Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,876
One of the best articles I have read about what is happening regarding the Jungle and migrants.
No hysterical outbursts just facts.
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I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Try telling that to the "No borders" crowd and their hysterical, well meaning but gullible supporters Jan.
The "Independent" always do their homework and have been very critical of the French authorities when they deserved it but are now highlighting the positive aspects.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
wet wooly wendys,must have enough shed space to take a few thousand from calias....
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Looking at the facts as they now stand it is understood that security is so good at the port and the tunnel that very many are happily moving to inland centres and claiming asylum in France.
Others have agreed to fly home to their countries of origin courtesy of the French tax payer, so things weren't quite so dangerous after all.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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If this had been in the Sun, Mail or Express I wouldn't have taken much notice but now the liberal media have taken this up.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/03/it-was-petrifying-lorry-driver-attacked-near-calais-feared-for-his-lifeBrian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
dire times.the whole area needs clearing.the sooner the better.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
The whole migrant issue has exposed the uselessness of the EU.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
migrants are notjing to do with the eu peter.just needs greese and turkey to man up and stop them getting here.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
The EU have always maintained that the problems in Northern France are nothing to do with them.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
of course howard it never is.its all the uk's fault.
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,075
Good news! Things improving in Calais.
Calais Crisis - luvvies take action - theatre to expand - nation holds breath - WWSD (What Would Shakespeare Do?)
https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2016/good-chance-theatre-vows-to-expand-despite-calais-war-zone/ …
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
They were talking about this ages aho hoping this would help save lives and are still at the talking stage.. Maybe our resident naval commander could take the initiative, a few well aimed torpedoes could help the situation?
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/07/uk-military-to-join-nato-refugee-patrols-in-aegeanhoward mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
In a year or two there will be sheds on Dover seafront to house them.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35750968howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Social media is a wonderful thing but doesn't always show us in a good light locally with most people thnking that migrants/refugees sleeping on concrete floors, in unsanitary conditions with no dry or clean clothes, very little food and water with disease prevalent i a good thing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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By all accounts Mrs Merkel's party is likely to take a bit of a bashing over the weekend in lolcal polls in Germany, many think because of her attitude to refugees. I think there is more to it than that and the position is she has been around too long, become arrogant and thinking only her opinion matters. We have seen this in the UK with both Thatcher and Blair thinking they were unsinkable.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
along with Cameron to.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,075
So basically our excellent Border Farce allowed 3,500 to arrive in/on/under freight trucks last summer who chose to get out at Folkestone and claim asylum! (this does not cover all those who chose to remain on board the trucks and carry on up the M20!) and it is our fault somehow not to provide suitable accommodation before processing them and giving them all temporary admission (though giving them multi-lingual leaflets asking if they could call in at Croydon, if they are not too busy, to pursue their claim) whereupon they are never seen again!
My heart bleeds.
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Alec Sheldon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 18 Aug 2008
- Posts: 1,037
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Not every country is as understanding as ours Alec.
