Guy Crouchback
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Fair play to them!
It's hard not to be overwhelmed with admiration for the Icelanders; I know nothing about Iceland but it must be a great place with such people living there.
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UK net migration hits record high
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Fair play to them!
It's hard not to be overwhelmed with admiration for the Icelanders; I know nothing about Iceland but it must be a great place with such people living there.
Agree.
Really, are you that naive really.
From what I have heard it was a facebook petition thing, which has no real consequence of ever having an unknown Syrian or any other refugee or person ever coming to stay.
Its not a bad sentiment, but for you to take it with anything other than a massive pinch of salt shows an absolute blindspot.
Some perspective, here in the UK a similar petition had over 700 000 signature to save Jeremy Clarkson from leaving Top Gear.
These petitions do not represent a nations goodwill, political will or any real level of compassion, its a campaign that takes a click of a mouse without any real consequence.
Lighten up, your not more compassionate, the Icelanders have not earned anyones admiration, it was facebook, bloody facebook.
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I think AM has bitten off more than she can chew on this one, what is she expecting every single country in the EU to rollover and accept people. We are about to witness the biggest migration of people to the EU in our lifetime, things we have spoken about for years. 800,000 people to Germany, will be more like 2,000,000 and so the numbers will keep rising. If the EU can't even work out the difference between a genuine Asylum Seeker or Economic Migrant or control the borders effectively, then I fear for the EU and it's future.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/11836310/EU-migration-crisis-live.html
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Smashing in summer (I went there a few weeks ago) but cold and dark all winter (all day). And a burger costs about 20 quid. Peopla are very nice though.
Hastings gull
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Don't give me that. I am sure that as a chap who writes very articulately, you do not read Bild. It is a rag and you know it, so don't lecture us when it just happens to show something that appeals to you. Under other circumstances you would not doubt urge caution, if I ever quoted from Bild to you.
Hastings gull
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I must admit that I had missed that. My initial thoughts that their altruism was to be commended and that all those numbers had genuinely signed up at their local council, all ready to receive immigrants with open arms in the next few weeks. Doubtless some will mean it, but it is all too easy to make yourself sound good when you have the anonymity of the internet to protect you. In any community when the chips are down, folk will always say that they will help, but often it is the willing minority willing to inconvenience themselves. Lets assume that some will indeed go ahead and house immigrants, and then compare their altruism with the nauseating spectacle of our usual experts from abroad using the Icelander's generosity to heap all sorts of hypocritical praise in a dig at British people reluctant to follow suit, when they themselves have no intention either.
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Probably not helped by there being no McDonald's.
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beorhthelm
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i wonder did they also cover the story about a european leader suggesting the suspension of Schengen agreement? which leader was that now?
Guy Crouchback
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I don't mind darkness and cold--winter is my favourite season, but if everything is as expensive there as the burgers then I'd rather go some place cheaper (like Monaco for example).
BadFish
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/CalaisMigrantSolidarityActionFromUK/
More people (on bloody facebook!) trying to do something to help.
Brighton and Bristol Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/140271482981895/
More people (on bloody facebook!) trying to do something to help.
Brighton and Bristol Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/140271482981895/
It's a fair cop.
I only saw the cover. I don't read that trash.
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Like I say, utter scum.
BadFish
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Immigrants walking on the roof of Eurostar, one lady says they were tapping the window to be let in
your fence ain't a lot of good Dave, and when you said the immigrants would be down to tens of thousands did you mean the illegal ones.
if you cut the Border Force down thats what you get
your fence ain't a lot of good Dave, and when you said the immigrants would be down to tens of thousands did you mean the illegal ones.
if you cut the Border Force down thats what you get