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Thread 28 Starmer - Weodmonath

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DuncinToffee · 03/08/2025 19:48

The month of Agustus we call the weed month in our language, for these grow most in this month.”

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MsJinks · 21/08/2025 11:02

So yes maths is needed! 200 to Rwanda from several 1000 is a negligible percentage- sigh.

placemats · 21/08/2025 11:16

Can someone help me? When Philp says the number of hotels halved what happened to those within the hotels or did the government just commission larger hotels to accommodate the overspill? Because very few were sent back.

BIossomtoes · 21/08/2025 11:31

placemats · 21/08/2025 11:16

Can someone help me? When Philp says the number of hotels halved what happened to those within the hotels or did the government just commission larger hotels to accommodate the overspill? Because very few were sent back.

Obviously Philp and Jenrick completely fail to mention it was a Tory idea in the first place, despite the latter being Minister for State for Immigration. They behave as if nobody’s memory extends beyond July last year.

SerendipityJane · 21/08/2025 11:39

Efacsen · 21/08/2025 10:28

According to the Guardian before the Bell Inn was used to house asylum seekers it had only 1% 'commercial' occupancy and so the council were using it to house homeless families

So who knows what will happen to it now

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There will be a lot of landlords who are pretty pissed off with Reform, Nigel and the loss of a nice little earner. I look forward to all the new English residents complaining about substandard accommodation as they nick the towels.

SerendipityJane · 21/08/2025 11:40

LittleBowSheep · 21/08/2025 10:52

Once this lovely weather is over all these idiots will soon give up. I can't see them hanging around outside hotels or painting kerbs once it starts chucking it down and blowing a gale.

Are you suggesting racists are lazy ?

Piggywaspushed · 21/08/2025 11:40

DuncinToffee · 21/08/2025 10:03

latest concerned citizens

https://bsky.app/profile/fostersupportcouk.bsky.social/post/3lwviknkkjs23

As we walked through the car park to the beach we saw the coach and thought nothing of it. Apparently it was a group of Sikhs having a fun dayout at the seaside. They played on the beach + had a picnic. Some rascist woman filmed them, including all of the children and claimed on tik tok that Haven are housing asylum seekers. They were a polite friendly group who behaved impeccably and showed community spirit.
Racist scaremongering is completely out of hand and our government needs to stop pandering to the Faragists and call them out.

There are exactly the same people who kick off about the 'safeguarding' of children whenever they can.

I remember vividly when Tommy got upset that he was filmed with his kids in Tenerife.

Piggywaspushed · 21/08/2025 11:41

Evenstar · 21/08/2025 09:13

Surely they could charge people painting on the roads with criminal damage? Why on earth can’t they do something to improve the appearance of their communities if they have all this time on their hands, like litter picking etc

Oh, I knew this would happen. I've said it on several threads. So NI sectarianism is the look they are after now??

BIossomtoes · 21/08/2025 11:42

SerendipityJane · 21/08/2025 11:39

There will be a lot of landlords who are pretty pissed off with Reform, Nigel and the loss of a nice little earner. I look forward to all the new English residents complaining about substandard accommodation as they nick the towels.

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That’s a good point. I hadn’t thought of that. Obviously I’m a bit slow on the uptake today!

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DuncinToffee · 21/08/2025 11:45

Any suggestions for an innocuous thread title?

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PandoraSocks · 21/08/2025 11:46

Starmer - Paint Your Kerb

Evenstar · 21/08/2025 11:55

Starmer - Hoping For Rain

SerendipityJane · 21/08/2025 12:07

BIossomtoes · 21/08/2025 11:42

That’s a good point. I hadn’t thought of that. Obviously I’m a bit slow on the uptake today!

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It's a bit more nuanced than that though ...

at the same time, with the nuisance of asylum seekers cleared out, and your hands being clean, the road to luxury flats (which will certainly not be aimed at the people demonstrating outside them) is cleared of another obstacle.

Remember - always - cui bono ?

placemats · 21/08/2025 12:09

Starmer - Paint your bandwagon

Saucery · 21/08/2025 12:10

Yes, as an alternative to buildings in the way of development mysteriously going on fire, it’s a bit more long-winded but still a way to get where you want to be.

SerendipityJane · 21/08/2025 12:15

Saucery · 21/08/2025 12:10

Yes, as an alternative to buildings in the way of development mysteriously going on fire, it’s a bit more long-winded but still a way to get where you want to be.

Business plan.

  • buy shitty hotel in unsalubrious area
  • tender for (Tory) government contract to house asylum seekers.
  • Fund Reform & Chums to organise protests outside and court action
  • Await ruling that contract is invalid
  • Let government get blame and optics of evicting asylum seekers
  • Media coverage of protesters celebrating like they have just got a grade E at GCSE.
  • Apply for planning permission for new housing.Make sure all the assurances are non binding (and unlikely to be enforced by some councils)
  • Market development at premium prices.
  • Trebles all round !
SerendipityJane · 21/08/2025 12:15

Saucery · 21/08/2025 12:10

Yes, as an alternative to buildings in the way of development mysteriously going on fire, it’s a bit more long-winded but still a way to get where you want to be.

Landlord lightning, as it is called by our left pondian friends.

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DuncinToffee · 21/08/2025 12:22

Toss up between kerb and bandwagon, but here you go

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5395939-thread-29-starmer-paint-your-bandwagon

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PickAChew · 21/08/2025 12:38

DuncinToffee · 21/08/2025 10:18

And what do they think is going to happen with these empty buildings? I doubt very much that they will be ran as hotels again.

I don't think they realise that and nor do they care. Someone close to me was parroting the story that the "illegal immigrants" had trashed a particular hotel. Said hotel had long since gone bust and had been taken over specifically to house asylum seekers. It had also been vandalised during last year's riots.

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PickAChew · 21/08/2025 12:47

We should probably remember to fill this thread up.

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DuncinToffee · 21/08/2025 12:50

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