[arista]

Let him do it.


[Telecoms tycoon Naguib Sawiris willing to pay up to $100million for island
He has also offered to provide jobs to build housing, schools and hospitals
He said: 'The way they are treated now, they are being treated like cattle'
More than 2,300 people have died at sea trying to reach Europe this year ]

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3kmGqTbnD

[Niamh.]

Sounds like a good idea in theory but would it work?

[Crimson Dynamo]

if I was him I would buy tons of sweets first and 10 ps4s and a distillery

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Sounds like a good idea in theory but would it work?

Yes it would as his ships would bring in Wood to build homes
Fast.

4 Story High

Plumbing parts and a tank
to treat it all.
Making it better than the other Islands
that let sewer out into the ocean

[JoshBB]

Good idea! Nice to see some corporate businesses showing compassion for once

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

Good idea! Nice to see some corporate businesses showing compassion for once

yep and some thinking outside the box and pro activity

[kirklancaster]

I applaud him, but hope that he employs a thoroughly efficient vetting procedure so that genuine refugees benefit and not opportunists. It now needs a hundred or more of the world's wealthiest people to follow his lead.

[arista]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

I applaud him, but hope that he employs a thoroughly efficient vetting procedure so that genuine refugees benefit and not opportunists. It now needs a hundred or more of the world's wealthiest people to follow his lead.

If thats the end result
as he would build Factorys
for them to Earn Cash,
I say its still Good and better than the mess now.


Infact his ships
could bring in Pre-made homes - built in a day.
so all that work on the new 4 story homes
have a proper homes

[Livia]

So this island... what about the people who already live there? What happens to them? Their homeland gets sold out from under them and suddenly it's repopulated and they're foreigners in their own country. And if it's not an inhabited island, he has a whole infrastructure to build... roads, sewers, drainage, power, telecoms, hospitals, schools, houses... who's going to police it? It sounds like Sim City for a very rich man. An altruistic idea but ultimately unworkable.

[Tom4784]

Yeah, it's a nice idea but the logistics of it would be too much to handle.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Livia

So this island... what about the people who already live there? What happens to them? Their homeland gets sold out from under them and suddenly it's repopulated and they're foreigners in their own country. And if it's not an inhabited island, he has a whole infrastructure to build... roads, sewers, drainage, power, telecoms, hospitals, schools, houses... who's going to police it? It sounds like Sim City for a very rich man. An altruistic idea but ultimately unworkable.

Oh.... OK. For a moment there I mistakenly thought you were describing England. Sorry Liv.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Oh.... OK. For a moment there I mistakenly thought you were describing England. Sorry Liv.

Ooo... being a little controversial there, Kirk LOL...

Hey x

[arista]

Originally Posted by Livia

So this island... what about the people who already live there? What happens to them? Their homeland gets sold out from under them and suddenly it's repopulated and they're foreigners in their own country. And if it's not an inhabited island, he has a whole infrastructure to build... roads, sewers, drainage, power, telecoms, hospitals, schools, houses... who's going to police it? It sounds like Sim City for a very rich man. An altruistic idea but ultimately unworkable.

He can buy them Big Villas
if they do not want to stay.
They could be in Charge of the New Factorys

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Livia

Ooo... being a little controversial there, Kirk LOL...

Hey x

xx Right back at ya. Good to see you posting again, I was about to mention you on 'The Tibb Members You Miss' thread.

[smudgie]

Why doesn't he donate it to the same fund as David Cameron is givng a million quid to.
Maybe think of making some decent safe places in Egypt for them.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

So this island... what about the people who already live there? What happens to them? Their homeland gets sold out from under them and suddenly it's repopulated and they're foreigners in their own country. And if it's not an inhabited island, he has a whole infrastructure to build... roads, sewers, drainage, power, telecoms, hospitals, schools, houses... who's going to police it? It sounds like Sim City for a very rich man. An altruistic idea but ultimately unworkable.

I doubt it would be a hostile colonial style takeover like America or Australia, a brave new world, don't we all want that?

[Kizzy]

Ruby! scrub Canada this place sounds brill

[Livia]

This idea worked so well in Israel, I'm surprised no one has come up with it before...

[Z]

Even if this happened, they'd have a lot of work to do before anyone could go there... and would they be classed as citizens of Italy or Greece or would it be an independent country or what? Nice gesture but who knows if that would ever work...

[arista]

Originally Posted by Z

Even if this happened, they'd have a lot of work to do before anyone could go there... and would they be classed as citizens of Italy or Greece or would it be an independent country or what? Nice gesture but who knows if that would ever work...

NO Z


you are wrong
many would go there with
Temp cabins to help build homes.

With Big Money and Big Ships
Homes 4 Storey High can be built faster
than you making shortbread


I am getting Sick of You Slow Thinkers

[Denver]

Its a great idea but you cant go and create your own country

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Adam.

Its a great idea but you cant go and create your own country

Any attempt to do so is much preferable to surrendering ours Adam - in my opinion.

[Marc]

Can I live there also?

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Marc

Can I live there also?

I actually entertained this very thought too.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Livia

So this island... what about the people who already live there? What happens to them? Their homeland gets sold out from under them and suddenly it's repopulated and they're foreigners in their own country. And if it's not an inhabited island, he has a whole infrastructure to build... roads, sewers, drainage, power, telecoms, hospitals, schools, houses... who's going to police it? It sounds like Sim City for a very rich man. An altruistic idea but ultimately unworkable.

..it is odd that if he has the money to do this then why choose something so complicated that may not be workable, rather than help in a more 'now' way as the crisis is now ..I presume he has a great 'solving ability' as he's made so much money in his life, but this seems like such a complicated 'solve' for him to come up with...