Whitesince63 wrote: Sluffy wrote:
Exactly.
So if instead we provided the same sort of support to them as what Spain, France, Germany, etc do, then it takes away their incentive to specifically come here doesn't it?
The question then becomes why hasn't the Tory government that has been in power for the last 13 years done nothing about changing this?
Unfortunately Sluffy, there are so many organisations involved now that trying to change anything would immediately be jumped upon and criticised from pillar to post. Like I keep saying, until somebody has the backbone to actually limit the draw factor here it isn’t going to change. I know you like to blame it on the Tories but do you seriously believe it would be any better under Labour?
Jesus Christ man, haven't you understood by now that I don't support any political party???
Politics is about power NOT about doing what is right.
The Republican Party in America is playing politics at the moment and the result is that Ukraine people are being killed because the funding for ammunition has been cut off due to their 'games'.
The Democratic Administration in America is playing politics and vetoed a ceasefire in Gaza and as a result innocent Palestinians are being killed and maimed due to their 'games'.
Don't you understand how the world really works by now???
It's not a matter of the Conservatives doing nothing to deter the benefits of immigrants coming to the UK rather than stay in France/Spain/Germany - they could have done but didn't because there simply was not enough votes in it for them at the time - they had bigger fish to catch (and votes to get) by getting Brexit done - and with it an 80 seat majority!!!
Politics is a game to win power and to then hold on to - it isn't anything to do what is right or wrong for the country or anyone else apart from themselves.
They are ALL the same - I don't hate the Tories, I don't love Labour - they ALL are out to do the best for themselves in order to win and retain POWER - it's all about focusing on getting the people to vote for them - NOT to do what is best for the country or the world.
Why is immigration such a big issue right now - I mean we've all known there was an issue with it for years and years, so why is it so important to seen to be doing something now???
Well I'll tell you.
It's because there is an election due that can now be seen on the horizon and the Conservatives need something solid to show the voters in order to get their votes and hopefully retain power.
They are desperate to say 'look this is what we've achieved - vote for us' - what else have they got to show for the last 13 years...?
The last time Labour was in power Blair lied to the country to take us to war and left the country all but bankrupt, when they finally were voted out - can't you see it isn't Labour bad, Tory good or even Tory bad, Labour good - its all just a meaningless game - they've all lost sight of ending needless wars, feeding the starving and saving the planet, making it a better place for ALL of us.
Can we achieve that if we tried?
Maybe not but isn't it better to try and fail than keep on playing meaningless games that achieve nothing?
Rwanda won't work, the prison boat won't work - all of this is just something to show to the voters on polling day - whoever gets in will scrap Rwanda and the boat and something other than immigration will take over as being the hot topic of the day instead - that's how it works.
Sadly you and millions of others want to believe 'your' political party is better than 'my' political party, or someone else's political party, when all it really is, is one minority segment of the whole wanting to take power and rule over the rest of us.
I mean logically how can that ever work when the majority of people combined who voted for someone else always outnumbers the numbers of people who voted for whoever happens to be in power at the time???
Think about it, when was there last time any party had the majority backing of the country?
The 2019 election that Boris won with an 80 seat majority still only amounted to 44% of all the votes cast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_electionAs I say it is nothing but a game that I refuse to play so stop thinking of me as pro Labour and anti- Tory because I'm neither, I just see things as they are and not brainwashed in to believing that everything Tory is good and everything Labour is bad like you, or everything Tory is shit and everything Labour is amazing like Wanderlust and a few others on here do.
It is simply absolutely stupid for anyone to believe whatever political party they support is ALWAYS right about EVERYTHING - yet plenty folk do!!!
If that isn't being brainwashed - then I don't know what is.