The_Lizards_Jumpers
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I completely agree with this, and I don't feel it is controversial in the slightest.
So what you're effectively saying is that some people, because of where they were born, are more deserving than others ?
I completely agree with this, and I don't feel it is controversial in the slightest.
An MP from Ashford in Kent has expressed his concern that local children cannot get places in some local schools. This is not acceptable. As a parent this would annoy me. I’ve paid taxes all my life and council tax etc so would expect my children to be accommodated in the local school.
I agree but it's only in millions because it's reported as a daily figure. £7m a day is £2.5bn a year, small by some comparisons but still a chunk of money.
The reason people can’t get places in schools is because their budgets have been decimated, exactly the same as every other public service in this country.There are lots of Chinese whispers, free cars etc, that are ridiculous. This is a real concern though and needs to be addressed correctly and quickly. I have empathy for the families and children who are escaping wars and trauma as any compassionate person would. Personally, I would rather swap the thugs and scrotes here for the hard working, law abiding people from other countries to give them a chance.
An issue is asylum and legally those fleeing persecution should ask for asylum at the first country they enter and not travel through Europe to risk their lives crossing the channel. There is also a large percentage of Albanian men of working age who are economic migrants not asylum seekers. Some are organised criminal gangs. An MP from Ashford in Kent has expressed his concern that local children cannot get places in some local schools. This is not acceptable. As a parent this would annoy me. I’ve paid taxes all my life and council tax etc so would expect my children to be accommodated in the local school.
In times of so called austerity how can we spend money on this concern neglecting the needs of our own population? Something has to give.
2% of annual government spending on hotel bills is pretty significant imo. I agree but would be even less if handled properly which is why it needs addressing properly.Sure, but annual UK gov spending is £140+bn a year. This is less than 2%, and as pointed out above it'd be even less if applicants were being processed properly.
Why does it matter where they were born?Going to say something highly controversial here. I do not approve of £7million a day being spent on refugees/ economic migrants.£49 million a week - frightening amount.
We have so many needy people in the UK. Those who have to choose between eating or heating. Pensioners on basic level pensions struggling to budget. Benefits folk who again juggle their money to barely survive. Those who risk being thrown out of rented accommodation. Those being forced to accept meters for their energy supplies.
I believe we have a duty to look after the vulnerable - and £7 million a day is an enormous drain on precious resources.
No doubt I will be called uncaring- when it is quite the opposite. I feel greatly for our needy.
Some say we are a wealthy country? Really? We have a debt mountain only compared to war time.So where are the millions a day coming from?
It’s a thorny problem for sure.
An issue is asylum and legally those fleeing persecution should ask for asylum at the first country they enter and not travel through Europe to risk their lives crossing the channel.
There is also a large percentage of Albanian men of working age who are economic migrants not asylum seekers.
An MP from Ashford in Kent has expressed his concern that local children cannot get places in some local schools. This is not acceptable. As a parent this would annoy me. I
Hold on a sec, it was Labour (and I voted for them at the time) that created the wars in the Middle East and destabilised the entire region
So yes we have to take migrants because of people like Blair and also due to the damage global warming is doing to the planet. Which we in the west have largely caused
So let’s not re-write history and we went to war because Saudi Arabians attacked the world trade centre
So we obviously attacked Iran and Iraq both imperialist wars where we then made billions in oil and gas
I think they was wars and western interference in the middle east long before labour came to power under BlairHold on a sec, it was Labour (and I voted for them at the time) that created the wars in the Middle East and destabilised the entire region
So yes we have to take migrants because of people like Blair and also due to the damage global warming is doing to the planet. Which we in the west have largely caused
So let’s not re-write history and we went to war because Saudi Arabians attacked the world trade centre
So we obviously attacked Iran and Iraq both imperialist wars where we then made billions in oil and gas
FWIW not 'Track & Trace' but 'Test & Trace', the budget included all the free tests, all the testing sites, all the lab facilities, etcContext. Our brillaint govenrnment wasted ... They also spent £ 37,000 million on track and trace that was unfit for purpose.
That figure is way, way low. According to the figures from HM Treasury on the link below, the total expenditure limit for UK government departments in the latest fiscal year was £544.8 billion.Sure, but annual UK gov spending is £140+bn a year. This is less than 2%, and as pointed out above it'd be even less if applicants were being processed properly.