An MP has been criticised for downplaying the Cologne sex attacks by comparing them to harassment of women during a typical night out in Birmingham.
Hundreds of women in the German city were subjected to sexual assaults on New Year's Eve, 2015.
Jess Phillips, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley...
Firstly thanks for summarising your views many people seem to talk past each other on these issues rather than trying to find some common ground or arrive at a better understanding of opposing views.
On the first question I would disagree with your view that this issue is used as a distraction...
Apologies for not reading through your back catalogue but could you set out your views and/or a few possible solutions to address the legitimate concerns about probably the three biggest issues that most of these threads cover ....
1.) Mass unprecedented immigration to the UK.
2.)...
I don't know what's more depressing reading the repetitive tit for tat arguments on this thread or our current form :down:
Edit Obviously our current form !
Easy to play the man not the ball what about the substantive issues? Mass sexual/criminal assaults in several European cities?
I'd be more worried about individuals that tolerate and respect beliefs that are alien to our values and security.
Not sure what the stats are in Germany but 10% + of the UK prison population is made up of foreign nationals.
Is the emotional trauma and financial cost ever included when assessing the impact of mass immigration ?
Could we introduce a highly sophisticated question checklist* ?
1.) Should women know their place - segregated preferably walking 10 steps behind men
2.) Is it ok to throw gays of roofs
3.) Should blasphemy lead to severe punishment/death
4.) Should people leaving a religion be killed
5.)...