To absolutely hate this government, and what they are doing to our country?

[CoventryCity]

To absolutely hate this government, and what they are doing to our country?

Strong words but is is how I feel at this point in time. All of them make me feel physically sick. The latest example -

No wonder Labour won't cut benefits. More than half of Burnham's MPs represent seats where claimant count is higher than their Commons majority

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16147745/No-wonder-Labour-wont-cut-benefits-half-Burnhams-MPs-represent-seats-claimant-count-higher-Commons-majority.html

Oh it's we all is it? Abandoned it out of disgust, like you've done with this one? Crack on amongst yourselves and I will continue reporting personal attacks and the constant troll hunting.

Hopefully they get NFA-ed but that's not for me to decide.

And yeah the Dover people were horrible shits and arguably you know what worse. They were intentionally blocking the highways and were so much worse. Had they got a good hiding I would have cheered it on.

I haven't troll hunted or made a personal attack. Just stated facts.

This thread is not quite as awful, hence am still here.

Your link/s tell us that the UK's success rate with Dublin return requests in 2019 was 8%. In addition, we accepted nearly three times as many asylum seekers in return (263 transferred out, 714 transferred to us).

For comparison, Germany's success rate with Dublin returns to other EU states in 2023 was 7%, France 6%. The Republic of Ireland made 592 requests to transfer asylum seekers to other member states in 2023, but was only successful in transferring 3 people (EU stats). In 2024, Ireland made 1,256 requests, resulting in a transfer of just 6 people.

Definitely 'far from perfect'.

If you think the UK is a poor country the incomes of people in places like Chad or Djibouti are going to come as a horrific shock to you

A lot of people getting "top ups" wouldn't need to if there was more afffordable housing available.

Housing costs have been the biggest element of the vast majority of UC claims I've looked at over the years. In many cases, there would have been no entitlement to UC at all if the claimant had been able to get social housing because their rent would have been much lower that they would have been able to cover it from their wages.

Funny how people who kick off about the amount spent on benefits never moan about how much of that money goes straight into the pockets of private landlords.

There's nothing awful about threads unless they are breaking talk guidelines. Then they are deleted. So if I'm to believe I'm a massive big fuck off racist, why aren't those threads I'm on deleted and why am I still here? Oh yes, it must be because I'm in with the mods!. The amount of made up shit is unbelievable.

Have you not heard of the common travel area? It means Ireland isn't in Schengen and has been in place for a century.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/common-travel-area-guidance/common-travel-area-guidance

Clacton-on-Sea is the constituency with the highest number of PIP claimants

No, it isn't.

How did that stop Ireland returning asylum seekers to other EU states?

They attacked her.

That’s because many high flying Brits are leaving…lots of wonderful youngsters who feel let down by our country. Lots of wealthy tax payers.
Not many lazy Brits get to leave do they? Because other countries won’t take them.

Do you really want a handhold from me?

Netanyahu ?

It is the constituency with the highest percentage of people on at least one benefit. 60%.

He's killing Jews? News to me.

Spot on.

Because they aren't a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Surely a countries welfare state is for those who are citizens of the nation? It's not just a

Indians can become British citizens and keep lifelong visa free ties to move and work in India via an OCI.

At some point you need to be strict and firm don't you? You can always make up hypotheticals.

There is an interview on YouTube with the actor Mandy Patinkin. He makes the same argument extremely well and passionately. Worth watching if you can find it.

Do you have a link?

AI is telling me;

the 60% figure likely stems from a misinterpretation of local data

Real patriots aren't they?

Tax exiles and commenting how terrible the UK is from aboad.

Some even live in those countries that treat women terrible.

Yes, go on.

But will likely come back if Daddy Nigel relaxes regulations and lets them run rough shod over everything. I have no time for that lot.

Yes, I'm aware of OCI etc, but India was just an example, and even if people can travel visa-free to their countries of origin, there may still be reasons for them wanting to retain their own citizenship.

As to whether the welfare state should be available to citizens only, I don't agree. I think it should be open to all who have earned the right to stay in the country permanently. I don't really understand why someone who has made their home here and paid into the system for many years is somehow less entitled to help when crisis hits than someone who may have contributed much less but happens to have been born here.

We can agree to differ on this point.

Or is it bedtime where you live? 🤔