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Post by michaelc on May 1, 2024 20:10:35 GMT
Meanwhile the "unbiased" UK gov funded and controlled state broadcaster does an explainer into why the Russians are displaying US/UK military kit they've captured. I don't recall them doing something similar when there were pictures coming out of Kyiv towards the start of the war showing all the Russian armour. I'm not denying there is quite a big difference given who invaded who but I'd rather read the unvarnished truth than the polished up one. www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-68934337Pretty sure they did ... probably featured tractors. That said there is a difference between captured foreign military equipment from countries you claim are fighting a proxy war against yourself and captured military equipment from a country everyone knows has invaded you ... thats the context of the report ... If the Ukr captured & displayed a load of Chinese stuff it might get more attention. They definitely covered the display of the russian tanks in central Kyiv but didn't do any kind of "explainer" regarding the thinking of the Kyiv government as to why the display was there
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Post by michaelc on May 1, 2024 19:13:47 GMT
Go somewhere else with your russian rhetoric. Pretending to care about Ukrainians just to subordinate to russia. . . pathetic Oi k6 , get hip to the groove. Angry is not a Russian agent. He is simply a mirror site of the talking points of Youtube influencer Colonel Doubledown McWhackjob. A man who deleted all his Youtube posts from 2022 because they were so wildly wrong. But you can revel in the whole of his 2023 output. This link will provide you with everything you need to know and will provide you with a basic grounding in all of Angrys talking points. www.youtube.com/results?search_query=colonel+Douglas+macgregor+ukraineHave to admit that made me laugh. On a slightly more serious note, is it really true he deleted his posts from 2022?
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Post by michaelc on May 1, 2024 16:43:01 GMT
Meanwhile the "unbiased" UK gov funded and controlled state broadcaster does an explainer into why the Russians are displaying US/UK military kit they've captured. I don't recall them doing something similar when there were pictures coming out of Kyiv towards the start of the war showing all the Russian armour. I'm not denying there is quite a big difference given who invaded who but I'd rather read the unvarnished truth than the polished up one. www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-68934337
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Post by michaelc on May 1, 2024 15:24:38 GMT
Although I strongly advise against it since they will not be coming back and will probably have a horrible death in a muddy field somewhere, people who feel that Ukrainians should die instead of negotiating in a war they cannot win should be aware it is possible to volunteer to fight for Ukraine as an overseas national*. * - Which of course they will not do because they do not want to be blown to pieces by Russian Artillery and Thermobaric weapons, it is ok when someone else is dying and suffering of course.. Go somewhere else with your russian rhetoric. Pretending to care about Ukrainians just to subordinate to russia. . . pathetic You are clearly very passionate in your view. Maybe you have some personal reasons like I do. Have you thought about fighting there ? I think you can just go here and begin your journey ildu.com.ua/(and hopefully not end it).
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Post by michaelc on May 1, 2024 13:26:33 GMT
Shhh angrysaveruk you're blowing our cover. Suggest you get back into the time machine to ask for instructions from our "soviet" handler in Lubyanka Sq.
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Post by michaelc on Apr 30, 2024 18:13:21 GMT
Not sure I get it. UK could send a small number of migrants to Africa. That would put at risk anyone who comes here and thus make the UK unsafe. Their plight and the total lack of understanding of what the issue is amongst the liberal fraternity is at the heart of the problem. It did, until Ireland came up with the cunning plan to change the law to declare the UK safe ... surely you can see the irony. Well they are chain linked I suppose. We declare Rwanda safe and they declare us safe. I dunno sense of humour failure
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Post by michaelc on Apr 30, 2024 16:23:30 GMT
Not sure I get it. UK could send a small number of migrants to Africa. That would put at risk anyone who comes here and thus make the UK unsafe. Their plight and the total lack of understanding of what the issue is amongst the liberal fraternity is at the heart of the problem.
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Post by michaelc on Apr 29, 2024 14:41:16 GMT
May I repeat... "If you're relying on "but there are plans..." to state that the initial capacity of 200 per year is somehow "nonsense", then I admire your optimism." May I also repeat... "So what do you think the capacity is? What are your sources?" Doesnt matter as they will all be in Ireland anyway Unfortunately the Irish have discovered that an open border isnt as wonderful as they thought and that return to sender isnt an option without an EU returns agreement as the UK has to deal with the EU as a whole apparently. Perhaps there is something in the GFA/CTA ti supersede the EU One thing I've wondered is if there essentially is no border north/south how can anyone return anyone anywhere even if there is an agreement?
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Post by michaelc on Apr 29, 2024 12:44:12 GMT
I've bolded the second half of the sentence you conveniently missed off the first time you posted. May I repeat... "If you're relying on "but there are plans..." to state that the initial capacity of 200 per year is somehow "nonsense", then I admire your optimism." May I also repeat... "So what do you think the capacity is? What are your sources?" I have no idea what the full number will turn out to be except it will be strictly greater than 200. You have again chosen to extract the part of the sentence to suit the point you are trying to make.
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Post by michaelc on Apr 29, 2024 11:50:25 GMT
As usual out of context (literally lifted mid-sentence) nonsense. The entire paragraph says... "The Home Office has said Rwanda has an initial capacity to take 200 people a year, but there are plans to increase that number when the scheme begins."I've bolded the second half of the sentence you conveniently missed off the first time you posted.
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Post by michaelc on Apr 28, 2024 20:38:38 GMT
If they are so hard-nosed right wingers, why did they come up with the Africa policy at all? Why didn't they set up a military-esque branch of the Border Force to patrol in force and simply turn boats around ? If they'd done that they'd probably be looking at election victory in the summer. If the concern is what to do if the migrants are at risk in the sea, why not take a leaf from most land borders? I wouldn't for example try and cross from Poland into Ukraine or into Belarus outside of a border post as I would know there would be serious risk of being shot or at least attacked by a guard dog. Why are people so desperate to get to the UK from Europe that they are willing to risk dying? What is so bad about living in Europe? Serious question. I really don't understand it. if I was stuck in France and couldn't get back to the UK (ever) I would not be so desperate as to get in an inflatable boat and try to cross the channel, at risk of life and limb. Don't know either but assume English language and relatives/friends already here play a significant part.
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Post by michaelc on Apr 28, 2024 20:37:29 GMT
As usual out of context (literally lifted mid-sentence) nonsense.
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Post by michaelc on Apr 28, 2024 20:03:07 GMT
2023: "Small boats" arrivals - c.44,000 Asylum applications - 84,000 (81,000 in 2022) Asylum decisions - 42,000 (16,500 in 2022) Asylum application backlog - 129,000 Net migration - 672,000 Immigration - 1,180,000 Rwanda scheme's annual capacity - 200Rwanda scheme contractual cost - £370,000,000 fixed plus contractual £120,000,000 once 300 people have been relocated. Cost per head for first 300 across 18 months - £1,630,000 Amount paid to date - £240,000,000 to end of 2023 Number of people relocated to date - 0 Where does that come from?
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Post by michaelc on Apr 28, 2024 18:54:53 GMT
If you think immigration is the main problem facing the country, or maybe for Tory MPs "the only think we could remotely credibly promise to fix", . . Lost my train if thought.... Oh yes, if immigration is the main problem then its not the hundreds in small boats, its the tens of thousands of yearly post Brexit immigrants. The government gets an easy ride with its sleight of hand concerning solving the boat problem while playing down its failure to honour other promises. And the solution to the boats would have been speeding up the asylum system and making a show of expelling failed asylum seekers. Instead they give hope to would be boaters by providing seemingly indefinite accommodation, however shoddy. They keep the small boats coming deliberately so they have an issue the can loudly pretend to be 'solving'. Don't disagree with a lot of that. I wonder what the technical (not resource-wise) issues are with deciding on immigration status being slow. Is it simply waiting for an interview or is it case officers sending out questions to 3rd parties in different countries waiting for an answer? I wonder....
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Post by michaelc on Apr 28, 2024 18:10:28 GMT
If they are so hard-nosed right wingers, why did they come up with the Africa policy at all? Why didn't they set up a military-esque branch of the Border Force to patrol in force and simply turn boats around ? If they'd done that they'd probably be looking at election victory in the summer.
If the concern is what to do if the migrants are at risk in the sea, why not take a leaf from most land borders? I wouldn't for example try and cross from Poland into Ukraine or into Belarus outside of a border post as I would know there would be serious risk of being shot or at least attacked by a guard dog.
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