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comment by Hector (U3606)

posted on 15/3/22

He lost his 5hit because his wonderful right wing meme " put then up in your house then" is questioned, not criticised, questioned. £350 pm for one year but a 3 year visa and oh yeah, find your own refugee.

A pilot scheme is not a policy.

posted on 15/3/22

comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
You really think you're a clever diiick sometimes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_hostile_environment_policy

Sole bloke said something once but didn't enact policy versus Theresa May who obviously did 🤔
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And you’re a thick dck but enough about your girth….

Said something once? Said something or proposed a policy that the following government put in place.

And why were Labour proposing such a policy in 2007? Because they fked up immigration so much from 1997-2007, that’s why.

posted on 15/3/22

comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted about a minute ago
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 29 seconds ago
Tulip Siddiq @TulipSiddiq
I am very pleased to say that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been given her British passport back.

She is still at her family home in Tehran. I also understand that there is a British negotiating team in Tehran right now.

I will keep posting updates as I get them.

#FreeNazanin

huge development
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That is genuinely tremendous news if that is the case!!! No idea why it took the Conservative government so long to resolve this (although I have strong suspicions) it is a genuine good news story 👍
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It's probably because we're heading to the ME to get alternative supplies for gas and oil, nowt like a little £400m sweetener to the Persians to get the ball rolling

posted on 15/3/22

comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 1 minute ago
Invented a phrase perhaps, Invented a policy, that on May. Go Home van's ffs!


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"What we are proposing here will, I think, flush illegal migrants out. We are trying to create a much more HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT in this country if you are here illegally," said Mr Byrne. "We have to make Britain much less of an attractive place if you are going to come here and break the rules.
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Satters you’re floundering here a bit pal 😂😂😂

It was a CONSULTATION DOCUMENT. It was NEVER official Labour Party policy. It was NEVER enacted on. Even the guardian article you link to notes that it was due to be launched in 2008, but we know it wasn’t.

Do you even have the consultation document to point out where it references “hostile immigration”? Or is it just one word one minor minister said? I mean, deary me bud I know you like to protect folk like Michael Gove but this is a stretch even for you.

The Hostile Immigration Policy was designed, launched, enacted and embedded by a conservative Home Secretary.
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And it originated where again? Oh yeah…Liam in 2007

Labour had a lot more of their mess to deal with in 2008 and were quickly ousted by 2010.

posted on 15/3/22

Floundering my arrris

posted on 15/3/22

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
You really think you're a clever diiick sometimes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_hostile_environment_policy

Sole bloke said something once but didn't enact policy versus Theresa May who obviously did 🤔
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And you’re a thick dck but enough about your girth….

Said something once? Said something or proposed a policy that the following government put in place.

And why were Labour proposing such a policy in 2007? Because they fked up immigration so much from 1997-2007, that’s why.
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Who was the home secretary who installed the hostile environment?

posted on 15/3/22

One minor minister? You mean the immigration minister of the time?

And I’m floundering???

😂😂😂😂

posted on 15/3/22

comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
You really think you're a clever diiick sometimes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_hostile_environment_policy

Sole bloke said something once but didn't enact policy versus Theresa May who obviously did 🤔
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And you’re a thick dck but enough about your girth….

Said something once? Said something or proposed a policy that the following government put in place.

And why were Labour proposing such a policy in 2007? Because they fked up immigration so much from 1997-2007, that’s why.
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Who was the home secretary who installed the hostile environment?
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Theresa May

posted on 15/3/22

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 1 minute ago
Invented a phrase perhaps, Invented a policy, that on May. Go Home van's ffs!


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"What we are proposing here will, I think, flush illegal migrants out. We are trying to create a much more HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT in this country if you are here illegally," said Mr Byrne. "We have to make Britain much less of an attractive place if you are going to come here and break the rules.
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Satters you’re floundering here a bit pal 😂😂😂

It was a CONSULTATION DOCUMENT. It was NEVER official Labour Party policy. It was NEVER enacted on. Even the guardian article you link to notes that it was due to be launched in 2008, but we know it wasn’t.

Do you even have the consultation document to point out where it references “hostile immigration”? Or is it just one word one minor minister said? I mean, deary me bud I know you like to protect folk like Michael Gove but this is a stretch even for you.

The Hostile Immigration Policy was designed, launched, enacted and embedded by a conservative Home Secretary.
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And it originated where again? Oh yeah…Liam in 2007

Labour had a lot more of their mess to deal with in 2008 and were quickly ousted by 2010.
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Originated? Who used that term? I mean if you’re looking to get pedantic, please do keep it up.

posted on 15/3/22

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 55 seconds ago
One minor minister? You mean the immigration minister of the time?

And I’m floundering???

😂😂😂😂
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Aye mate I’m afraid so. You’re looking to hang your whole case on a single word uttered by a junior minister for a party where it never became policy, never became law, never was enacted, never was enforced.

Like Blair said across the dispatch box to major; WEAK WEAK WEAK!!! 😘

posted on 15/3/22

The kiss was added by me, I don’t recall Blair doing that as leader of the opposition, major was getting enough of those from his own front bench.

posted on 15/3/22

comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 1 minute ago
The kiss was added by me, I don’t recall Blair doing that as leader of the opposition, major was getting enough of those from his own front bench.
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I recall him doing it whilst wearing an Edwina Currie mask

posted on 15/3/22

It's Raynor at PMQs tomorrow maybe she'll blow a kiss at Raab

😘👌

posted on 15/3/22

comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 55 seconds ago
One minor minister? You mean the immigration minister of the time?

And I’m floundering???

😂😂😂😂
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Aye mate I’m afraid so. You’re looking to hang your whole case on a single word uttered by a junior minister for a party where it never became policy, never became law, never was enacted, never was enforced.

Like Blair said across the dispatch box to major; WEAK WEAK WEAK!!! 😘
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Right ok

Immigration nationality & asylum act from 2006

Pressure on employers to check immigration status

Or the 2008 points based system that Labour created?


Yeah it’s just a phrase. No it was the start of dealing with the problem we were suffering from mass bet immigration which spiralled out of control under Labour.

They were looking to reduce this (rightly so) by making this country less appealing. Yet in 2022 all anyone points to is what the Tories did and no mention of Labour yet when a Tory MP does, you all deny it until you’re blue in the face

posted on 15/3/22

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
You really think you're a clever diiick sometimes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_hostile_environment_policy

Sole bloke said something once but didn't enact policy versus Theresa May who obviously did 🤔
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And you’re a thick dck but enough about your girth….

Said something once? Said something or proposed a policy that the following government put in place.

And why were Labour proposing such a policy in 2007? Because they fked up immigration so much from 1997-2007, that’s why.


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SatNav, whilst Blair is often (wrongly) blamed for the increase in migration under Labour, it was actually the EU enlargement scheme.

Which saw simultaneous accessions of ten countries such as Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Slovakia, Malta, Poland etc.

posted on 15/3/22

comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Who do you think you are kidding Mr.... (U3126)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
You really think you're a clever diiick sometimes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_hostile_environment_policy

Sole bloke said something once but didn't enact policy versus Theresa May who obviously did 🤔
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And you’re a thick dck but enough about your girth….

Said something once? Said something or proposed a policy that the following government put in place.

And why were Labour proposing such a policy in 2007? Because they fked up immigration so much from 1997-2007, that’s why.


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SatNav, whilst Blair is often (wrongly) blamed for the increase in migration under Labour, it was actually the EU enlargement scheme.

Which saw simultaneous accessions of ten countries such as Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Slovakia, Malta, Poland etc.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hang on a minute, did we not have the rights to control our borders whilst we were in the EU?

I thought that’s what you have said many times on here? I could be wrong of course.

posted on 15/3/22

comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Who do you think you are kidding Mr.... (U3126)
posted 49 seconds ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
You really think you're a clever diiick sometimes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_hostile_environment_policy

Sole bloke said something once but didn't enact policy versus Theresa May who obviously did 🤔
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And you’re a thick dck but enough about your girth….

Said something once? Said something or proposed a policy that the following government put in place.

And why were Labour proposing such a policy in 2007? Because they fked up immigration so much from 1997-2007, that’s why.


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SatNav, whilst Blair is often (wrongly) blamed for the increase in migration under Labour, it was actually the EU enlargement scheme.

Which saw simultaneous accessions of ten countries such as Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Slovakia, Malta, Poland etc.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And just to add, whilst most of Europe implemented the Citizens Directive (only permitting FoM for up to 3 months, self sufficiency etc etc) UK governments did not.

See Article 8

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32004L0038

posted on 15/3/22

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Who do you think you are kidding Mr.... (U3126)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
You really think you're a clever diiick sometimes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_hostile_environment_policy

Sole bloke said something once but didn't enact policy versus Theresa May who obviously did 🤔
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And you’re a thick dck but enough about your girth….

Said something once? Said something or proposed a policy that the following government put in place.

And why were Labour proposing such a policy in 2007? Because they fked up immigration so much from 1997-2007, that’s why.


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SatNav, whilst Blair is often (wrongly) blamed for the increase in migration under Labour, it was actually the EU enlargement scheme.

Which saw simultaneous accessions of ten countries such as Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Slovakia, Malta, Poland etc.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hang on a minute, did we not have the rights to control our borders whilst we were in the EU?

I thought that’s what you have said many times on here? I could be wrong of course.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
My below post covered that. The UKGov could have implemented EU controls on immigration but chose not to. Which is one of the reasons why the UK was such an appealing destination for the ten new member states.

posted on 15/3/22

comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Who do you think you are kidding Mr.... (U3126)
posted 6 seconds ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Who do you think you are kidding Mr.... (U3126)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
You really think you're a clever diiick sometimes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_hostile_environment_policy

Sole bloke said something once but didn't enact policy versus Theresa May who obviously did 🤔
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And you’re a thick dck but enough about your girth….

Said something once? Said something or proposed a policy that the following government put in place.

And why were Labour proposing such a policy in 2007? Because they fked up immigration so much from 1997-2007, that’s why.


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SatNav, whilst Blair is often (wrongly) blamed for the increase in migration under Labour, it was actually the EU enlargement scheme.

Which saw simultaneous accessions of ten countries such as Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Slovakia, Malta, Poland etc.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hang on a minute, did we not have the rights to control our borders whilst we were in the EU?

I thought that’s what you have said many times on here? I could be wrong of course.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
My below post covered that. The UKGov could have implemented EU controls on immigration but chose not to. Which is one of the reasons why the UK was such an appealing destination for the ten new member states.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hence my original point so it’s not wrong to blame Blair as he was PM

posted on 15/3/22

So wait were Labour too tough or too lenient on immigration

The way some people talk it feels like both 😬

posted on 15/3/22

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 0 seconds ago
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Who do you think you are kidding Mr.... (U3126)
posted 6 seconds ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Who do you think you are kidding Mr.... (U3126)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
You really think you're a clever diiick sometimes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_hostile_environment_policy

Sole bloke said something once but didn't enact policy versus Theresa May who obviously did 🤔
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And you’re a thick dck but enough about your girth….

Said something once? Said something or proposed a policy that the following government put in place.

And why were Labour proposing such a policy in 2007? Because they fked up immigration so much from 1997-2007, that’s why.


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SatNav, whilst Blair is often (wrongly) blamed for the increase in migration under Labour, it was actually the EU enlargement scheme.

Which saw simultaneous accessions of ten countries such as Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Slovakia, Malta, Poland etc.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hang on a minute, did we not have the rights to control our borders whilst we were in the EU?

I thought that’s what you have said many times on here? I could be wrong of course.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
My below post covered that. The UKGov could have implemented EU controls on immigration but chose not to. Which is one of the reasons why the UK was such an appealing destination for the ten new member states.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hence my original point so it’s not wrong to blame Blair as he was PM
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Although technically I blamed Labour as they were the government in charge at the time which saw the huge increases in net numbers.

1997 net migration 48,000
1998 140,000


posted on 15/3/22

comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
So wait were Labour too tough or too lenient on immigration

The way some people talk it feels like both 😬
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Too stupid

posted on 15/3/22

So now that I have cleared that up for you all, you can enjoy your days, hopefully in the sunshine

posted on 15/3/22

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Who do you think you are kidding Mr.... (U3126)
posted 6 seconds ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Who do you think you are kidding Mr.... (U3126)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
You really think you're a clever diiick sometimes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_hostile_environment_policy

Sole bloke said something once but didn't enact policy versus Theresa May who obviously did 🤔
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And you’re a thick dck but enough about your girth….

Said something once? Said something or proposed a policy that the following government put in place.

And why were Labour proposing such a policy in 2007? Because they fked up immigration so much from 1997-2007, that’s why.


----------------------------------------------------------------------
SatNav, whilst Blair is often (wrongly) blamed for the increase in migration under Labour, it was actually the EU enlargement scheme.

Which saw simultaneous accessions of ten countries such as Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Slovakia, Malta, Poland etc.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hang on a minute, did we not have the rights to control our borders whilst we were in the EU?

I thought that’s what you have said many times on here? I could be wrong of course.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
My below post covered that. The UKGov could have implemented EU controls on immigration but chose not to. Which is one of the reasons why the UK was such an appealing destination for the ten new member states.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hence my original point so it’s not wrong to blame Blair as he was PM
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Yeah it kinda is.

UK and EU Parliament (including many tory MPs, MEP's) voted in favour of the EU enlargement scheme.

It was an EU wide scheme, and blaming a PM (of any member state) for it is disingenuous.

posted on 15/3/22

comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Who do you think you are kidding Mr.... (U3126)
posted 45 seconds ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Who do you think you are kidding Mr.... (U3126)
posted 6 seconds ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Who do you think you are kidding Mr.... (U3126)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
You really think you're a clever diiick sometimes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_hostile_environment_policy

Sole bloke said something once but didn't enact policy versus Theresa May who obviously did 🤔
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And you’re a thick dck but enough about your girth….

Said something once? Said something or proposed a policy that the following government put in place.

And why were Labour proposing such a policy in 2007? Because they fked up immigration so much from 1997-2007, that’s why.


----------------------------------------------------------------------
SatNav, whilst Blair is often (wrongly) blamed for the increase in migration under Labour, it was actually the EU enlargement scheme.

Which saw simultaneous accessions of ten countries such as Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Slovakia, Malta, Poland etc.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hang on a minute, did we not have the rights to control our borders whilst we were in the EU?

I thought that’s what you have said many times on here? I could be wrong of course.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
My below post covered that. The UKGov could have implemented EU controls on immigration but chose not to. Which is one of the reasons why the UK was such an appealing destination for the ten new member states.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hence my original point so it’s not wrong to blame Blair as he was PM
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Yeah it kinda is.

UK and EU Parliament (including many tory MPs, MEP's) voted in favour of the EU enlargement scheme.

It was an EU wide scheme, and blaming a PM (of any member state) for it is disingenuous.
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No it kinda isn’t.

The UK had the opportunity to decrease the numbers coming in, correct?

The UK did not decrease the numbers coming in, correct?

Labour government in charge for 13 years, Tony Blair in charge for the vast majority of those years.

Yeah it’s really not unfair to say that they fked up on immigration, at all.

You cannot say on one hand ‘we already had sovereignty which is why Brexit was nonsense’ and then on the other say ‘immigration numbers aren’t the responsibility of the UK government’

It’s one or the other.

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