Recent content by northernrower

Precisely the point of the thread. We're not in government and we don't make the policies. It is an opportunity to learn and hear some suggestions and perhaps reasons behind the suggestions. You have highlighted that in my opening post I mention that the "only deterrent" in my opinion is to...

I haven't made a wild guess at all. As you have stated, there are many reasons; family connections and language being a couple, but economic migration is also a reason. I even saw an interview with a man that said he was coming across because he wanted to be a footballer. Can you genuinely...

You don't need to understand the French system. You are naive if you honestly believe there aren't people making crossing because of the support that we offer compared to other European nations, including France.

You don't need to know the complexities to understand the principle that if France offers more in terms of support then there will be asylum seekers who choose to stay there rather than make the dangerous crossing.

You're right, that will definitely be a pull for some. Not for all though.

That's the whole point of the deterrent. Nobody is advocating starvation though, just make the asylum support less attractive. If, for example, the asylum support was cut to less than what France offers then many are likely to stay in France. Why would anyone travel to a country with such...

The original post was how to stop the boats. Literally, how to stop the boats from making the crossing. To suggest such a view is racist is lazy, inaccurate and an absolute insult. As I have mentioned, Labour, the Conservatives, the Lib Dems, and Reform all acknowledge the crossings need to...

I agree. People against ID cards are people with something to hide or people who like to quote Orwell a lot.

I honestly don't see any of these as big name players. Just standard Prem transfers for me.

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Literally all the main parties agree the crossings have to stop.

No, I'm suggesting that people probably wouldn't make the crossing if the incentives weren't there. I've just watched an interview with a migrant on the Channel 4 news who admitted that one of the reasons for his crossing is that the UK government is good to him.

The Labour government has introduced this new policy of detaining and returning migrants. Personally I don't think it will work. I think the only deterrent is to stop the benefits package available to them when they get here, which is what the French have alluded to. They have highlighted that...

Maybe they looked at his goals to games ratio and based it on that!