Danishfurniturelover
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According to this, between 2013 and 2018, the Australians turned back 33 vessels and 810 people. There have been 47000 attempted crossings of the Channel this year. The blockade's going to have to be pretty spectacular, in the busiest stretch of water on Earth. It'll also have to stretch from Northern France up to Belgium and Holland, because they'll just move their launch points of course.
Huh? I thought you were all about the people? His idea would remove the traffickers business instantly, and make sure no one drowns en route. I thought that's what you cared about?
Hmm, I fear the mask may be on the squiff a bit here. Brotherhood of man remember.
I want whoever is the government to be able to work with other governments, rather than just blame each other, to produce a proper solution to the problem. Which is what they're there for. Just a shame about the dearth of talent at Westminster.
TBH you sound like one of the Home Secretary's speeches (blame the lawyers, blame the French, blame the church), so you probably should reconsider your support.
Ha, they'll never get past the flotilla. Plus it'll be further once the water rises.
My views are perfectly in line with millions of other working class people in this country who want to help those truly fleeing persecution but also do not want to see the country taken advantage of, which is clearly happening.
Putting on ferries would be unworkable and just cause even more of a pull. It is systematic of the overly Liberal approach that we take to everything aspect of life in this country. Being tough but caring and returning people to the shore they left from is the right and decent thing to do.
Those opposing it are doing so only because it causes the government problems and not caring about the human lives lost in the process.