Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, Glasgow on 11:53am Tue 3 Jun 08
[italic]This is a serious problem entirely of New Labour's (London branch) making.[/italic]
If the New Labour zealots sponging off Glasgow City Council hadn't been so keen to be so servile and take so many asylum seekers that our schools have been swamped, then we could have had a measured and sensible asylum accommodation policy which would have benefited both this very vulnerable group and the people of Glasgow.
Instead we have a disastrous policy which has failed to deliver for both groups and [bold]now places severe strain on our childrens' already woefully inadequate standard of education[/bold].
This is a serious problem entirely of New Labour's (London branch) making.
If the New Labour zealots sponging off Glasgow City Council hadn't been so keen to be so servile and take so many asylum seekers that our schools have been swamped, then we could have had a measured and sensible asylum accommodation policy which would have benefited both this very vulnerable group and the people of Glasgow.
Instead we have a disastrous policy which has failed to deliver for both groups and
now places severe strain on our childrens' already woefully inadequate standard of education.
Posted by: raypaterson, Glasgow on 8:41pm Tue 3 Jun 08
[quote][bold]Sydney Meriwether[/bold] wrote:
[italic]This is a serious problem entirely of New Labour's (London branch) making.[/italic] If the New Labour zealots sponging off Glasgow City Council hadn't been so keen to be so servile and take so many asylum seekers that our schools have been swamped, then we could have had a measured and sensible asylum accommodation policy which would have benefited both this very vulnerable group and the people of Glasgow. Instead we have a disastrous policy which has failed to deliver for both groups and [bold]now places severe strain on our childrens' already woefully inadequate standard of education[/bold].[/quote] Sydney, I'm amazed,I am in full agreement with you. Glasgow was the only Scottish council to take large groups of asylum seekers, and years down the line, we are paying the price.
Mind you, I believe that migrant workers should contribute towards the extra costs of their children's education.
Sydney Meriwether wrote:
This is a serious problem entirely of New Labour's (London branch) making. If the New Labour zealots sponging off Glasgow City Council hadn't been so keen to be so servile and take so many asylum seekers that our schools have been swamped, then we could have had a measured and sensible asylum accommodation policy which would have benefited both this very vulnerable group and the people of Glasgow. Instead we have a disastrous policy which has failed to deliver for both groups and now places severe strain on our childrens' already woefully inadequate standard of education.
Sydney, I'm amazed,I am in full agreement with you. Glasgow was the only Scottish council to take large groups of asylum seekers, and years down the line, we are paying the price.
Mind you, I believe that migrant workers should contribute towards the extra costs of their children's education.
Posted by: John Hamilton, Stirling on 10:31pm Tue 3 Jun 08
I fully agree with Sydney on this one. Well done for saying what most of us think Syd!!
Has anyone been in Little Romania recently (Victoria Street-Allison Street)?
:-O
I fully agree with Sydney on this one. Well done for saying what most of us think Syd!!
Has anyone been in Little Romania recently (Victoria Street-Allison Street)?
:-O
Posted by: I Predict A Riot, Glasgow on 11:18pm Tue 3 Jun 08
Quote;The council employs 140 specialist staff at a cost of over £5million,: No wonder the roads are falling apart and the council is offering its workers such a pitiful payrise,let's get our priorities right, a lot of these people won't even get asylum or will return back to their own country,why bend over backwards to teach them English.
Quote;The council employs 140 specialist staff at a cost of over £5million,: No wonder the roads are falling apart and the council is offering its workers such a pitiful payrise,let's get our priorities right, a lot of these people won't even get asylum or will return back to their own country,why bend over backwards to teach them English.
Posted by: Reader101, scotland on 11:31pm Tue 3 Jun 08
Why have non English speakers in mainstream schools ? All it does is add to the strain teachers and pupils are under, never mind with this years budget cuts which have decimated Glasgow schools budgets. Lets start acting in the interests of the majority of young people and target resources sensibly. The quiet wee kids are missing out at the expense of the high tariff groups.
Why have non English speakers in mainstream schools ? All it does is add to the strain teachers and pupils are under, never mind with this years budget cuts which have decimated Glasgow schools budgets. Lets start acting in the interests of the majority of young people and target resources sensibly. The quiet wee kids are missing out at the expense of the high tariff groups.
Posted by: thistlemad, Ayrshire on 12:20am Wed 4 Jun 08
Why not say what most REALLY believe.
1) They shouldn`t be here
2) There are NO GENUINE "asylum seekers" in Glasgow (explanation below)
3) Let their parents pay for their English lessons.
4) SEND THEM ALL HOME!!!!!!
There can be NO "legal" asylum seekers in the UK at all, let alone Scotland.
An asylum seeker is deemed as one who leaves their country of birth or residences for fears for their own or families safety. But they MUST claim aslyum in the FIRST SAFE country they arrive in.
Since they have to travel through (usually) half a dozen "safe" countries to get here, then they are NOT entitled to asylum, even temporarily since they have broken the laws designed to aid them. BOOT THEM OUT ON ARRIVAL.
Those who are smuggled by sea or air are ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS and face immediate expulsion.
Our failed liberal minded idiotic, out of touch politicains allow them to stay EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN DENIED ASYLUM!!!!!
Why do so many who actually GET asylum "because we will be tortured or imprisoned or executed" go back "home" on holiday as soon as they can????????
We have those of Pakistani, Indian and Chinese descent who WILL NOT learn English who refer to "their" country as being NOT the UK but the above mentioned countries.
Multiculturism has NEVER worked in mankinds history. It was responsible for the downfall of every civilisation and empire in our history. Roman, Byzantian, Greek, and British are some that spring to mind.
I am NOT defending any empire as they were all built on death and destruction, just pointing out that man is STILL, in the 21st Century, very much a tribal species.
We are crumbling under the weight of our own good intentions.
Why not say what most REALLY believe.
1) They shouldn`t be here
2) There are NO GENUINE "asylum seekers" in Glasgow (explanation below)
3) Let their parents pay for their English lessons.
4) SEND THEM ALL HOME!!!!!!
There can be NO "legal" asylum seekers in the UK at all, let alone Scotland.
An asylum seeker is deemed as one who leaves their country of birth or residences for fears for their own or families safety. But they MUST claim aslyum in the FIRST SAFE country they arrive in.
Since they have to travel through (usually) half a dozen "safe" countries to get here, then they are NOT entitled to asylum, even temporarily since they have broken the laws designed to aid them. BOOT THEM OUT ON ARRIVAL.
Those who are smuggled by sea or air are ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS and face immediate expulsion.
Our failed liberal minded idiotic, out of touch politicains allow them to stay EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN DENIED ASYLUM!!!!!
Why do so many who actually GET asylum "because we will be tortured or imprisoned or executed" go back "home" on holiday as soon as they can????????
We have those of Pakistani, Indian and Chinese descent who WILL NOT learn English who refer to "their" country as being NOT the UK but the above mentioned countries.
Multiculturism has NEVER worked in mankinds history. It was responsible for the downfall of every civilisation and empire in our history. Roman, Byzantian, Greek, and British are some that spring to mind.
I am NOT defending any empire as they were all built on death and destruction, just pointing out that man is STILL, in the 21st Century, very much a tribal species.
We are crumbling under the weight of our own good intentions.
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