But true nevertheless. And it's not just me it's the United Nations
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h ... 48021.html

But true nevertheless. And it's not just me it's the United Nations
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h ... 48021.html

I can't see anything in that report stating that Tories are heartily cheering on racist policies deliberately targeting people with 'brown skin'. Which is what you said. And which is patently nonsense.

There will always be a proportion of actively racist people in any population. The UK is still one of the most liberally-minded and tolerant countries in the world by far. That said, it's no surprise there's an undercurrent of resentment given the way Labour under Bliar chose to flood the country in order to boost their vote. Or so they thought.

Problem is, for nigh on 20 years anyone expressing unhappiness with immigration has been automatically labelled racist and all discussion shouted down - by the likes of you, it seems.

What's hilarious is that if the numbers had been controlled, some modicum of empathy shown for the concerns of the existing population and you lot hadn't shouted down all discussion, Brexit would never have happened.

I can't see anything in that report stating that Tories are heartily cheering on racist policies deliberately targeting people with 'brown skin'. Which is what you said. And which is patently nonsense.

There will always be a proportion of actively racist people in any population. The UK is still one of the most liberally-minded and tolerant countries in the world by far. That said, it's no surprise there's an undercurrent of resentment given the way Labour under Bliar chose to flood the country in order to boost their vote. Or so they thought.

Problem is, for nigh on 20 years anyone expressing unhappiness with immigration has been automatically labelled racist and all discussion shouted down - by the likes of you, it seems.

What's hilarious is that if the numbers had been controlled, some modicum of empathy shown for the concerns of the existing population and you lot hadn't shouted down all discussion, Brexit would never have happened.

This is pure Tory Central Office claptrap to try and pass the blame somewhere else, anywhere else. This happened on their watch, and they were happy for it to happen until they got caught. They then thought that an apology was sufficient. Racism is endemic in our country. Always has been, Those who express these views now feel emboldened by Brexit to do so. Ask yourself what the police reaction was to the murder of Stephen Lawrence, was it put every man on the case to get someone. No it was to plant an undercover officer with the Lawrence family to try and get some dirt on them. Let's hear a victim of the Tories' policies opinion:
"But there is no amount that can truly reflect the fear and anxiety, frustration and ill health we have suffered. It can’t fully reflect the three times I applied for and was given a job, only to be told that they were very sorry, but I couldn’t have it, because according to the government’s rules I didn’t have the right papers."

" have been here since 1963. I went to primary school here and secondary school. I worked as a healthcare supervisor, a traffic warden with Camden council and the Metropolitan police. I even had vaccination documents from the jabs I was given when I arrived here. I did jury duty three times; in fact, I was asked to do it again even while I was being told I didn’t belong in this country. I had letters sent to the Home Office on my behalf by Jeremy Corbyn. I said to him, “You must be able to help; you’re the prime minister in waiting.” But he couldn’t."

"I didn’t have a day free of worry. I became ill. I could not pay my rent and was taken to court by Islington council. I am still paying back thousands in rent arrears. I lived in fear of the day when there would be a knock on the door from the police. I arranged things for my three children to carry on without me, as if I was about to die. How can Javid’s compensation reflect that? How do you calculate compensation for the hours I sat waiting to talk to someone in the Home Office? Or the fact that I couldn’t visit my mother when she was dying in Barbados? I still don’t even know where she is buried."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ome-office
I've no doubt that there are plenty of Aussies and Kiwis who came here about the same time, and I'd like to bet they're not suffering the same anxiety as this lady.

This is pure Tory Central Office claptrap to try and pass the blame somewhere else, anywhere else. This happened on their watch, and they were happy for it to happen until they got caught. They then thought that an apology was sufficient. Racism is endemic in our country. Always has been, Those who express these views now feel emboldened by Brexit to do so. Ask yourself what the police reaction was to the murder of Stephen Lawrence, was it put every man on the case to get someone. No it was to plant an undercover officer with the Lawrence family to try and get some dirt on them. Let's hear a victim of the Tories' policies opinion:
"But there is no amount that can truly reflect the fear and anxiety, frustration and ill health we have suffered. It can’t fully reflect the three times I applied for and was given a job, only to be told that they were very sorry, but I couldn’t have it, because according to the government’s rules I didn’t have the right papers."

" have been here since 1963. I went to primary school here and secondary school. I worked as a healthcare supervisor, a traffic warden with Camden council and the Metropolitan police. I even had vaccination documents from the jabs I was given when I arrived here. I did jury duty three times; in fact, I was asked to do it again even while I was being told I didn’t belong in this country. I had letters sent to the Home Office on my behalf by Jeremy Corbyn. I said to him, “You must be able to help; you’re the prime minister in waiting.” But he couldn’t."

"I didn’t have a day free of worry. I became ill. I could not pay my rent and was taken to court by Islington council. I am still paying back thousands in rent arrears. I lived in fear of the day when there would be a knock on the door from the police. I arranged things for my three children to carry on without me, as if I was about to die. How can Javid’s compensation reflect that? How do you calculate compensation for the hours I sat waiting to talk to someone in the Home Office? Or the fact that I couldn’t visit my mother when she was dying in Barbados? I still don’t even know where she is buried."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ome-office
I've no doubt that there are plenty of Aussies and Kiwis who came here about the same time, and I'd like to bet they're not suffering the same anxiety as this lady.