Refugees

The government has just stopped two rescue boats in the Mediterranean.

www.ekklesia.co.uk/news/columns/segger

www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/22172

Direct link about the boats.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/17/asylum-seekers-eviction-four-weeks

This is appalling. Asylum seekers being made homeless.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/30/benedict-cumberbatch-stuns-theatregoers-anti-government-speech-refugees

Cameron is very proud that we give vast sums to camps in Syria, pity no one has told him the people in these camps are malnourished

I saw this video on another forum, looks like it's in the UK:
www.facebook.com/InterestingThingsMagazine/videos/823019141129390/

Is SLO a recognised road marking in the UK?

The conversation I could hear on the video did not appear to be English.

I do not believe it, Tricia. Must have been about fifty people coming out of that van.

I thought the van was RHD, but looking again, some of the passengers were coming out of the RH door.
And maybe SLOW was missing the W.

I am really surprised at the lack of reports regarding the hundreds of refugees that are being rescued by the Royal Navy on a regular basis.

It must be frustrating for all those involved because it appears we're not doing anything which is far from the case.

I do not know why, with all the money charities receive from governments and the general public, that they have to reduce the 'rations' for refugees. I bet the top executives and senior officials of these charities have not reduced their salaries, their expenses and flown economy class so that less goes to them and more to refugees.
Do you expect the Prime Minister to personally go to the camps and hand over the food anniebach? If money is given in good faith - and it is more than any other country except the US I understand - surely one would expect the people on the ground to do their job properly and use the money for what it is intended.
Or perhaps they are all behaving like the the chief executive of Kids' Company.

Just remind me again how much these charity bosses earn in comparison to the UK Prime Minister's salary?

Which charities are receiving the money from the government Rosequartz ?

Rescued and taken where Merlotgran?

I'm sure you're going to tell us, Anniebach. Why not just do it?

The work the Royal Navy's doing is being reported by some newspapers, most notably the Telegraph and the DM, merlot. And more surprisingy, the Mirror!

Thanks, Ana. I haven't seen much at all.

anniebach Did you not realise that charities receive public money?
What is a charity obliged to do in return for its financial support? How much detail should a charity give about who funds it? Do tax payers know enough about how their money is used and which charities it funds? These are the questions that the Centre for Policy Studies are asking in a report launched this week. Having looked at the income of charities as publicly available from the Charity Commission they’re stating that at least £3.1 billion of large charities’ funds comes from public money and they conclude that more needs to be done around the reporting requirements so that every charity lists the Government grants and amount that they receive.

And the ill-fated Kids' Company managed to wangle £46 million of taxpayers' money - more than Dr Barnardo's received of taxpayers' money.

Blimey that woman must have superpowers getting all that money out of the Govt. Poor old Barnardos: no high profile person pushing for money for them. They've just plain done the business for years and years. I'm always impressed by the Salvation Army too: not cool at all but just out there doing fantastic work very quietly. Camilla Batwhatever! Pah!

I've just read that Sweden is struggling under the number of migrants entering their country.

secure.38degrees.org.uk/page/m/74c0771a/2d1c5aab/73edf217/4639e4e0/3579846020/VEsF/

An ex-soldier was asked by her father to bring a four-year-old girl from Calais to family in Leeds. He was caught at the border and is to face trial in France.

This is a petition to sign asking Hammond to intervene for anyone who wants to.

www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2015/11/03/ignore-the-right-wing-press-these-people-are-fleeing-for-the

Tim Farron writing about what he found on Levbos.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-refugee-crisis-will-actually-have-a-sizable-positive-economic-impact-on-european-countries-eu-a6722396.html

This is quite funny, in a sick way. Those countries that have taken most refugees in the EU are having an improvement in their economies. However, the UK will not benefit because we have agreed to take so few.

A bit of a dilemma for Cameron and Osborne.

Blimey that woman must have superpowers getting all that money out of the Govt. Poor old Barnardos: no high profile person pushing for money for them
Jane10 perhaps Barnardos or the Sally Army don't have con artists as their top executives, just people intent on doing the job and helping people in a sensible way.
What a pity DC was daft enough to be taken in by her. She must come across as very plausible.
Mind you, Yentob would be very pushy very persuasive I would imagine. His job title at the BBC was 'creative director' wasn't it - what an apt title!

This is quite funny, in a sick way. Those countries that have taken most refugees in the EU are having an improvement in their economies. However, the UK will not benefit because we have agreed to take so few.

So soon! That must be a miracle! Any links, facts, figures, comparisons?

Of course, Germany needed immigrants because their population is decreasing and they need an influx of young workers.