Re Suella Braverman; I did say that she wasn't as qualified a lawyer as she makes out, so I think we completely agree. I'm absolutely sure she's done a degree and the exams etc. I've also wondered that, given that she is a Buddhist, how she squares that with her approach to immigration... I'd be genuinely interested to know if she justifies that, and how.
Re Suella Braverman; I did say that she wasn't as qualified a lawyer as she makes out, so I think we completely agree.
The Rohingyas may disagree with your sunny view of Buddhism. As would the Japanese catholics of the 18th century...
"Here doesn't have no jobs, no nothing... and you're going to work like 10 hours for £10, basically so it's no life here."His isn't an isolated case - most Albanian migrants come from this region.In one village, the head of the community told us the former population of 2,000 people has dwindled to around 400 since the fall of communism.
Despite being a guardian reading leftie, it's not super obvious to me that asylum necessarily 'should' be designed to cover people from 'safe' countries... Maybe it should, but it doesn't seem as obvious to me as you imply
Urging unions not to proceed with strike action, he said: “This is a time to come together and to send a very clear message to Mr Putin that we’re not going to be divided in this way … Our message to the unions is to say ‘this is not a time to strike, this is a time to try and negotiate’.”
It is unfair for unions to "disrupt people's lives"
It’s the kind of thing which is making me consider some kind of private health insurance.
Quote from: James Malloch on December 05, 2022, 08:31:53 amIt’s the kind of thing which is making me consider some kind of private health insurance.Which is exactly how socialised healthcare dies! Or at least is eroded to the absolute bare minimum.