[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Some days ago I signed the 'accept more asylum seekers' on a parliamentary petition. At the time, this particular petition had 419, 678 signatures. The 'stop more asylum seekers' petition, in contrast, had attracted 41, 897 signatures, so the 'stop' petition was out-numbered by the 'allow' petition by a ratio of almost 10:1.

All petitions on the UK Government and Parliament website can only be voted on once, and only by British citizens and UK residents.

It seems that the majority of the British public strongly disagree with some of the comments written on here

Toy-soldier, Kizzy and JoshBB's, I've read all your posts on this thread and commend all three of you for sticking it out in such a small minority group. Its comforting to understand that most of us Brits think like you do

And will you be prepared to put up these additional asylum seekers on your yacht, in your English home, or in your home abroad?

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

And will you be prepared to put up these additional asylum seekers on your yacht, in your English home, or in your home abroad?

Absolutely

But just in case you think I'm some posh tart, I should mention that we live on our boat and don't have a house in the UK. Whilst we might have sails, she's an old jalopy of a girl who could do with a facelift. Our French place is a small house that was left to me by my grandmother but its on top of a mountain. They would be welcome to use it, though they would only have a log fire for warmth and a well for water.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Absolutely

But just in case you think I'm some posh tart, I should mention that we live on our boat and don't have a house in the UK. Whilst we might have sails, she's an old jalopy of a girl who could do with a facelift. Our French place is a small house that was left to me by my grandmother but its on top of a mountain. They would be welcome to use it, though they would only have a log fire for warmth and a well for water.

I'll use it - They can live in my house.

Oh - and you have my sincere respect Red because I have posed this question to several pro-immigrant Tibbies and you are the very first to actually answer.

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

I'll use it - They can live in my house.

Oh - and you have my sincere respect Red because I have posed this question to several pro-immigrant Tibbies and you are the very first to actually answer.

Thanks!

Looks like a decent swap but I have to ask, are you a high wall climber, ice climber or skier? because other than that all you can do up there in the mountains is yodel

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Thanks!

Looks like a decent swap but I have to ask, are you a high wall climber, ice climber or skier? because other than that all you can do up there in the mountains is yodel

I'm none now Red, but I think I could handle the solitude and perhaps finally finish my book.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Some days ago I signed the 'accept more asylum seekers' on a parliamentary petition. At the time, this particular petition had 419, 678 signatures. The 'stop more asylum seekers' petition, in contrast, had attracted 41, 897 signatures, so the 'stop' petition was out-numbered by the 'allow' petition by a ratio of almost 10:1.

All petitions on the UK Government and Parliament website can only be voted on once, and only by British citizens and UK residents.

It seems that the majority of the British public strongly disagree with some of the comments written on here

Toy-soldier, Kizzy and JoshBB's, I've read all your posts on this thread and commend all three of you for sticking it out in such a small minority group. Its comforting to understand that most of us Brits think like you do

Thank you DR, it just goes to show that is the true British spirit to be compassionate and empathic to those in desperation and needing our help.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Thank you DR, it just goes to show that is the true British spirit to be compassionate and empathic to those in desperation and needing our help.

Yeah, but those qualities are not exclusive to people of Left Wing political persuasion - far from it.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Yeah, but those qualities are not exclusive to people of Left Wing political persuasion - far from it.

Who said they were?.....

[Livia]

I don't have a problem with asylum seekers coming here legitimately, maybe through UN and other properly organised camps. What I do have a problem with is this: the mass tide of refugees crossing Europe is an ideal infiltration opportunity by IS. If I was IS, I'd be sending people in that tide of humans. How many do we think might actually be IS infiltrators? One in ten thousand? One in a thousand? One in a hundred? One in ten? No one knows. But they're in there. Just throwing open the borders would be a mistake. Bring them in... but bring them in properly checked.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Livia

I don't have a problem with asylum seekers coming here legitimately, maybe through UN and other properly organised camps. What I do have a problem with is this: the mass tide of refugees crossing Europe is an ideal infiltration opportunity by IS. If I was IS, I'd be sending people in that tide of humans. How many do we think might actually be IS infiltrators? One in ten thousand? One in a thousand? One in a hundred? One in ten? No one knows. But they're in there. Just throwing open the borders would be a mistake. Bring them in... but bring them in properly checked.

Ys - and IS have BOASTED of smuggling their trained killers into all Western Countries including the UK by just this very method. And that was two years ago - so you are right to ask "How many."