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Aug 17 2011, 03:57 PM
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QUOTE (Simon @ Aug 17 2011, 04:49 PM) I would change the laws on people moving into the country.
I would block all requests unless they had a skill that this country needed, a valuable job to come to, or had enough money to support themselves. You'll be pinned as a racist then. Wait for it...
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Aug 17 2011, 04:04 PM
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QUOTE (Simon @ Aug 17 2011, 04:49 PM) I would change the laws on people moving into the country.
I would block all requests unless they had a skill that this country needed, a valuable job to come to, or had enough money to support themselves. I would allow Euthanasia for those people who are so ill that they have no quality of life. Its humane to put down a dog but we are not humane to humans.
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Aug 17 2011, 04:22 PM
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QUOTE (Simon @ Aug 17 2011, 04:49 PM) I would change the laws on people moving into the country.
I would block all requests unless they had a skill that this country needed, a valuable job to come to, or had enough money to support themselves. A little unfair on the Scots and Irish. But no matter. At the moment we do indeed have a points based system similar to that which you mention, operated by the U.K Borders Agency. Tier 1 – for highly skilled individuals, who can contribute to growth and productivity; Tier 2 – for skilled workers with a job offer, to fill gaps in the United Kingdom workforce; Tier 3 – for limited numbers of low-skilled workers needed to fill temporary labour shortages; Tier 4 – for students; Tier 5 – for temporary workers and young people covered by the Youth Mobility Scheme, who are allowed to work in the United Kingdom for a limited time to satisfy primarily non-economic objectives. In addition, there is presently a cap on non EU immirgants of 24,100 p.a. Also under the Immigration Rules, if you want to travel to, or remain in the UK, you must show that you can live and support yourself and any dependants without claiming public funds.
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Aug 17 2011, 04:38 PM
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QUOTE (Dodgys smarter brother. @ Aug 17 2011, 05:22 PM) Also under the Immigration Rules, if you want to travel to, or remain in the UK, you must show that you can live and support yourself and any dependants without claiming public funds. But not house yourself.... http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=17183
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Aug 17 2011, 05:45 PM
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QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Aug 17 2011, 05:38 PM) Ah, yes. another 'report' from MigrationWatch what can you say? "MigrationWatch has received criticism in some sections of the media and from academics,....... An August 2002 editorial about MigrationWatch in The Independent carried the title "A nasty little group playing an old, and unwelcome, trick" and stated that "Migration Watch is, of course, no think tank, but a pressure group with a distinctly unpleasant agenda". It has been argued that MigrationWatch's messages "can be taken advantage of by people with Islamophobia and prejudice". The accuracy of the group's research has also been questioned. Academic Richard De Zoysa, for instance, argues that MigrationWatch's predictions of future immigration are exaggerated, while David Robinson, Professor of Housing and Public Policy at Sheffield Hallam University, argues that the group's assertion that immigrants are placing strain on social housing lacks evidence. Economist Philippe Legrain has argued that "MigrationWatch's xenophobic prejudice is causing it to twist the truth" about the impact of immigration on the employment prospects of British people."But, if it suits your purpose...
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Aug 17 2011, 06:30 PM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Aug 17 2011, 07:05 PM) To be fair the question was "what laws would you change?", doesn't need to be a good idea, justifiable or even fair, it is just a bit of fun. Exactly.
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Aug 17 2011, 06:31 PM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Aug 17 2011, 07:05 PM) To be fair the question was "what laws would you change?", doesn't need to be a good idea, justifiable or even fair, it is just a bit of fun. Exactly. It would be nice if we could avoid any rowing.
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Aug 17 2011, 06:59 PM
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QUOTE (Vodabury @ Aug 17 2011, 07:50 PM) Before anyone can be elected as an MP, they have to have had a proper job in the private sector for at least 10 years. What he / she said, PLUS two years in work before becoming a teacher, and the Australian system of Compulsory voting.
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Aug 17 2011, 07:11 PM
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QUOTE (Vodabury @ Aug 17 2011, 07:50 PM) Before anyone can be elected as an MP, they have to have had a proper job in the private sector for at least 10 years. A dustman or a doctor couldn't become an MP?
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Aug 18 2011, 07:56 AM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Aug 17 2011, 07:31 PM) Exactly. It would be nice if we could avoid any rowing. There goes half our Olympic gold medals.
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