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AIBU to oppose housing 1,000 undocumented young men near Piddington?

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PiddingtonFan · 16/09/2026 09:38

We dont need anymore undocumented young males.

1000 proposed to be housed near Piddington. Young males from a different culture.

AIBU to agree with them. Enough undocumented males. Too many males overwhelming a small population. 😪

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nomas · 16/09/2026 13:48

dogsaremybusiness · 16/09/2026 13:26

There is a woman in Piddington right now, who is going to be collateral damage in all this.

Not only are these people endangered, they are now stuck with worthless properties that they won't be able to sell. Imagine if you'd been planning to relocate or down size? No one will buy there now. So not only are they in danger, they are totally stuck. The street lights go off at midnight to save money. They have been royally fucked by the powers that are supposed to protect them.

As for people saying "they got what they voted for", this simply isn't true. Piddington is part of the Bicester and Woodstock constituency. In the July 2024 general election 50,219 people voted. Indeed 5408 voted Reform, and for all we know they could have all lived in Piddington!

Not only are these people endangered, they are now stuck with worthless properties that they won't be able to sell.

House prices near RAF Wethersfield in Braintree (a similar accommodation) have remained steady, in line with nearby Chelmsford) so why do you assume the properties in Piddington will be worthless?

LuckyHazelFox · 16/09/2026 13:46

AlphaQueue · 16/09/2026 13:43

Ah it's you again. The per capita data ignorer. Then after the Sunak government made a law deeming Rwanda legally safe. You can pass laws and change things to basically make it legal. The flights were going to happen. Labour should have stuck through.

You have to wonder whether it was just ignorant pride why Labour didn't see this through. Not wanting to carry through a Tory proposal, which, if successful would mean conceding to the Tories it was a workable solution. Wonder how things would now look if Conservatives were still in and plan was up and running. Just thinking out loud.

nomas · 16/09/2026 13:45

AlphaQueue · 16/09/2026 13:43

Ah it's you again. The per capita data ignorer. Then after the Sunak government made a law deeming Rwanda legally safe. You can pass laws and change things to basically make it legal. The flights were going to happen. Labour should have stuck through.

I have no idea who you are. If all you can contribute you is 'it's you again', then I don't even want to know who you are.

EasternStandard · 16/09/2026 13:45

Switchnow · 16/09/2026 13:43

Have you a system in mind that would be free?

You brought up costs. Labour’s is expensive.

AlphaQueue · 16/09/2026 13:43

nomas · 16/09/2026 12:45

The Rwanda plan was never going to work. The UK Supreme Court ruled the policy unlawful and it financially prohibitive too.

The Conservatives likely knew it was going to fail, but let it go on so Labour would be the ones to cancel it.

Ah it's you again. The per capita data ignorer. Then after the Sunak government made a law deeming Rwanda legally safe. You can pass laws and change things to basically make it legal. The flights were going to happen. Labour should have stuck through.

Switchnow · 16/09/2026 13:43

EasternStandard · 16/09/2026 13:39

Costs are incredibly high now don’t worry. £56k per person for the one in one out scheme. £78m so far.

And that’s not including all the other stuff here and o/s.

Have you a system in mind that would be free?

PiddingtonFan · 16/09/2026 13:40

Lifeomars · 16/09/2026 11:10

i live in a deprived inner city, we have two bail hostels, a massive custody suite that serves the whole city, and nearly 50% of the total of supported housing for homeless people with complex needs (drug/alchohol/mental health issues). We have high crime, a trip to the local supermarket often involves seeing crack being smoked round the back of the building,being approached by beggars, seeing drinkers fighting in the children's play park (nobody takes their kids on there due to the drunks) . We have had years and years of this, it barely makes the local press let alone the likes of the Mail because communities like mine have been treated as dumping grounds for decades. I have had my way blocked in the street by a group of pissed up (white British) males who pushed and shoved me. Pointless reporting it as nothing will be done.

Awful. Basically expect this to get worse and worse until what? The higher earning individuals leave for New Zealand and Australia. Taking their skills and tax paying with them. The country will continue to decline.

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Switchnow · 16/09/2026 13:40

moonraker0 · 16/09/2026 13:36

If it was truly working they wouldn’t be dumping over a thousand men in this small area.

If you expect overnight fixes for anything you’ll always be disappointed.

EasternStandard · 16/09/2026 13:39

Switchnow · 16/09/2026 13:31

But did manage to save £100m that the previous government had promised Rwanda https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy526klrk20o

Costs are incredibly high now don’t worry. £56k per person for the one in one out scheme. £78m so far.

And that’s not including all the other stuff here and o/s.

moonraker0 · 16/09/2026 13:36

Switchnow · 16/09/2026 13:11

And what do you think about Labour’s plan to target gangs as a way to bring down numbers - which appears to be working?

If it was truly working they wouldn’t be dumping over a thousand men in this small area.

PiddingtonFan · 16/09/2026 13:35

Ooohaaahjustalittlebit · 16/09/2026 10:48

Everyone was fine with it when they were being housed in deprived urban areas

No everyone wasn't. The more that come, the more concerns are raised.

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PiddingtonFan · 16/09/2026 13:33

Iocanepowder · 16/09/2026 10:53

@DebbieSavageWe have a ‘hotel’ near us in what is thankfully a relatively low-crime area. Last year we had to have police presence on my street for the first time ever since i’ve lived here because several men from the hotel were caught stalking girls from our primary school.

But that's ok for some, not a problem at all , poor girls. Just get them to read the advice booklet on how to behave 🙄

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dogsaremybusiness · 16/09/2026 13:26

There is a woman in Piddington right now, who is going to be collateral damage in all this.

Not only are these people endangered, they are now stuck with worthless properties that they won't be able to sell. Imagine if you'd been planning to relocate or down size? No one will buy there now. So not only are they in danger, they are totally stuck. The street lights go off at midnight to save money. They have been royally fucked by the powers that are supposed to protect them.

As for people saying "they got what they voted for", this simply isn't true. Piddington is part of the Bicester and Woodstock constituency. In the July 2024 general election 50,219 people voted. Indeed 5408 voted Reform, and for all we know they could have all lived in Piddington!

EasternStandard · 16/09/2026 13:23

nomas · 16/09/2026 13:16

After a legal challenge to the High Court. Otherwise it could just have been left to stand and just not implemented.

Labour conceded.

nomas · 16/09/2026 13:16

EasternStandard · 16/09/2026 13:05

Labour repealed it.

After a legal challenge to the High Court. Otherwise it could just have been left to stand and just not implemented.

NancyThompson · 16/09/2026 13:16

Switchnow · 16/09/2026 13:11

And what do you think about Labour’s plan to target gangs as a way to bring down numbers - which appears to be working?

There's been some reduction in the YTD 2026 figures, sure, but that's still 16,000 too many on top of those already here.

Switchnow · 16/09/2026 13:11

NancyThompson · 16/09/2026 12:24

No, as I said previously, I supported the Tories offshore plans that Labour promptly scrapped.

And what do you think about Labour’s plan to target gangs as a way to bring down numbers - which appears to be working?

PiddingtonFan · 16/09/2026 13:10

SpottyPyjama · 16/09/2026 10:08

I had some sympathy with the Piddington Campaign until your assertion that some of the men will belong to terrorist organisations. You do not know that. You do not know that any of them are doing anything other than genuinely seeking asylum because of atrocities in their own countries.

When you lose the racism, then you can be taken more seriously.

Some are

Just one story here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgyggw4z05o

Man with a beard

Hartlepool street killing of pensioner 'terrorist act' - judge

Moroccan asylum seeker Ahmed Alid stabbed 70-year-old Terence Carney in Hartlepool in October.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgyggw4z05o

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PiddingtonFan · 16/09/2026 13:06

OhBotherSaidPoo · 16/09/2026 10:04

So it was alright when 1000s of undocumented men were housed in inner city areas like mine and all the social issues that bought. We were just plain old racists, but suddenly the nice people of Piddington face the same and all of a sudden its a problem.
GTFO.

No it wasn't right. Adding more isn't right either.

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EasternStandard · 16/09/2026 13:05

nomas · 16/09/2026 13:00

Fair point although it looks like the legislation was repealed in January 2025 after a legal challenge.

https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/contact-or-visit-us/press-office/press-releases/dangerous-act-repealed-as-new-bill-introduced

Labour repealed it.

nomas · 16/09/2026 13:03

PiddingtonFan · 16/09/2026 09:52

Piddington doesn't look stale, it looks lovely. What jobs are young undocumented males going to do. Maybe retrain as care workers? Perhaps training and assistance with language and assimilation might be useful.

There is a leaflet they hand out.

But there isn't anything to do in Piddington for the men. No shop, no cafe, no pub.

Maybe it would be fine to tell the men not to go into Piddington Village as there's nothing there, just houses.

JHound · 16/09/2026 13:02

Hoardasurass · 16/09/2026 11:25

How do we know that they aren't asylum seekers easy they travelled through multiple safe countries, including those with the same language and culture that they come from, all of which they could have and should have claimed asylum in, but instead chose to continue on to the UK ergo they are economic migrants not asylum seekers whatever they may claim when they get here

Travelling through a safe country does not prevent you being an asylum seeker. The conditions you are fleeing is what determines whether or not you are genuine.

We had genuine Ukranian asylum seekers who entered the UK from Ireland. That did not stop them being genuine (and they are a group where safe routes were open).

nomas · 16/09/2026 13:00

EasternStandard · 16/09/2026 12:52

Here you go, this is the legislation

The legislation passed in response to the UK Supreme Court's ruling against the Rwanda asylum policy is the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024. 1]
Key Details

  • Enactment Date: It became law on April 25, 2024, following the Supreme Court's November 2023 judgment

Fair point although it looks like the legislation was repealed in January 2025 after a legal challenge.

https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/contact-or-visit-us/press-office/press-releases/dangerous-act-repealed-as-new-bill-introduced

LuckyHazelFox · 16/09/2026 12:59

NancyThompson · 16/09/2026 12:37

I was in full support of the Rwanda scheme.

Me too.

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