Migrants Dinghies

[Armchair Expert]

I was looking at the stack off rubber boats on a TV report and some are really nice, wonder what happens to them,

might be in the market for one, take it to France and come back by dinghy, get housed in a four star hotel

Seriously, I know seized cars and truck eventually get to auctions.

[pheasant]

[BoggoStump]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaPUyKuSCW0&t=...

I also wonder what happens to the boats they arrive in, would like to have one myself for some cheap fun.

[anonymous-user]

I would contact the French government, they probably paid for them, or borrowed the money from Germany.

[TRIUMPHBULLET]

REALIST123 said:

I would contact the French government, they probably paid for them, or borrowed the money from Germany.

I hear they want £30 million, that buys a lot of dinghies, it certainly won't be used to stop the fkers coming over.

[croyde]

I am still perplexed why someone would escape a war, economic collapse etc and get to Eastern Europe, France or Italy and then decide to carry on through numerous safe countries to then attempt to cross one of the busiest waterways in the world in a rubber boat to get here.

Is the UK a far better bet for free housing and money than anywhere else?

It certainly isn't for myself or many of my self employed mates who haven't received a penny since March despite paying a lot of tax and NI throughout our working lives.

If the migrants were from Scotland, Wales, Ireland or even Northern Europe, I'd better understand.

[trickywoo]

croyde said:

Is the UK a far better bet for free housing and money than anywhere else?

It’s partly that but if anyone has a second language it’ll be English which helps too. There will also likely be family here already in many cases.

[Countdown]

croyde said:

I am still perplexed why someone would escape a war, economic collapse etc and get to Eastern Europe, France or Italy and then decide to carry on through numerous safe countries to then attempt to cross one of the busiest waterways in the world in a rubber boat to get here.

Is the UK a far better bet for free housing and money than anywhere else?

It certainly isn't for myself or many of my self employed mates who haven't received a penny since March despite paying a lot of tax and NI throughout our working lives.

If the migrants were from Scotland, Wales, Ireland or even Northern Europe, I'd better understand.

I'm pretty sure that the majority of migrants/asylum seekers stop en-route. France and Germany both take in greater numbers than we do.

Also as has been said it might be that they speak English, or they have friends/family already here. Linky below provides some more info.

https://fullfact.org/immigration/why-do-migrants-a...

[croyde]

Countdown said:

I'm pretty sure that the majority of migrants/asylum seekers stop en-route. France and Germany both take in greater numbers than we do.

Also as has been said it might be that they speak English, or they have friends/family already here. Linky below provides some more info.

https://fullfact.org/immigration/why-do-migrants-a...

Interesting read. Thanks

As to mentioning France above, they do have areas of high immigrant population.

I once got on the wrong Metro in central Paris. It was an express and headed off to somewhere outside the city.

We got off to get a train back and were faced with what appeared to be some slum township in Africa. I was really shocked and found it very uncomfortable as everyone was staring and pointing at the the white dude with a small toddler in his arms.

Half an hour later we were back at Gare du Nord just missing our Eurostar back to the UK.

Edited by croyde on Tuesday 11th August 09:56

[silverfoxcc]

It is a wonder the nutters from the BNP and other associated groups haven't made offers and started up their own border force fleet

With the universally acknowledge maritime greeting

'FRO back to France or we will sink you'

Perhaps it might be because they are so xenophobic that even leaving the beach brings them out into a rash

The above was said with tongue very firmly in cheek, however if i have offended anyone... tough

[jdizz]

Number of asylum applications received by European Countries in 2019;

Germany; 165,615
France; 128,940
Spain; 117,795
Greece; 77,275
UK; 44,835

Perspective.

[NGee]

croyde said:

I am still perplexed why someone would escape a war, economic collapse etc and get to Eastern Europe, France or Italy and then decide to carry on through numerous safe countries to then attempt to cross one of the busiest waterways in the world in a rubber boat to get here.

Is the UK a far better bet for free housing and money than anywhere else?

It certainly isn't for myself or many of my self employed mates who haven't received a penny since March despite paying a lot of tax and NI throughout our working lives.

If the migrants were from Scotland, Wales, Ireland or even Northern Europe, I'd better understand.

You really haven't got this free money lark sussed out very well at all have you.

Your first mistake was to admit on an open forum that you have paid tax an NI. This will get you into all kinds of trouble, firstly with all the self employed sector who are now frantically Googling "tax" and "NI" to see what the hell you're talking about. And, trust me, you are not going to be very popular when they find out. Secondly you will be in trouble with 'the powers that be' as this is admitting that you are part of the ever decreasing sector of legitimate, registered society, and will be a very easy target next time they want some more free money to give away.
Unfortunately there is not a lot you can do about this now, however looking on the bright side, you have not had to pay any tax since March.

So, what should you do about it? Well you need to get yourself down to the south coast and find a nice beach about half a mile from Dover. Go to the beach shop and buy yourself the cheapest inflatable boat you can get, make sure it comes with oars, however turn down any offer of life jackets, extra paddles or any other safety devices that the shop keeper may try to upsell.
Now you need to get enough people together to ensure the boat will be overloaded, make sure there are a couple of kids and maybe a baby to up the emotional value. Now you can launch the boat and set sail for Dover.

When you get within a few hundred yards of Dover head for the main channel and start waving your arms around, do not shout as they will pick up your accent and you will just be classed as a nutty tourist. At this point you need to be very careful, do not allow yourself to be rescued by those hunky kids in the red and yellow T shirts that wander up and down the beach all day eyeing up the bikinis. All they will do is tow you back where you came from and then you'll have to start all over again. You need to wait for the big grey boat, the one with the big writing down the side that seems to do something important. Apparently the clue's in the name. They will then assist you with all the accommodation a free money you could wish for. Unfortunately I think they will take your boat away but hey-ho you did buy the cheapest one possible, didn't you.

If after a couple of weeks they work out you're not a 'proper' refugee they might send you back to where you came from. But as this is only half a mile down the road it won't be too bad. They might even give you your boat back. Anyway a couple of weeks holiday on the south coast, all expenses paid, can't be all bad. It's got to be better than a few tick boxes and the normal 'computer says no' attitude for people who genuinely need help.

PS You could try going to Beirut, They have just been sent another wad of money found down the back of the sofa at No10. You might be able to get some of that, although I do accept that that's probably a bit extreme.

Anyway, good luck, let us know what you decide and send us a postcard.

[WJNB]

jdizz said:

Number of asylum applications received by European Countries in 2019;

Germany; 165,615
France; 128,940
Spain; 117,795
Greece; 77,275
UK; 44,835

Perspective.

Jolly good then, no doubt you will welcome them when they are living in your area or possibly in your garden shed.

[geeks]

WJNB said:

jdizz said:

Number of asylum applications received by European Countries in 2019;

Germany; 165,615
France; 128,940
Spain; 117,795
Greece; 77,275
UK; 44,835

Perspective.

Jolly good then, no doubt you will welcome them when they are living in your area or possibly in your garden shed.

ZOMG What if they are already living in your area?

[anonymous-user]

WJNB said:

jdizz said:

Number of asylum applications received by European Countries in 2019;

Germany; 165,615
France; 128,940
Spain; 117,795
Greece; 77,275
UK; 44,835

Perspective.

Jolly good then, no doubt you will welcome them when they are living in your area or possibly in your garden shed.

Genuinely I have never come across any Syrians, Afghans, Somalis in both Lincolnshire and Essex/Hertfordshire where I previously lived either in jobs or shops, I just dont see them. The way you talk you make it sound like they are living in every other house in the country.

Its a country of 66million+ people. 44k asylum seekers in 2019 (according to those figures) is nothing. At that rate it would take twenty years to even get to a million

Still we do like joining in the bombing of the middle east, and if we aren't bombing themselves ourselves we are supplying the bombs (Hello Saudi Arabia / Yeman).

Last couple of points, golf courses take up more space that the houses in the UK so we certainly haven't reached anywhere near capacity. The government could have build loads of houses over the past ten years but has instead built feck all, instead relying on their builder friends who are only really interested in building high end stuff to sell to overseas buyers. I think the government had a target of 300k affordable houses but ended up building none.

Still it's definitely the migrants that are the problem.

I also wondered what happened to the dinghies, but I expect Priti wants to make an example of those dinghies by giving a contract to Serco to blow them up or something.

[Unknown_User]

I'm flipping fummin' about all these immigrunts coming over 'ere, stealing our jobs and having free houses and loads of benefits and free HNS and everyfink...!!!! Fummin' I tell you!!!!

We need more people like Simon, a true patriot - https://www.gofundme.com/f/english-channel-wall?ut...

[croyde]

There is a national shortage of dinghies, paddleboards, kayaks and other decent inflatable watercraft.

Those blummin immigrants could be making a killing.

[Getragdogleg]

jdizz said:

Number of asylum applications received by European Countries in 2019;

Germany; 165,615
France; 128,940
Spain; 117,795
Greece; 77,275
UK; 44,835

Perspective.

Some questions, to provide a little more perspective, what are the various sizes of the countries in that list and were all those applications approved?

Did the successful applicants remain in the countries or did they use their new status to then move on?

[valiant]

WJNB said:

jdizz said:

Number of asylum applications received by European Countries in 2019;

Germany; 165,615
France; 128,940
Spain; 117,795
Greece; 77,275
UK; 44,835

Perspective.

Jolly good then, no doubt you will welcome them when they are living in your area or possibly in your garden shed.

What? All 44835 of them?

That’s one hell of a shed.

[ChocolateFrog]

jdizz said:

Number of asylum applications received by European Countries in 2019;

Germany; 165,615
France; 128,940
Spain; 117,795
Greece; 77,275
UK; 44,835

Perspective.

Remind me where Cologne is again?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_New_...

I was there at the time, the indigenous were not impressed.