I’ll probably upset everyone but

[FatCat]

You have evidence that this family 'chose' London do you?

Yes

 

[sherlock]

Yes

Go on then, show it.

And I don't mean prefer to stay in London once already placed there, I want proof that they chose London as their original destination rather than just being placed there.

 

[Unravel_Morrison]

So it’s not affordable then - don’t you think that’s a bit of a blocker?

It shows that the system needs changing to make it less appealing for landlords to have empty properties.

In London a few years ago there were nearly 80K empty properties.

 

[Unravel_Morrison]

Go on then, show it.

And I don't mean prefer to stay in London once already placed there, I want proof that they chose London as their original destination rather than just being placed there.

That doesn't even matter.

If they'd been told that they had to start in Manchester or had asked for Manchester, the premise of then moving them to somewhere in London without school places is exactly the same.

 

[sherlock]

That doesn't even matter.

If they'd been told that they had to start in Manchester or had asked for Manchester, the premise of then moving them to somewhere in London without school places is exactly the same.

Oh I agree, just calling him out on his nonsense.

 

[BobendBert]

Yes you will upset everyone if you post ignorant, ill thought out and despicable claptrap.

 

[Cider Freddie]

I think it's fair for them to receive the appropriate support.

However my initial reaction was the same as FatCat.

On reflection I think my concern is how quickly this has escalated and been litigated.

 

[BlindBoyGrunt]

It’s funny isn’t it, you can mock all you want. There is a shortage of housing in the country , in london, you happy to pay private landlords just because someone proclaims they prefer london over say Middlesbrough.

If local councils had been allowed to replace sold-off council houses with new ones we wouldn't have to rely on private landlords.
If the government that you support didn't allow Russian and Saudi billionaires to buy up properties all over London to leave standing empty. there would be plenty more housing.

So it’s not affordable then - don’t you think that’s a bit of a blocker?

In the real world empty houses are not unaffordable.

 

[Unravel_Morrison]

I think it's fair for them to receive the appropriate support.

However my initial reaction was the same as FatCat.

On reflection I think my concern is how quickly this has escalated and been litigated.

How long should they have waited?

 

[sherlock]

I think it's fair for them to receive the appropriate support.

However my initial reaction was the same as FatCat.

On reflection I think my concern is how quickly this has escalated and been litigated.

They have already been moved. How long do you want them to wait?

 

[HarryVegas]

Appalling OP.

 

[breakthewallsdown]

Seen some bad threads on this board, this one is right up there.

 

[clay]

Did OP even read the article they linked? Nowhere in it does it suggest they are demanding to live in London. Their case is entirely around the provision of education.

 

[changingman]

We've got the undeserving poor and anti-immigration rhetoric tied into one post. Congrats!

Hopefully the new school they move to doesn't teach about the history of imperialism and other woke nonsense. There we go, completed the holy triumvirate of rightist bull5hit for you!

 

[wilkos_perm]

Beggars can’t be choosers - and no doubt our tax money is funding the lawyer for this. I’m sorry but this is just bs - people taking advantage of our hospitality is what annoys people struggling to get by!

Afghan refugees made to move school take UK to court

The children had to leave their school when the government moved their families to the north of England.

www.bbc.co.uk

So some kids who've had to settle in a new county after a brutal regime took control in their homeland (after the us and the US fled the country) now have to move to the other end of the country after settling in, all during a time where they have the opportunity to get some qualifications and make a positive life for themselves?
How many years exactly do they need to be just grateful for what they get given rather than receiving some empathy and being encouraged to be successful?

 

[HarryVegas]

Tory. The Nasty Party. Always were, always will be. Nuff said.

 

[FatCat]

Did OP even read the article they linked? Nowhere in it does it suggest they are demanding to live in London. Their case is entirely around the provision of education.

I did, did you?

“The Afghan families' solicitor, Daniel Rourke, from the Public Law Project, said he was hopeful his clients would win the case and be allowed to return to south London”

 

[1finny]

As mentioned we will be providing legal aid to fund this. And when you say in the wrong - - weve given them refuge - everything after that is a bonus!

And that is what the case will decide
Then you can tell us what you think of the outcome

I'm sure that will be lovely for you

 

[adammarc_98]

people taking advantage of our hospitality is what annoys people struggling to get by

This cartoon comes to mind…

 

[hewielewie]

My mam and dad split up, we had to move house and my dad was jailed right in the middle of my GCSE's

Totally messed me up and it was only through luck I managed to go to college and then subsequently onto Uni.

I feel for these girls.

'Ark Walworth Academy principal Jessica West said the school had been "more than happy to provide them with an education on a temporary basis".
"What is difficult is to see them move from a situation that was precarious, that we did everything we could to try and shore up for them, to another situation that isn't permanent and is just as precarious," she added.'