Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 695783)

The benefits system is there...and it is the fault of the government if people come here and play the system.
The system should require that you have paid into it to get benefits.(In which case some of our own population would not qualify for benefits)
Some truly destitue people should get limited help....and they should have to pay back the cost once they are working.

There should be economic rules for migrants - they must be able to show that they have 1) a job.
2) enough money to sustain them for a period of two years
3) somewhere to live - be that a home that they have found before coming
into the country/or family members who they can live with.
If they cannot show proof of these things then they should not be allowed in.......someone has got to get real pretty soon, or our island is going to sink.

But then implementing such measures would require better skills than this governmemt has(for all its posturing and tinkering at the edges - the benefits system requires radical reform.....and they haven't got the cojones to do it).

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 695955)

Spot on Margaret, I can remember a few years ago, I was in E3 at Queens Park and they brought this elderly Asian gentleman into the next bed, he couldn't speak a word of English. Then the doctor came around his son-in-law was there to act as interpreter, they pulled the curtains round as usual, but you could still hear what was said. The doctor asked how long this man had been in the country, the reply nearly had me falling out of bed. Well, he said, he never wanted to come to Britain until he started being ill, wonderful:(

Originally Posted by Gordie (Post 696041)

Well said Maggie:flamethro

Originally Posted by Royboy39 (Post 696047)

It would be very interesting to know.
Are you on leave from Broadmoor or high on Kellogs? :dummy:

Originally Posted by Royboy39 (Post 696047)

It would be very interesting to know.
Are you on leave from Broadmoor or high on Kellogs? :dummy:

Originally Posted by Stumped (Post 697420)

According to todays Daily Express (27.3.09) the post-clerk has been told by his employer that his services are no longer required. He is quoted as stating that he will look into opening his own business and ensure that his policy of not serving non-English speaking customers will be applied. Ah well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 695955)

Spot on Margaret, I can remember a few years ago, I was in E3 at Queens Park and they brought this elderly Asian gentleman into the next bed, he couldn't speak a word of English. Then the doctor came around his son-in-law was there to act as interpreter, they pulled the curtains round as usual, but you could still hear what was said. The doctor asked how long this man had been in the country, the reply nearly had me falling out of bed. Well, he said, he never wanted to come to Britain until he started being ill, wonderful:(

Originally Posted by Mancie (Post 697442)

mind you it could have been worse....I mean just imagine...the bloke could have been German for gods sake!:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 697458)

The difference there, being that if the man had been German then there would be a very good chance that he would not need an interpreter.......he would probably speak English very well as it has been part of the curriculum in school over there for a very long time.

And you tar the members of Accyweb with the racist brush....well pardon me, but isn't that post just a little bit racist...or does the smiley absolve you from that crime?

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 697458)

The difference there, being that if the man had been German then there would be a very good chance that he would not need an interpreter.......he would probably speak English very well as it has been part of the curriculum in school over there for a very long time.

And you tar the members of Accyweb with the racist brush....well pardon me, but isn't that post just a little bit racist...or does the smiley absolve you from that crime?

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 697462)

Perhaps we aren't all racists until a certain amount of alcohol or chemical substances have been consumed?:rolleyes::D

Originally Posted by Mancie (Post 697477)

Speak for yourself mate...you been snorting the cleaning powder ?do yerself a favour...buy the real stuff it's better for you in the long run. ;)

Originally Posted by Stumped (Post 691416)

In the light of recent events where a fanatical bunch of no-marks have barracked our troops during a welcome home parade at Luton, is it not time that we re-evaluated our supposedly tolerant approach to the policies of multicultereralism that recent governments have hammered us with.
:behead::behead::behead: