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The Enemy Within..

Traitor, Starmer, has only turned up to commemorate VE Day when he's doing all he can to destroy UK sovereignty, culture, businesses and the family..

Michael Brown ● 28d95 Comments

Steve, every time they tried to send anyone to Rwanda, it was blocked by the opposition, some actually wanted to go to Rwanda,  the boats are making someone billions, while it's a dodgy business it will never stop and is costing lives.

Janice Evans ● 17h

Our PM still the enemy within or has the Overton window moved on

Davy Jones ● 1d

Escorting those small boats out of British waters would be totally inhumane and insanely cruel.  Sending the occupants of those boats to Rwanda in aircraft ensured safe travel and a safe haven at destination. It’s almost criminal that the Rwanda Scheme wasn’t given a chance to prove itself.

Steve Taylor ● 1d

How many asylum seekers were actually sent to Rwanda?What was the cost of the Rwandan scheme?How many asylum seekers had Rwanda previously agreed to take? There were almost 30000 arrivals on small boats alone in 2023. Even if a few hundred  of those applicants were sent to Rwanda I just don’t see that being a deterrent, especially considering all the other risks many of those people would have taken. The root cause of the small boat problem lies with Brexit and the failure of the last government to secure a returns agreement. I think the quickest way to stop the boats would be to escort the boats out of British waters, similar to what the Australians did a few years back.

David Turner ● 1d

The Rwanda scheme was the best scheme decided by any government this century and Starmer has stuffed it up big time.

Steve Taylor ● 1d

"Truth is, Britain’s lost control of its borders over the last five years, and the last government last year left an asylum system in chaos and record levels of immigration.”Still blaming their predecessors, without mentioning who it was who scrapped the Rwanda scheme, which would have provided a deterrent to those coming in the boats.

Richard Greenhough ● 1d

“ The Defence Secretary has admitted that Britain has “lost control of its borders” after nearly 1,200 migrants crossed the Channel in a single day on Saturday.John Healey described the scenes as “shocking” and said people-smugglers were able to load small boats on French shores “like a taxi”.The 1,000-plus arrivals marked the highest number of people to cross the Channel in a single day so far this year. Some 18 dinghies, each carrying more than 50 migrants, were reported to have left the French coast.The Coastguard was forced to call on fishing boats to assist a yacht and a kayak that were in trouble, as Border Force vessels and lifeboats were overwhelmed rescuing people making the perilous journey.Asked about the situation on Sunday, Mr Healey admitted that Britain had “lost control” of its borders.He told Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips on Sky News: “Pretty shocking, those scenes yesterday. Truth is, Britain’s lost control of its borders over the last five years, and the last government last year left an asylum system in chaos and record levels of immigration.”

Steve Taylor ● 1d

Now it looks like Brits buying a second home in Spain will have to pay a 100% tax on it.

Nicholas Beard ● 2d

“ you were absolutely happy with the right of free movement given to anyone in the EU, regardless of the reason they choose to come here, yet you are against a controlled student visa scheme where the UK has a degree of control as to who it allows into the country arriving via legal means. ”Yes you are 100% correct. I was a firm believer in freedom of movement within the EU and I welcome all EU citizens.  The UK certainly doesn’t have a controlled student visa scheme. It’s up to the individual Uni’s Admission Officers to vet qualifications etc and approve their applications for visas. Unfortunately there are so many bogus qualifications with forged documents from third world countries now applying for student positions. It’s a fact that many of these students have no intention of studying here and the stats are available as to how many thousands slip into the black economy.

Steve Taylor ● 2d

Steve,If it was the only question why, oh why did you come up with all that other stuff that I proved you were wrong about?You say one thing and then contradict yourself later on in the same thread.It feels like talking to someone who just doesn't get it but I'll repeat myself again:You said: "The Home Office has no idea of exactly how many ‘students’ remain here after their visa has expired and how many just slope off into the black economy." – False, you’ve admitted as much yourself by saying that the ONS have these statistics. You then yourself go on to mention a figure for the number who haven’t left (incorrect as it happens). So are you suggesting you have these figures to hand but the home office hasn’t?You then said:"And you have no evidence that those students didn’t stay and the fact remains that with the  exception of Germany, the UK has the highest net migration in Europe. France, Spain and Italy have succeeded in reducing their immigration substantially since 2023. The UK has failed miserably. Hence the rise of Farage."Again, I’ve demonstrated that the majority of students didn’t stay, so the first bit (which is what I was disputing) that you said again was demonstrably false.I didn’t bring up Farage, Reform, France, Spain, Italy or this Labour Government. I'm not commenting about any of that.You made assertions earlier on in this thread that are incorrect and I tackled you about them.Earlier on, I even updated some figures you provided with more upto date figures.What I find really odd is as someone who totally opposed Brexit, from what I can tell, you were absolutely happy with the right of free movement given to anyone in the EU, regardless of the reason they choose to come here, yet you are against a controlled student visa scheme where the UK has a degree of control as to who it allows into the country arriving via legal means.

Andrew Jones ● 2d

“ Whether or not the immigration system has failed is a different question”But it’s not a different question. It’s the only question and the ONS has answered it. The Home Office has answered it. The statistics are clear and successive governments have admitted it. The Conservatives had a plan to deter illegal immigrants and prevent students from bringing families etc. Labour cancelled the Rwanda plan and illegal immigration increased. The public have voted and are running to support Reform. Your past statistics are no longer relevant because the damage has been done and everyone knows it so you can cherry pick the stats all you like to try convince yourself that your denial of the facts is justified. Fact remains that the majority of people want immigration reduced radically and those on student visas to be forced to leave on completion of their degrees.

Steve Taylor ● 2d

Ah Dear Steve, Is that what they call deflection? Let me remind you of some of what you wrote and what I wrote earlier in this thread.You: "The Home Office has no idea of exactly how many ‘students’ remain here after their visa has expired and how many just slope off into the black economy."and"Well, what is your evidence that the Home Office know exactly how many 'students' remain here illegally their visa has expired?"You:"That’s right. So only 41% of students left the UK after their student visa expired. 59% remained. Clear evidence that the majority granted student visas have no intention of returning to their home country." Me:"So it isn’t clear evidence of what you assert about the 59% having no intention to return.What proportion of those 59% continued to stay in the country legally on a subsequent study visa or other visa? Undoubtedly some remained, perhaps legally, perhaps illegally but you have provided no evidence that the whole 59% stayed with no intention of returning to the country they came from."You:"And you have no evidence that those students didn’t stay and the fact remains that with the  exception of Germany, the UK has the highest net migration in Europe. France, Spain and Italy have succeeded in reducing their immigration substantially since 2023. The UK has failed miserably. Hence the rise of Farage."Answering some of what you said previously:On your assertion that the Home Office has no idea: The ONS provides the statistics of what happens to people who have come here on study visas so unless the Home Office doesn’t have access to the ONS data, or deliberately chooses to have no idea what you wrote about how many 'students' remain here after their visa has expired is simply incorrect.I’ve linked to the ONS data alreadyOn your assertion: “Clear evidence that the majority granted student visas have no intention of returning to their home country.”and “And you have no evidence that those students didn’t stay … ”Again I provided evidence and asked you “Now, what's your evidence to rebut my evidence Steve?”Whether or not the immigration system has failed is a different question.You said the home office has no idea – you were wrong.You said “clear evidence that the majority granted student visas have no intention of returning to their home country” – You provided no evidence, I provided evidence to disprove you assertion – again, you are wrong.

Andrew Jones ● 2d

The ONS Reports are clear evidence on how our immigration system has failed and why so many are supporting Reform to get a grip where Labour is failing miserably.

Steve Taylor ● 2d

Yet there are still 1.73 million on unemployment benefits who choose not to work!!

Steve Taylor ● 2d

Minimum wage:From April 2025, the rates are: £12.21 (aged 21 and over) £10 (aged 18 to 20) £7.55 (aged under 18).

Philippa Bond ● 2d

School leavers are often employed as carers by companies.  Their rates aren't the ones usually quoted in the press.  They still have to travel from home to home (transport cost is supposed by law to be paid by the employing company but often isn't) and they may need to actually have transport with those costs and difficulties (may rely on someone else to be available to chauffeur them or have to get a taxi costing more than they are paid).  Home to home visits are often not conveniently near to each other.Unbelievably we have had school leavers unable to make tea and coffee or  make a sandwich.  This does of course need to be done at speed and with confidence.  Lack of continuity of care (not knowing who would turn up) means having to explain where everything is in a kitchen etc. (I ended up with labels on the outside of cupboard doors.) No time for a conversation in a bleak and lonely day with a 15 min caring slot - a big problem if you've lost the TV zapper even you know its just under the sofa).

Philippa Bond ● 2d

Here are some ONS reports from Dec 2024 and May 2025 and links to Spreadsheets of the ONS data:https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/bulletins/longterminternationalmigrationprovisional/yearendingdecember2024https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/datasets/longterminternationalstudentmigrationprovisionalestimateshttps://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/articles/reasonforinternationalmigrationinternationalstudentsupdate/may2025There are some caveats regarding the data presented in the may 2025 report.If you look at the "Underlying data for Long-term international student migration" spreadsheet you can find percentage values for people emigrating after arriving here on various types of study related visas. Just looking at the Study Visas:In 2019 111,500 people recorded as having arrived on a study visa (from a Non EU country). In subsequent years, the proportion of these who hadn't emigrated was 72% (1 year later), 47% (2 years later) and 26% (3 years later)For 2020, the figures are 99,500 and 75%, 40% and 20%.For 2021, figures are 222,300 and 70%, 33% and 17%.For 2022, figures are 314,100 and 63% (1 year later) and 25% (2 years later)For 2023, of the 298,200 who arrived on a study visa, 65% hadn't emigrated a year later. Now 2019 and 2020 were pre-pandemic and pandemic years, so there's a chance that the data deviated significantly more from gemeral trends, but the figures for 2021, 2022 and 2023 aren't that wildly different.And that's some evidence why I think your assertion "That’s right. So only 41% of students left the UK after their student visa expired. 59% remained. Clear evidence that the majority granted student visas have no intention of returning to their home country.", in particular the bit I highlighted isn't correct.Now, what's your evidence to rebut my evidence Steve?

Andrew Jones ● 3d

As a distraction, here’s a recent detailed analysis by the TUC of our inadequate benefit system:https://www.tuc.org.uk/research-analysis/reports/benefit-levels-uk

Peter Evans ● 3d

“ I suspect UK employers just can’t be bothered to take on and train up our school leavers and would still rather have ready trained and perhaps more mature adults from elsewhere.”That’s right. As an employer, it’s astounding how many school leavers are totally inarticulate and struggle to string a sentence together. Before Brexit it was wonderful to be able to employ well educated young people from the EU. The number of UK young people now on benefits is unprecedented and they seem happy to live on benefits even if our benefits system pays the lowest in the developed world, as you assert!  Do you have evidence to back up your assertion and are you including every EU Country as a ‘developed’ country?

Steve Taylor ● 3d

Our benefit system isn’t generous - it's among the lowest in the developed countries, with Jobseeker’s Allowance for under 25s around £75 a week. I suspect UK employers just can’t be bothered to take on and train up our school leavers and would still rather have ready trained and perhaps more mature adults from elsewhere. Meanwhile our youngsters are being driven mad by prolonged exposure to social media, which makes them less able to engage with the real world.

Peter Evans ● 3d

“ It is a shame - no - despicable - that so many of our own youngsters fail to complete the courses and find the working conditions so stressful and unsatisfactory”It is indeed shameful that our benefits system is so generous that our own people don’t feel the need to work at all. Which is why, before Brexit, the freedom of movement system was so good for our NHS because we had a choice of extremely well educated, hard working, people from the EU to choose from to fill the vacancies. Now we have to employ third world people and overpay them through various unscrupulous pop up agencies.

Steve Taylor ● 3d

Well its not that long since the NHS was sending and/or employing recruiters out to lots of foreign countries to sign up staff to work in the UK. Ones trained here would presumably be cheaper and more preferable.  It is a shame - no - despicable - that so many of our own youngsters fail to complete the courses and find the working conditions so stressful and unsatisfactory that they prefer to earn more stacking shelves in a supermarket or join the private sector. Although the shortages of staff even in the private sector can make their jobs there on contracts too pressurised, unsatisfactory and lacking in job satisfaction.

Philippa Bond ● 5d

And you have no evidence that those students didn’t stay and the fact remains that with the  exception of Germany, the UK has the highest net migration in Europe. France, Spain and Italy have succeeded in reducing their immigration substantially since 2023. The UK has failed miserably. Hence the rise of Farage.

Steve Taylor ● 5d

You omitted the word initial Steve.So it isn’t clear evidence of what you assert about the 59% having no intention to return. What proportion of those 59% continued to stay in the country legally on a subsequent study visa or other visa? Undoubtedly some remained, perhaps legally, perhaps illegally but you have provided no evidence that the whole 59% stayed with no intention of returning to the country they came from.

Andrew Jones ● 5d

That’s right. So only 41% of students left the UK after their student visa expired. 59% remained. Clear evidence that the majority granted student visas have no intention of returning to their home country.

Steve Taylor ● 5d

I don't why you think that those other countries' citizens who came here on student visas aren't hard working.  Many I've seen have a better work ethic than UK citizens.

Philippa Bond ● 6d

You (Steve) were the one who made the assertion (that the The Home Office has no idea of exactly how many ‘students’ remain here after their visa has expired ), so I asked you what your evidence was. I never asserted that you were wrong, though I did say I would be surprised if you were correct.For all I know, your assertion might be true, and they don't know, but I'm not going to accept that simply because you said it was the case. You've just posted:I found this:“ Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that between September 2021 and August 2022, fewer students emigrated at the end of their initial study visa (41%). ”What exactly does that prove? Without context, nothing very much at all. That statement could still be true even if everyone who came to the UK on a study visa (and wasn't granted a further visa to stay before their initial visa expired) then emigrated as required.

Andrew Jones ● 6d

I found this:“ Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that between September 2021 and August 2022, fewer students emigrated at the end of their initial study visa (41%). ”

Steve Taylor ● 6d

Well, what is your evidence that the Home Office know exactly how many 'students' remain here illegally their visa has expired?

Steve Taylor ● 6d

"The Home Office has no idea of exactly how many ‘students’ remain here after their visa has expired and how many just slope off into the black economy."Are you sure about that first bit? It's surely not rocket science to see how many study visas have been issued, and how many of these are recorded as having departed the country through legal channels?What is your evidence that the Home Office have no idea of how many 'students' remain here after their visa has expired.I'm quite prepared to believe that the proportion of visas issued to 'bogus students' is an unknown, but I'd expect they had an estimate of an upper limit.

Andrew Jones ● 6d

That’s part of the problem. The Home Office has no idea of exactly how many ‘students’ remain here after their visa has expired and how many just slope off into the black economy.  They also don’t know what proportion of the visa are issued to bogus students who had no intention of studying here once they were granted entry.  However, the 2020 cohort of students, who could transfer to the graduate route, had a higher retention rate of 57% after 3 years compared to previous years.

Steve Taylor ● 6d

That's a very sweeping one liner!Some undoubtedly do, but do you have any data to enlighten us on what proportion of those coming here to study never leave?I'm not suggesting that there isn't a problem but simplistic headlining statements never convey the full picture.Mind you, that's exactly what plenty of populist politicians rely on.

Andrew Jones ● 6d

“come here to study according to the data.”And then they never leave!

Steve Taylor ● 7d

More recent data (year ending Dec 2024) can be found on: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/bulletins/longterminternationalmigrationprovisional/yearendingdecember2024Specifically, the top four non-EU+ nationalities for long-term immigration were:Indian (157,000), Nigerian (52,000), Pakistani (76,000), Chinese (70,000).Zimbabwe is no longer in the top five on the Dec 2024 data, it's Ukraine (22,000).Long-term immigration isn't the same as permanent immigration, it's defined as staying in the UK for more than 12 months.The majority of immigrants out of those mentioned come here to study according to the data.

Andrew Jones ● 7d

Denmark is so fortunate because the vast majority of their immigrants are from Poland. It’s such a pity we no longer can attract  those hardworking lovely people. “ The majority of immigrants to the UK in the year ending June 2024 originate from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, China, and Zimbabwe. Specifically, the top five non-EU+ nationalities for long-term immigration were: Indian (240,000), Nigerian (120,000), Pakistani (101,000), Chinese (78,000), and Zimbabwe (36,000)”

Steve Taylor ● 7d

Whether it was doomed to failure or not,it seems that it is good enough for Denmark to adopt and along with other policies,it has contributed to them reducing greatly the numbers coming in illegally.It's alright shouting from the boundary when in opposition,but they have offerd up no convincing alternative in my opinion.And still the same situation exists.

Keith Iddon ● 7d

“ The Rwandan scheme was very expensive  and  always doomed to failure. ”There is absolutely NO evidence that it was doomed to failure. It was just lies spewed out by the Labour Party. The scheme would have been the perfect deterrent and nobody can prove otherwise. There is 100% evidence that in the run up to the election thousands of wannabe boat people were waiting in Calais to see the results. When Labour won the invasion resumed in full force!

Steve Taylor ● 7d

Sam - if Rishi is responsible for the fall in net migration in 2024 who was responsible for the near 1M net migration in 2023?  Boris?Whoever they were they are responsible for much of the shift to Reform.Keith - any suggestions for tackling illegal immigration or reducing asylum claims or stopping the boats?  On illegal migration I’d be happy with the introduction of ID cards  with strict enforcement for employment .  The small boats problem is of course , and not without irony, one of the consequences of Brexit eg we can no longer return people to France. The Rwandan scheme was very expensive  and  always doomed to failure.

David Turner ● 7d

Mmmmm. After reading by the papers today it seems that Rachel from Accounts  is to be sacrificed for all Deer Keir’s blunders but that Angela Rayner is being urged to pounce and oust Keir.  She has been actively distancing herself from Keir and her body language and vacant look when Keir said anything during PMQ’s was very obvious. Astounding that she could ever think she is capable of the top job when she is always slaughtered by any journalist of the lowest calibre.  Poor Keir. He has many, many enemies within.

Steve Taylor ● 8d

I'm no Starmer fan but the truth is it's F@@@Kwits like you that are the enemy within.

Craig David Mcdowell ● 8d

Successive Labour governments could easily have abolished Mrs T’s ‘Right to Buy’ but never did, though at least the proceeds can now go to building more social housing, which it originally couldn’t.  But still we have our local councils having to create ‘arms length entities’ to build social housing to avoid losing it under Right to Buy.

Peter Evans ● 8d

There doesn’t seem to be a housing shortage for people prepared to buy a house. There is apparently a shortage of social housing for people on benefits or immigrants who can’t support themselves and need government handouts. Margaret Thatcher created the social housing shortage by allowing the social housing to be sold off to tenants for ridiculously low prices. Back in the Thatcher days a flat worth £160k could be bought from the Council for £18k. Fact!

Steve Taylor ● 8d

Sam, you make a poignant point about the proportion of immigrants doing great work in our hospitals, but when I see daily a predominantly collection of young fit males destined, at best, for the gig economy, not for boosting our hospital and caring staff.In the past decade 7.2 million migrants registered into the UKs General Practitioners.That is why people can't get expedient health appointments anymore.And don't get me started on housing shortages.

Denis I. Fox ● 9d

Yes it’s  wonderful that the NHS has 27 different nationalities to treat our 19 different ethic groups and over 100 nationalities using the NHS. It’s just such a shame that we have been forced to import so many medical staff and carers, at extremely high cost, to replace all those wonderful EU citizens who were no longer welcome after the Brexit vote. Well done to Rishi Sunak for getting net migration down to 471,000.  Still nowhere near the lower levels of France, Italy, Spain and Greece but imagine how many tens of thousands would have been deterred if Rishi’s Rwanda deal had gone ahead. Such a pity that under Deer Keir and Yvette Cooper the illegal immigrants arriving by small boat across the channel has increased to unprecedented levels. I wonder how many will end up working in our NHS and how many will turn to crime or join the black economy or even the gig economy.

Steve Taylor ● 9d

Brilliantly summed up and so near the mark

Peter King ● 9d

Apologies..'Starmer has gone for the low hanging fruit..'

Keith Iddon ● 9d

I was surprised and dismayed that Starmer's recent pronouncement on trying to contol immigration figures made no mention of the type of immigration that is of most concern,ie:the migration of the undocumented to our shores.As it stands,anyone can arrive,gve any name they wish and say they are from wherever they wish.Some adults even claim to be 15 or 16 years of age abd have attended schools..This is the mess that needs sortimg first and continuing to allow the situation as it stands is the extreme position,not the reaction against it.I put the blame for the rise of Reform fairly and squarely on Blair's government and the subsequent Tory administrations who both chose to do absolutely nothing about it,save the last gasp Rwanda scheme,to address the cocerns of many millions of people up and down the country.Perhaps if some asylum hostels containing 95% young men with unknown pasts were opened in Westminster,Kensington and Chiswick,the chattering classes would appreciate what the day to day lived experience of millions of law abiding and tax paying citizens who live in the less affluent parts is and how their villges,towns and cities have changed.Starmer has gone for the lowing fruit in this policy and put off the hard wotk that has long been overdue for goodness knows when,the 12th of never probably.

Keith Iddon ● 9d

Good point Keith. It is clear that no one, least of all the Office for National Statistics has a clue on what the real figure for illegal immigration is. Much will be made of the year on year reduction in net migration figur. Down to 431,000 in 2024 (almsot half the 2023 total). Most of this is attributable to changes introduced by a bloke called Rishi Sunak.

Sam Hearn ● 9d

I am sure we all appreciate the contribution that legal and qualified immigrants make to our public services.I certainly do,but I am not so sure about those who come here illegally and without credentials,passports or documents.

Keith Iddon ● 9d

I was chatting with with an old friend this morning who has recently been through major heart surgery at a local NHS hospital. He informed me that the hospital staff that he had contact with during his stay came from at least 27 different countries. All, without exception were professional, hardworking and with a pleasant demeanour. "Immigrants" he said "God bless them".

Sam Hearn ● 9d

The majority in the country are anti immigration. Why do you think Reform are winning elections and why do you think Deer Keir is desperate to show the country that he is anti immigration.

Steve Taylor ● 9d

Says someone who has an identity crisis.Allegedly.

Keith Iddon ● 10d

What a right wing forum this is.Anti-immigrationAnti-scienceAnti-factMakes you realise how many people must still think Mussolini was a decent guy.

Dave Mannisa ● 10d

The person posing as ‘Dave’ is a recruiter for Reform members. Every utterance he makes and people are flocking to join Reform. He’s very good at his job.

Steve Taylor ● 10d

Whatever,or more appropriately whoever.Are you playing Stan to his Ollie?

Keith Iddon ● 10d

It's not Dave..

Michael Brown ● 10d

I think Brian and Dave are 'away with the fairies' as they say.

Keith Iddon ● 10d

Oh Ollie..

Michael Brown ● 10d

They are wanted - I would have thought I made that obvious. Most will have excellent skills - such as the ability to break up paragraphs that are too long.Another skill a lot will have is not to make assumptions about putting refugees above homeless people when someone has never said that. In conclusion, many are already far more skilled than some people in this conversation.

Dave Mannisa ● 10d

If you've done that then you need your head checked carefully to see if there is any sign of a brain. I don't hold out too much hope though. Where are all these unwanted individuals going to live? What skills have they got to offer? Why do you put refugees above our own homeless people? We don't want them, and we don't need them, now or in the future, unless of course they have a particular and relevant skill. If you want them, then put them all up in your house. And who are all these people you say are pining for the days of empire?

Brian Coyle ● 10d

Thanks for the links, Sam.

Stewart Jones ● 10d

Thanks Michael, strange events that followed then.

Janice Evans ● 10d

For those interested in helping refugees in our borough:1. Refugees Welcome Hounslow is now a registered charity run by volunteers and has helped over 50 families to learn English, integrate into our Society and find jobs. www.refugeeswelcomehounslow.org.uk/2. The Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) - also based in the borough and provides a whole range of services to these specific communities. www.acaa.org.uk/who-we-are/

Sam Hearn ● 10d

Janice - when the flood subsided, the family hired a generator and pump, and managed to get the boat afloat. The boat then went missing for months, and I was told the other day that it was stolen and stripped of parts, and then returned to the same mooring point! I don't know how true that is but the boat just sits there now, like a floating wreck, and I have no idea where the owner now lives. Thanks for asking..

Michael Brown ● 10d

Sorry to change the subject, Michael what happened to the man whose houseboat sank.

Janice Evans ● 10d

Oliver?

Michael Brown ● 11d

Why do we need more refugees?

Brian Coyle ● 11d

It's David, "Michael"

Dave Mannisa ● 11d

Come on, 'Dave', what's your real name?

Michael Brown ● 11d

I put the donation through "on behalf of everyone on the Chiswick W4 Forum" and added "refugees always welcome in Chiswick" in the comments section.

Dave Mannisa ● 11d

Ah yes and the donations go to………?Anyway if you’re happy to throw money down the drain or line the pockets of Charity Directors then so be it but it would have been a much more worthwhile option to have wasted a day going to Folkestone or Deal just to find out that the refugees have sprinted in the latest Nike trainers into the Black economy and into the welcoming arms of criminal gangs. So happy to have deserted their wives, children, girlfriends and sisters in Africa and the Middle East.

Steve Taylor ● 11d

What's your view about what happened to the flotilla of boats that had set out from Ramsgate yesterday - 65 of them - to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the rescue of British forces from Dunkirk?

Brian Coyle ● 11d

Have just donated to a refugee charity instead. Let's hope we get more refugees in and those who pine for the days of empire move to Donald's US.

Dave Mannisa ● 11d

The Warren at Folkestone or the beach at Kingsdown, near Deal. You'll find loads, but you'd better be quick before they all disappear. You wouldn't want that would you?

Brian Coyle ● 11d

Do you know where most of the immigrants arrived to in the UK? I have a day off so would love to head down, take some gifts, food etc. and welcome them.If you could let me know it would be appreciated.

Dave Mannisa ● 11d

Traitor, Starmer, hopes to get the Chagos Islands giveaway deal signed off, today, and then have the British Tax payer rent an island back at the cost of £millions every year.Meanwhile, another 800+ illegal immigrants in small boats were welcomed to the UK yesterday to help further destroy UK society. A similar amount are expected today and tomorrow.No guns, fighter jets or tanks are needed anymore to take away a country's sovereignty, wealth and democracy; you just need to put a traitor in place, as have The New World Order in this government and the previous. The whole of Europe is being destroyed, as anyone can now see. Donald is giving them problems though, and he's probably our only hope, along with Nigel..

Michael Brown ● 11d

Michael Brown has a point and I understand it.  What's your point?  Having a bad day?

V Killick ● 12d

an 'island of strangers' no less. But looks like the police think the 'enemy within' is those who have concerns about the rise of anti-semitism and who read 'Brexity things'!https://www.thejc.com/news/police-apologise-to-pensioner-after-arresting-him-for-tweeting-about-antisemitism-l5kbalgu

Davy Jones ● 18d

Nevertheless I understood and agreed with his sentiment.

V Killick ● 19d

Now they're saying he's the new Enoch Powell - didnt think we was a red in the bed

Davy Jones ● 20d

It's true.

Janice Evans ● 23d

Not strictly true. A lot of people in Cuba under Castro, for example, were given their own plots of land and many used the land to grow food. When you speak to some people in Havana, they have a far better understanding of food subsistence than we do.

Dave Mannisa ● 23d

Communist countries always have food shortages, food security is very important.

Janice Evans ● 23d

If you think he is a communist, God knows how you would survive in an actual communist country.

Dave Mannisa ● 24d

Harmer is a Fabian which is far worse than a Communist. You’re Welcome!

bobby osborne ● 24d

Mikhail, I don't have much time for Starmer, but to call him a Communist just shows your ignorance.

Richard Greenhough ● 26d

Brigadier, you may as well support Communist, Starmer, now that the Tory Party, who you once loved so much, has become another Communist Party, having been infiltrated by the NWO, which I predicted years ago, and you laughed. It's all Reform now, to put paid to Communism in the UK..

Michael Brown ● 26d

Mikhail McBean, you seem to lack the ability to make your comments clearly understandable. The deal is for Indians working short-term in the UK, and for Brits working short-term in India, to avoid them having to pay NI in both countries on the same earnings. Why you should think that English people working in the UK should get special NI treatment (let alone Welsh, Scots and Irish) when they are not being double-charged is a mystery. Only a fool would equate the two.

Richard Greenhough ● 26d

No such offers yet announced for English people - in the UK, you fool, Brigadier (Greenbean Gintrough).

Michael Brown ● 26d

No good trying diversionary tactics, McBean - your statement was wrong. Shame you can't admit your error.

Richard Greenhough ● 26d

Brits are flocking to India to work, Brigadier..

Michael Brown ● 26d

Brown pointlessly stirring the brown again.

Keith Iddon ● 26d

According to the Daily Telegraph, British workers in India will have the same benefit.

Richard Greenhough ● 26d

Meanwhile, the treasonous Two-Tier-Keir announces NI tax break for Indians wanting to migrate to the UK. No such offers yet announced for English people..

Michael Brown ● 26d

I rather enjoyed Michael's literary contribution to today's events.

Chris Blackwell ● 28d

Thank you for your incorrectly punctuated nonsensical non-sentence.

Anne England ● 28d