16 kids and counting tonight at 9

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I will be watching after I have done some work!

I expect they find the time by palming the kids off on the older ones! :(

Is anyone watching this tonight? Some different families on this week I think.

I'm watching, the salim family were on last week. They re so unorganised, I can't believe the kids sleep in their clothes :(

If the dad in the Salim family is an unemployed teacher, why isn't he helping the kids with their homework?

He's really annoying. So loud and like an overexcited kid himself. I've seen this family on T.V. before and it's quite clear his wife is fed up and does not want any more children, unlike the other women featured.

he totally wanted the attention on HIM not on the birthday girl!

Was posting on the other thread about this but what do we think of the Sullivan family? It seems a very controlled environment.

Nothing aginst kids but I could not exist in that busy an household

It is because of people like him that people on benefits get such bad press. I work fulltime and there is no way I could afford to spontaniously take my child to the fair, get a taxi to a science museum and let child choose box of chocolates as one item during the shop. the whole situation is ludicrous and makes my blood boil and he and his son are so obnoxious.

I also get annoyed with myself for still watching it when it annoys me so much and feeds his ego if we all keep watching (which I will)

Mr Salim appears to be an attention seeker. He has staged protests and a hunger strike (against The Satanic Verses) and is a regular writer to the letter pages in his local newspaper decrying Britain and our so called anti-muslimism.
He has also been charged with benefit fraud.

Without wishing to get into a political debate, he and his immigrant wife (who appeared to be unable to speak English) are a prime example of why immigration laws should be reviewed.
Also surely a good example for the capping of child benefit?

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news/78283/scrounging-rochdale-couple-with-11-kids-back-on-television

www.topix.com/forum/uk/rochdale/T01CGGGM01CDF85VC

The wife does speak english.

Just in case you wanted some facts to go with your ranting...

TeWiSavesTheDay

I may be wrong - it seemed she understood some English but couldn't speak it.

The Sullivans were on a similar programme when they had 9. They seemed to manage home schooling and the place looked fine.

But Mr Salim, his wife needs a medal for having 11 children with him as a big child as well. She's quite firm on the fact no more children and telling him he doesn't do enough with the ones he's got. I would have murdered him within a couple of hours of being with him.

Has he actually been convicted of benefit fraud? Is that whats damaging his attempts at getting a new job?

Mrs Salim can and does speak English - it's just she can hardley get a word in edgeways, is quiet and doesn't perform for the camera like he does. In fact she looks and sounds as reluctant to talk on camera as she does to have more kids.

And they put subtitles on her speech for no good reason - they could just edit the sound to make her more audible. But handliy it makes her look as if she needs to be translated.

mr salim seems to shout at his children lots

the sullivans were lovely

SashaSashays

By Mr Salim's own account he quit teaching at a college in Manchester in 2005:
"For many years I worked in Derby as a teacher, earning £27,000 a year, and Noreen would be at home with the kids. I would come home at weekends. Then I moved back to work in Manchester and took a pay cut to £24,000. It was a load of crap. I was teaching at a college and I'd be up at 5.30am with the kids then have to go to work. I just couldn't be arsed with sitting in traffic. I'd be sat in traffic for hours and I felt like I'd done a day's work by the time I got there, I was so stressed."

www.derbygripe.co.uk/salim.htm

I have no idea whether he was eventually convicted of the benefit fraud. It just annoys me that spongers such as this man (who gave up work to claim benefits) are given airtime on primetime television.

I really don't like Mohammed Salim and the way those kids are being raised with no rules, no bedtimes, rotten teeth, no sheets on half the beds, sleeping in their tracksuits, running riot, is a disgrace. The father may claim to have 'seven degrees', but he comes across as a complete idiot, to say nothing of utterly irresponsible.

I wasn't sure about the Sullivans Home schooling. There was an older boy there who seemed to be helping. What was happening to his education? They seemed a nice family but very insular. Wonder if they had any parents or sibblings around?

Salims house looked dirty and the beds were yucky. how could the older girl study properly with all those other kids distracting her.

I don't think he should father anymore kids and is very selfish.

also how do they all get on with the bathroom and loo etc. must be a nightmare being so overcrowded.

She can speak English; it's very heavily accented though and she seems very shy/ill at ease so speaks quickly.

I've just started watching this on 4OD. Why does Mrs Salim's speech need to be subtitled? She's speaking English.

I thought you could only claim benifits if made redundant - not if quit a job

It is that just jsa?

Yes £3k a year paycut isn't nice / £60 a week but must also on that salary NOWAY could all the kids go to private school and have their own bedroom - as mrs s wants

If she wanted that for her children then should have stopped at two children and live in a 4 bed room house

Mr Saleem seems like a total plank, how old is he? if he wants more children he has to get off his arse and work to support them and support the existing ones he has. Poor Mrs Saleem she seems very long suffering

definitely. Mr S could audition for Chuckle Vision only he is 20 years' too late. To me to you :)