What happened on 12th July 2023 - With your comments in the Web
On Wednesday, Britons learned that they could be asked to house Afghans as thousands face hotel evictions.
Ministers are considering launching a “Homes for Afghans” scheme following a similar government-funded plan for Ukrainians.
As the government sought to fight off Conservative rebellions over the illegal migration bill, the immigration minister, Robert Jenrick, said it could ask members of the UK public to open their homes to people coming from Afghanistan under official routes.
It is understood that Jenrick, Michael Gove, the housing secretary, and the veterans minister, Johnny Mercer, have recently met to discuss how to house thousands of Afghans who are due to be evicted from hotels in August.
Theresa May and Iain Duncan Smith are understood to be planning to back Lords amendments to the illegal migration bill to stop the deportation of modern slavery victims. Other MPs are considering rebelling because the government’s amendments have not placed a statutory limit on the detention of children.
The Britons' reaction was predictable.
"2001: We are saving the world from terror 2023: Afghans will be living in your house and we lost $1trn"
"Let’s invite more people into a country with a housing crises, already crammed houses and pushed-to-the-limit infrastructure, crowded schools and hospitals and brewing cultural and sectarian wars, this isn’t enough.
We need open migration (disguised as safe routes) with the whole world according to some leftists, not just Afghanistan, HK and Ukraine. We need more migrants, from Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Bangladesh to name a few, and be open for everyone even though we have no where to put them.
We also need to build many more houses while simultaneously maintaining a low carbon economy, and preserving our countryside."
"British Culture and Afghani culture clashes on a lot of important topics unfortunately.
Even the most accepting, and "westernised" people that grew up in cultures that hold views similar to Afghanistan struggle to adjust to our views on Women, sexuality, and religions to just name a few.... And although some can very well fit in with the the UK's view on these things when they move to the UK, it's rarely an easy transition. Those that can't, or refuse, are outright fucking dangerous.
No racism, or intolerance intended, just pure hard facts. People that grew up in sexist misogynistic and quite frankly outdated cultures, often don't mix well here for obvious reasons that we are too often not aloud to be said out loud!"
This day either, Thames Water warned that London may face water rationing 'imminently'.
Environmentalist James Wallace, chief executive of River Action, made the warning at a meeting with the Greater London Authority (GLA). He said the chalk streams that feed the capital's water supply were drying up.
London's main water supplier Thames Water said there needed to be a national change in how water was used. The company also said it had no plans to ration usage.
At an environment committee meeting about the resilience of London's water supply, Mr Wallace said many streams in the Chilterns, which feed the water supply to north London, were permanently dry and some were only at 25% of normal flow rates.
"This means that we are going to be seeing rationing of water in north London imminently. We're not talking 20, 30, 40 years," he said.
That was no good news at all.
"Will the poor shareholders and CEO have to ration their paychecks?"
"this is why critical utilities (rail, energy, water) should not be privatised. This is going to happen to NHS thanks to tories"
"Every time I see a story about Thames water's financial woes I have to report that they turned in a £398m profit in April on £1.1b earnings, or over 30% profit, whilst reporting billions in cash in hand. That they are somehow struggling weeks later, after the 3 months of their highest income at the start of the financial year when bills are issued is....strange."
On Wednesday as well, asylum seekers were told how to be 'good neighbours' and not hang around street corners during orientation process.
The group all crossed the channel by small boat over the weekend and they've now arrived at the site.
On arrival all asylum seekers will be given an induction briefing - in the reception room there is a sign which says welcome in English and a number of other languages including Arabic and Farsi.
Each person will be given a "welcome pack" - including basic toiletries they will need.
But it will also include guidance on "how to be a good neighbour" - there's been huge opposition among the quiet rural villages close to the base that village communities will be "overwhelmed" by the 1,700 asylum seekers which the site is scheduled to hold by the autumn.
"I think people have a skewed perception of these sites, many of the people in them are unstable and we had one near where I live. Men used to stand outside it and would whistle and call out to the teen girls going to and from school. A few used to offer the kids ciggies to get close to them. They can basically come and go as they please with little over sight as most places are overwhelmed.
The school complained to the council but nothing was really done other than recommended the kids go a different route to school to avoid the hotel."
"Our country does not need immigration, its a small country which is already close to being overpopulated, should train our own workers instead of looking abroad."
Others approved this treating of poor people.
"I'm left leaning, and I'm just glad they're not trying house them on barges or deport them to Rwanda this time. At a glance, this looks less like the "cruelty theatre" our current government has been peddling than other recent policies."
"Actually a fine idea, teach immigrants how to avoid conflict with the existing population."
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