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The immigration related clown show continues

344 replies

WildLimePoet · 05/11/2025 17:09

So now an Algerian national who was released by mistake last week is at large. As if the previous debacle with the Epping forest sex offender wasn’t bad enough.

The fact that we are hearing about this again and again tells us that,
This happens all the time
Foreign national offenders are over represented in crime statistics
Immigration is out of control
People working in Home office, prison service and and every other government department are incompetent and beyond useless.

And these people have the audacity to tell us that they want more of the public’s money in taxes.

At this point, this government (and the previous one) is laughing at us. They are taking the piss out of us. This country is broken and Labour and Tories need to be voted so far into oblivion and out of power that they never get anywhere power, ever again.

OP posts:
ilovesooty · 05/11/2025 18:44

BallerinaRadio · 05/11/2025 18:27

14 years worth of neglect and cuts will take a hell of a long time to undo

No point in responding with common sense.

EasternStandard · 05/11/2025 18:49

ilovesooty · 05/11/2025 18:44

No point in responding with common sense.

Do you still think Labour are doing well? Why?

There’s hardly anyone who thinks this.

WildLimePoet · 05/11/2025 19:11

An overstayer since 2020, still here, and he was a sex offender to boot. You could not make this shit up.

But of course, the far left Marxist fans of open borders don’t mind.

OP posts:
WhistPie · 05/11/2025 19:14

dottiehens · 05/11/2025 17:47

This is exactly what I thought today when reading the BBC investigation of criminal asylum seekers network of the mini markets. Beggars belief the governments are so incompetent and letting this country to be broken. It really is disheartening and in all conscience I can’t carry on paying extortionate taxes to live here.

Bye then, back off to Moscow

CaptainMyCaptain · 05/11/2025 19:17

It's not an immigration problem it's a prison problem

ilovesooty · 05/11/2025 19:25

CaptainMyCaptain · 05/11/2025 19:17

It's not an immigration problem it's a prison problem

Exactly. Any excuse from some posters for a bit of Labour bashing though. 🙄

CaptainMyCaptain · 05/11/2025 19:29

Apparently one prisoner is accidentally released from prison every day - channel 4 news right now. This is not acceptable but it's only made the news because of the asylum seeker last week who actually tried unsuccessfully to get back in.

EasternStandard · 05/11/2025 19:30

ilovesooty · 05/11/2025 19:25

Exactly. Any excuse from some posters for a bit of Labour bashing though. 🙄

‘Labour bashing’ still at this point, very June 24. Most people have moved on.

Fishingboatbobbingnight · 05/11/2025 19:40

This is what happens when you flog off respected public services to your Tory mates ..

TheNuthatch · 05/11/2025 19:55

CaptainMyCaptain · 05/11/2025 19:17

It's not an immigration problem it's a prison problem

It is both of those. We we were promised that things had been tightened up after the Kebatu fiasco, and it obviously hasn't happened.

BurntBroccoli · 05/11/2025 20:03

Pharazon · 05/11/2025 17:59

The prison service is grossly understaffed and there are extremely high levels of absence (Wandsworth prison has on average a third of staff absent on any given day). Corruption is absolutely rife with many prison officers supplementing their salaries by selling phones and drugs to inmates.

It's basically a job that no-one wants to do, so a lot of the people who do end up doing it are either incompetent, corrupt, or both.

The entire service needs to be rebuilt from scratch, but spending money on prisons is not exactly a vote winner so it will never happen.

They are recruiting like crazy at the moment . Loads of ads on SM and even those ones with a giant screen on the back of a lorry.

SapatSea · 05/11/2025 20:11

Minimum wage, high turnover of staff. Hundreds of staff brought in from Nigeria and Ghana with very little training. Corruption and staff absence.

CaptainMyCaptain · 05/11/2025 20:48

TheNuthatch · 05/11/2025 19:55

It is both of those. We we were promised that things had been tightened up after the Kebatu fiasco, and it obviously hasn't happened.

It's nothing to do with immigration though. It happens every day but those individuals clearly aren't newsworthy because they're not all asylum seekers.

Obeseandashamed · 05/11/2025 20:52

This happens all the time. Unfortunately only the foreign nationals seem to make the news.

IAmTheLogLady · 05/11/2025 20:57

WildLimePoet · 05/11/2025 19:11

An overstayer since 2020, still here, and he was a sex offender to boot. You could not make this shit up.

But of course, the far left Marxist fans of open borders don’t mind.

So what is the solution then ?
Are Nigel ? Grin Wink Tommy ?
In all seriousness though, do you really think that Reform will do a better job...is that what this tgread is about.
Or are you genuinely pissed off at the shit that's going on in the UK and the rest of the world and want to offload?
I am genuinely curious.

IAmTheLogLady · 05/11/2025 20:57

Obeseandashamed · 05/11/2025 20:52

This happens all the time. Unfortunately only the foreign nationals seem to make the news.

Interesting that.

LizzieSiddal · 05/11/2025 20:57

Catchee · 05/11/2025 17:23

So bored of this outrage. This happens all the time in all systems. Mistakes get made. All you are seeing is the right wing press jumping on it over and over. I'm just so bored of hearing about immigration all day and every day on here. So many people swallowed the Kool aid or bots. No small boats for a week. Illegal immigration is down. Loads of good news (buried) regarding industry and education but no, you do you, Bang on about the immigrants and illegals.

Couldn’t agree more.

Same with the demonstrations to “protect our women and girls” when 40% of those
who rioted last year had convictions for domestic abuse. Where’s the outrage for the 2 women a week killed by white men?!

Only the hard of thinking and racists will fall for the faux outrage.

LadyKenya · 05/11/2025 20:57

CorneliaCupp · 05/11/2025 17:40

Didn't they accidentally release a British national on the same day? So more about the underfunding of the prison system than immigration?

Indeed they did, but I doubt some quarters will be too bothered by that. An 'illegal' now, that is worth getting hyped up about!

LizzieSiddal · 05/11/2025 20:59

Obeseandashamed · 05/11/2025 20:52

This happens all the time. Unfortunately only the foreign nationals seem to make the news.

I know, I can’t work out why!! It’s
such a mystery.

LadyKenya · 05/11/2025 21:00

EasternStandard · 05/11/2025 18:49

Do you still think Labour are doing well? Why?

There’s hardly anyone who thinks this.

Really? I don't agree with your statement.

LadyKenya · 05/11/2025 21:04

WildLimePoet · 05/11/2025 19:11

An overstayer since 2020, still here, and he was a sex offender to boot. You could not make this shit up.

But of course, the far left Marxist fans of open borders don’t mind.

Got anything to say about the British prisoner, that was wrongly released, as well OP?

BluntPlumHam · 05/11/2025 21:09

I was waiting to see how long for a thread to crop about this. You people are so quick …

However I still await a thread for the Algerian hero Zitouni who is in critical condition having saved a lot of lives on the Huntingdon train incident. Ideally every raging racist should be apologising right now for starting those horrendous threads about immigrants and foreigners.

I also await a thread (since op is super outraged about this sex offender) about your outrage regarding the 17/18 year old who recently raped young children in a nursery.

Oh and you forgot to include William Smith who was also released accidentally.

Op, if you want a decent prison system then start campaigning for it instead dog whistling in behalf of parties that will make it much worse.

IAmTheLogLady · 05/11/2025 21:10

BluntPlumHam · 05/11/2025 21:09

I was waiting to see how long for a thread to crop about this. You people are so quick …

However I still await a thread for the Algerian hero Zitouni who is in critical condition having saved a lot of lives on the Huntingdon train incident. Ideally every raging racist should be apologising right now for starting those horrendous threads about immigrants and foreigners.

I also await a thread (since op is super outraged about this sex offender) about your outrage regarding the 17/18 year old who recently raped young children in a nursery.

Oh and you forgot to include William Smith who was also released accidentally.

Op, if you want a decent prison system then start campaigning for it instead dog whistling in behalf of parties that will make it much worse.

Bravo 👏

pointythings · 05/11/2025 21:13

WildLimePoet · 05/11/2025 19:11

An overstayer since 2020, still here, and he was a sex offender to boot. You could not make this shit up.

But of course, the far left Marxist fans of open borders don’t mind.

Right, so there were 4 years in which he could have been deported and wasn't - and yet it's all Labour's fault?