increasingly turning into shitholes.

7 minutes ago, London Wanderer said:

Aye. It has felt like a constant. I wonder if the media have been more focused on crime when committed by a foreigner? Could be because there literally is a lot more crime being committed by foreigners, or the 'other side' is being underreported. Be interesting to see the latest crime stats to give us an idea.

Either way. We have enough crime as it is without adding to the problem. 

I don't think Sky News care about who's doing the gang rape or stabbings.

If anything they'll try and play it down.

 

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6 minutes ago, London Wanderer said:

The hotels have to end.

But moving to miliary barracks won't be any less unappealing to migrants. It's probably on a similar level to some of these hotels and certainly better than a cardboard city.

Interesting perspective here suggesting that it had potential to work but the French stopped cooperating due to their own political turmoil and backed away from it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8vr95n5n3o

I think it has potential with consistency and cooperation. 

 

Again, stop being so naive. Add to that them not being allowed out. Basic meals, no gyms, no days out etc they will soon think again.

 

And no shit France are stopping doing what they was doing. They’ve had the best part of a billion off us from both governments. Who honestly thought they would stick to their end of the deal? They don’t want them as much as we don’t. 

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11 minutes ago, royal white said:

Yes but climate change 🙄

You do love deciding what we can and can't talk about don't you. Does climate change not have an impact on England? 

I brought it up, Zico commented and I commented back directly to him. 

I was having a separate conversation with you solely about the asylum system, not once did I say 'whatabout climate change' during in our conversation. You didn't need to comment on the climate change post.

3 minutes ago, royal white said:

Again, stop being so naive. Add to that them not being allowed out. Basic meals, no gyms, no days out etc they will soon think again.

Why can't they exercise? Bit extreme 😄

What's a basic meal ? A potato? 

Either way

It won't deter them. They'll come. Do their stint in prison like conditions and await their decision. It won't stop the  boats.

Wouldn't it be better to re-evaluate the refugee convention? 

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Just now, London Wanderer said:

Why can't they exercise? Bit extreme 😄

What's a basic meal ? A potato? 

Either way

It won't deter them. They'll come. Do their stint in prison like conditions and await their decision. It won't stop the  boats.

Wouldn't it be better to re-evaluate the refugee convention? 

They can, you don’t need a gym, think Covid. 
 

Not the buffets they’re being provided. 
 

“Prison like conditions” Jesus fkin Christ 

 

yes re evaluate it, maybe do what Poland and Hungary are doing, but do something and get away from this “smashing the gangs” nonsense that clearly doesn’t work. 

 

2 hours ago, Zico said:

Can we assume you support the idea that  Russia get to keep Crimea and The Donbas? 

You can assume that I am an Imperialist. A Mint Imperialist. Especially after eight.

20 minutes ago, royal white said:

They can, you don’t need a gym, think Covid. 
 

Not the buffets they’re being provided. 
 

“Prison like conditions” Jesus fkin Christ 

 

yes re evaluate it, maybe do what Poland and Hungary are doing, but do something and get away from this “smashing the gangs” nonsense that clearly doesn’t work. 

 

Staying at a barracks with no right to leave is similar to a prison. I’m not arguing whether it’s right or wrong, but you can’t deny the similarities. What you’re suggesting is a detention facility from the get go, not sure what’s wrong with me pointing that out? 

Anyway

 It won’t stop people coming if they have a chance to have an application accepted. You’re calling me naive and offering a solution that will cost a lot of tax payers money & has no guarantee of stopping the boats.

Back to climate change 😉

I think given the sheer scale of mass migration we’re about to see, then looking at the Refugee  Convention has to be considered. 

33 minutes ago, London Wanderer said:

 

It won't deter them. They'll come. Do their stint in prison like conditions and await their decision. It won't stop the  boats.

Wouldn't it be better to re-evaluate the refugee convention? 

Yep.  Before the widespread use of hotels, many were housed in some of the worst housing you can imagine.  Places in Manchester and Liverpool that were overrun with cockroaches and mice.  They couldn't work and got £39 a week. Many had risked their lives crossing one of the busiest and coldest stretches of water in the inhabited world.

The idea that making the place less appealing would act as a deterrent is for the birds.

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3 minutes ago, London Wanderer said:

Staying at a barracks with no right to leave is similar to a prison. I’m not arguing whether it’s right or wrong, but you can’t deny the similarities. What you’re suggesting is a detention facility from the get go, not sure what’s wrong with me pointing that out? 

Anyway

 It won’t stop people coming if they have a chance to have an application accepted. You’re calling me naive and offering a solution that will cost a lot of tax payers money & has no guarantee of stopping the boats.

Back to climate change 😉

I think given the sheer scale of mass migration we’re about to see, then looking at the Refugee  Convention has to be considered. 

It’s not, you don’t have a choice if you want to be in prison or not. Same as folk working on rigs or on some military establishments, they’re confined to barracks/living quarters. like the asylum seekers it’s a choice, if you don’t want it, don’t go for it. 

 

Im Calling you naive because you’re offering the same solution that has already failed. You’ve no idea that it won’t stop people coming. Wasn’t the idea that Britain being tough on immigrants (Brexit) the reason immigration fell and many immigrants already here returned home? This is applying the same logic. 
 

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2 minutes ago, Duck Egg said:

Yep.  Before the widespread use of hotels, many were housed in some of the worst housing you can imagine.  Places in Manchester and Liverpool that were overrun with cockroaches and mice.  They couldn't work and got £39 a week. Many had risked their lives crossing one of the busiest and coldest stretches of water in the inhabited world.

The idea that making the place less appealing would act as a deterrent is for the birds.

You mean when a couple of thousand a year were making that crossing? Jeeez I wonder what changed that made those crossings rise to approx 4k a month 

Any ideas? 

25 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

You are getting worse.

Goes straight to Nazism. Not 'British Imperialism', 'Spanish Imperialism', Dutch Imperialism'.

Give it a rest FFS. Hopefully humidity might help your sense of humour.

I'm sorry if your words make you uncomfortable

though to be fair we did start with British Imperialism

and then onto Russian Imperialism

it was inveitabvle really where it would end up going

but ok yes, let's double up and go for British and Dutch Imperialism and see where that takes us

next stop

South Africa

 

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