I’m so ashamed of the Home Office’s inhumanity towards these exhausted and traumatised people
Ps: a report from Mark Easton, the BBC’s Home Editor in Calais:
“On Monday, one family followed by the BBC was sent from building to building across Calais to track down promised British support. When they eventually found the right place, the Home Office representation amounted to three men at a trestle table in a deserted departure hall at the port, with bags of ready salted crisps and Kit Kats. The family were advised to make an appointment for 15 March, about 200 miles away in Paris.”
It’s absolutely disgusting for the Home Office to pretend to care, when clearly they’re throwing brickbats in the way of these brave war refugees. I’m fuming 😡
Signed. The Home Office has never been fit for purpose and Civil Servants are useless. No matter which govt. In 1975 two guerrilas in cable jumpers came to the small house that I was renting as a refugee from the war in Beirut at 10pm. They tried to take away my 3 yr old daughter as an illegal alien 3 wks after I had given birth to her brother because her visa had run out. They tried to get up the stairs and only stopped when I screamed that she was only 3.
It certainly was. All because Ted Heath had declared that children born abroad of British mothers were denied British citizenship. 5 years and many problems later a conservative MP persuaded the labour home office minister to register her British as a special case. This is why I feel so much that the Ukranians should be allowed free entry. Only those who have lost everything due to war can understand how awful it is and the last thing they need is this bureaucratic nonsense.
Hi Hanne62, signed but it really is a disgrace that we have to force Priti Patel, the daughter of Ugandan immigrants, to take people from a European country warzone, where we as a country and NATO member are unable to get involved in protecting them, for fear nuclear armageddon, it really is the very least we can do.
I feel the same, that we might’ve expected better of someone with her background. She’s admitted before that her parents wouldn’t have been allowed into the country under the new points-based system.
Signed lovely and shared. Seems like they are going to put a visa place closer to Cal (70 miles away. After all they have been through 70 more miles. PP makes you feel ashamed.💕🎈
Will go on when finished reply, I was listening to my usual World Service, when they did a story on two coach loads of children, who were receiving specialist treatments for cancer (and their mothers) arrived in the border state (Poland I think). There were Cancer Specialists on hand, as well as other help. The children were being triaged, and some would be going on to German Hospitals, to continue their treatment. I did wonder if we had offered anything towards this.
Agree we need to offer our support to these victims of this atrocity.Yes the our civil service is woefully I'll prepared to handle such an awful crisis.
What safeguards should be in place to ensure genuine refugees are given safe haven whilst protecting our nation from those who would seek to cause harm?
There is a valid point there Cloudancer but I fail to see how we are unable to accept genuine refugees from a warzone yet are forced to take in ever increasing numbers of illegals. I don't however want to start a controversy over this so hope that the members will accept my view as a genuine concern.
I don’t want to start a controversy either, definitely not, but would just like to point out that under international law it is not illegal to travel to another country and seek asylum there.
Ps: also, I don’t think we should dehumanise people by calling them “illegals”. Whatever their reason for wishing to come to our country, they’re all human beings
I don’t think there’s much doubt these people are genuine refugees, is there? They’re women, children, the elderly and disabled. There might conceivably be a few spies amongst them, I suppose, but we don’t seem to have much success in keeping spies out anyway, if the ease with which those two in Salisbury sailed in and out of the country, poisoning people on their way, is anything to go by
Signed. I was listening to an MP last night (forget his name!) calling for Priti Patel to be sacked! Hear very hear!!It would not be a moment too soon Grrrrrrrrrr xx Also, I have a spare room in my house ...... xx
Signed Hanne but how many will suffer while this petition awaits being debated in parliament 14.03.22 and while so many try to go the official route in the meantime? At times I'm ashamed of my country.
Me too. I’m ashamed but I’m definitely Scottish today (our wee headmistress was vociferous in her condemnation of the British government’s slow response), other days (when she’s doing something I object to) I’m definitely British. Nice to have a choice 😂 even if it’s only in my head.
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Portable oxygen on a plane?
back in hospital end of july after episode & catching covid 
My cats treats for me
Weird thing ever happened to me
Update - I saw rheumologist today 
