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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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PinkArt · 16/09/2026 09:56

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GaaNeen · 16/09/2026 09:56

DebbieSavage · 16/09/2026 09:49

I am not a resident of Piddington but if I was I would have no problem with it. Immigration has always brought culture and breathed new life into our stale neighbourhoods. New food, new traditions to celebrate, new wonderful languages to be introduced to. What's not to like?

A mass crowd of men is hardly going to bring culture and life into stale neighbourhoods is it ????

crime / violence / antisocial behaviour more like ..

no, I don’t vote reform
loss of control of borders is bad not enriching

Rollingpinofdoom · 16/09/2026 09:57

angelos02 · 16/09/2026 09:55

Is this a joke?

Why would it be a joke? Where do you want refugees to be housed? Surely fresh air and open countryside will be beneficial to them? Would the people of Piddington be so up in arms if the refugees were put somewhere like Milton Keynes?

GaaNeen · 16/09/2026 09:57

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The teeny village in Piddington, Oxfordshire
not
Paddington - inner city London !

DebbieSavage · 16/09/2026 09:57

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.

Sanitation, healthcare, tourism, leisure and entertainment. Basically all the jobs most Brits think they are too good to do.

I can guarantee these men will work hard for your community, but you just need to give them a chance instead of villifying them. Welcome them to your home, get to know them. Anyone can bond over a lovely cup of tea and a biscuit. The world isn't as scary as the right wing want you to believe.

PiddingtonFan · 16/09/2026 09:57

olivepicanto · 16/09/2026 09:53

Surely they will be documented as they are placed there.

Put asylum seekers in hotels. Moan, moan, moan

Put them in unused barracks. Moan, moan, moan.

They often have no documents.

Most people claiming asylum and seeking refuge in the UK come from Pakistan, Eritrea, Iran, Sudan, and Afghanistan.

General demographics: Researchers from groups like the Migration Observatory note that asylum seekers are statistically more likely to be young men—a demographic group that has a higher representation in general crime statistics regardless of nationality or background. We have enough of our own.

Would prefer families not young men.

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PiddingtonFan · 16/09/2026 09:58

DebbieSavage · 16/09/2026 09:57

Sanitation, healthcare, tourism, leisure and entertainment. Basically all the jobs most Brits think they are too good to do.

I can guarantee these men will work hard for your community, but you just need to give them a chance instead of villifying them. Welcome them to your home, get to know them. Anyone can bond over a lovely cup of tea and a biscuit. The world isn't as scary as the right wing want you to believe.

Guarantee they will work hard. Really 😂a guarantee. Do we get our money back.if they don't?

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Rollingpinofdoom · 16/09/2026 09:59

GaaNeen · 16/09/2026 09:56

A mass crowd of men is hardly going to bring culture and life into stale neighbourhoods is it ????

crime / violence / antisocial behaviour more like ..

no, I don’t vote reform
loss of control of borders is bad not enriching

Wow. Lots of people agreeing with reform and the far right on here. Why would they not bribg culture and life? Are you saying all these men are criminals and bad people? Why?

Womanofcustard · 16/09/2026 09:59

So last election, Piddington voted in an open borders lib-dem mp.
And among the lib-dem posters, were posters supporting refugees.
So here they are, folks, the refugees you asked for!

angelos02 · 16/09/2026 09:59

Very few are genuine refugees. Stop kidding yourselves. Most Brits don't want them anywhere in the UK.

PiddingtonFan · 16/09/2026 09:59

GaaNeen · 16/09/2026 09:57

The teeny village in Piddington, Oxfordshire
not
Paddington - inner city London !

Yeah it's spell check

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NancyThompson · 16/09/2026 09:59

Thecows · 16/09/2026 09:48

1200 unknown men just dumped somewhere and allowed to do what they like? That's not OK anywhere

No, it really isn't - but people have been accused of being racist for saying that very thing, for years now.

Nincompoo · 16/09/2026 09:59

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Rollingpinofdoom · 16/09/2026 10:00

Womanofcustard · 16/09/2026 09:59

So last election, Piddington voted in an open borders lib-dem mp.
And among the lib-dem posters, were posters supporting refugees.
So here they are, folks, the refugees you asked for!

Exactly. The people saying L”all welcome here”. Obviously meant “all welcome somewhere else, not in our area”. Hypocrites.

backformoreofthesame · 16/09/2026 10:00

Undocumented ? Surely they are documented before moving in to the facility ?

and over the last few decades it is the immigrant population who has consistently paid more in tax than they take in benefits - unlike the born here population

KnickerlessParsons · 16/09/2026 10:01

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.

Where will they work? Where will they live? - they can’t stay in that camp forever. Who will they marry? Where/how will they socialise? Will they form ghettos as happens in big cities eg Birmingham, or will they assimilate? Will they marry white British women, or will they bring in fiancés and relatives from their own country once settled?
Where will they practice their religion? Where will they shop?

PiddingtonFan · 16/09/2026 10:01

Womanofcustard · 16/09/2026 09:59

So last election, Piddington voted in an open borders lib-dem mp.
And among the lib-dem posters, were posters supporting refugees.
So here they are, folks, the refugees you asked for!

I agree with you.

Once a large number of single males arrive they realised the potential problems coming. Is that a reason to just take more and more males

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JHound · 16/09/2026 10:01

I am more interested in what their sensible proposed solution is instead of “not near me”.

angelos02 · 16/09/2026 10:02

Statistics tell us all we need to know.

Rollingpinofdoom · 16/09/2026 10:02

KnickerlessParsons · 16/09/2026 10:01

Where will they work? Where will they live? - they can’t stay in that camp forever. Who will they marry? Where/how will they socialise? Will they form ghettos as happens in big cities eg Birmingham, or will they assimilate? Will they marry white British women, or will they bring in fiancés and relatives from their own country once settled?
Where will they practice their religion? Where will they shop?

Is that you Nigel???

PiddingtonFan · 16/09/2026 10:03

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Yep send them to people that state they are welcome. Then see what happens, as in Piddington, they change their minds when reality hits you nearby

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Murley · 16/09/2026 10:03

Rollingpinofdoom · 16/09/2026 09:57

Why would it be a joke? Where do you want refugees to be housed? Surely fresh air and open countryside will be beneficial to them? Would the people of Piddington be so up in arms if the refugees were put somewhere like Milton Keynes?

Just deport than back to their own countries. What the issue with that? If they want to come on a work visa there are processes in place for that. If they are seeking asylum then we’re full. Not taking any more. Sorry. It’s not ‘racist’ it’s just that we don’t have the money or housing to support any more people.

We need the labour government to start sticking up for what the population wants. It’s not in our best interests to take all of these people. Why are we still doing so? The Danish socialists have incredibly strict immigration policies because the left wing government respects the need to protect public services for their citizens who rely on them. It’s a shame the UK government doesn’t think likewise. They’re handing votes to Reform by ignoring people’s concerns.

DebbieSavage · 16/09/2026 10:03

Rollingpinofdoom · 16/09/2026 09:59

Wow. Lots of people agreeing with reform and the far right on here. Why would they not bribg culture and life? Are you saying all these men are criminals and bad people? Why?

I feel like this forum has been targeted by Reform and all the right wing cronies who so far have failed to get the more intelligent gender on board with their rhetoric.

Hopefully Labour ministers will work on legislation to restrict anti immigration talking points on public platforms before it spreads amongst the lower classes.

PiddingtonFan · 16/09/2026 10:04

NancyThompson · 16/09/2026 09:59

No, it really isn't - but people have been accused of being racist for saying that very thing, for years now.

The racism card is used to shut people up.

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ExtraOnions · 16/09/2026 10:04

Where do you suggest we put them ?

Not a HMO (flag wavers have done away with those)
Not hotels (flag wavers tried to burn those down)
Not near schools (as they are all sex offenders)
Not in City Centres (large groups makes women uncomfortable)

We aren’t going to build anywhere, it would take too long and be too expensive. Reusing vacant government owned buildings seems to make sense.

So where do they go ?

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