The French Authorities are scheduled today to demolish the camp in Calais known as 'The Jungle'. And it is a jungle...or perhaps thats an injustice to jungles everywhere, it is in fact a filthy cesspit of degradation that no human being should have to live in, yet we stand idly by and do nothing to improve things for these people.
Today the French will bulldoze it, raze it to the ground...but where do all these guys go? Most are from Iraq and Afghanistan, actually refugees from the wars we are involved in. As we all know wars cause refugees, we fight wars, we are at least partially responsible therefore for the displacement of these people.
Was it the UN earlier in the week that called for the UK to take at least half of these people. At one time there were 800 people at this Calais jungle but according to reports this has now slipped to just 300. So should we do our bit and take 150 of them?
