Didn't somebody say most of the people coming over on dinghies weren't from Syria?
I tell you what, they don’t half know how to make £5 a day stretch. I have it on good authority that they all have the latest technology big screen TV and are all driving around in 18 plate cars. Someone should make one them chancellor with that track record.
I think that's part of the issue though. How many are actually from Syria getting away from ISIS?
For the record I would also probably rather be there than have to watch city play anyway.
Personally i wish they put more of a fight when it was obviously Syria was in their plans. Read yesterday that isis now only control only one tiny area now so they can go home now.Of those that fled Syria, Not specifically to the UK but just fled in general, a lot.
Would you prefer it if they'd joined them because that's the choice a lot of people were faced with
I tell you what, they don’t half know how to make £5 a day stretch. I have it on good authority that they all have the latest technology big screen TV and are all driving around in 18 plate cars. Someone should make one them chancellor with that track record.
Wouldn't even get them a line of coke would it?I’d love to see an MP survive on £5 a day expenses.
Personally i wish they put more of a fight when it was obviously Syria was in their plans. Read yesterday that isis now only control only one tiny area now so they can go home now.
95k + expenses them horrible cretins get.....UnbelievableI’d love to see an MP survive on £5 a day expenses.
More chance of a threesome with Kylie & Shakira than more 5% wanting to return home.....I think a lot of them will when they start rebuilding the country which will take a while because it's rubble
After what a fuck up this has been, same with Libya, I hope we've got the sense to stay out of the next one wherever it may be.
Amazon only paying 4.5m corporation tax last year
That’s not fair. The owner of Amazon has a divorce bill to pay and it’s not like he’s the richest man in the world.
Oh wait...
Syria a really interesting case in that it was the jewel and many travelling were just like you and I 10-15 years ago. It can turn quickly and we are not better than them just cause we were born in this countryMore chance of a threesome with Kylie & Shakira than more 5% wanting to return home.....
Syria wasn’t, a huge middle class with an educated populationThis continent has all ready gone through that level of destruction. Cities were wiped from the map during WW2.
Yep that’s right - the human spirit. No surprise to me knowing the Syrians I’ve cone across in CoventryOne of our partners at work is based in Beirut and on his Social Media the other day he announced that they were opening a new office in Damascus.
I have to say that this surprised me as I was, naively, under the impression that it was a war zone. He then put up pictures and videos and it literally could have been any thriving big city in the world.
I am in no way playing down what has, and is still happening, in Syria but more of my genuine surprise at how resilient the people are and how life really does ‘just go on’.
It does. I used to know someone from Lebanon, was of the middle class... more educated than most. Came here to work and paid more taxes than most of this board I reckon.One of our partners at work is based in Beirut and on his Social Media the other day he announced that they were opening a new office in Damascus.
I have to say that this surprised me as I was, naively, under the impression that it was a war zone. He then put up pictures and videos and it literally could have been any thriving big city in the world.
I am in no way playing down what has, and is still happening, in Syria but more of my genuine surprise at how resilient the people are and how life really does ‘just go on’.
You've had a damascene conversion!One of our partners at work is based in Beirut and on his Social Media the other day he announced that they were opening a new office in Damascus.
I have to say that this surprised me as I was, naively, under the impression that it was a war zone. He then put up pictures and videos and it literally could have been any thriving big city in the world.
I am in no way playing down what has, and is still happening, in Syria but more of my genuine surprise at how resilient the people are and how life really does ‘just go on’.
Of those that fled Syria, Not specifically to the UK but just fled in general, a lot.
Would you prefer it if they'd joined them because that's the choice a lot of people were faced with
Of course, you're right.
Let's just open the borders.
I fully agree with us not getting involved where we are not welcome.no, let's stop getting involved in wars in sovereign states.
And it's not about opening borders, but look at the before and after pictures Pete posted, when you're faced with a choice of staying in that situation, fleeing to another country or fleeing towards the Islamists what would you do?
Remember, despite what people on here say, the majority of Syrians have fled over the border to Turkey and no further.
You did call refer to Syria as a third world country before so I'm not sure you have a rudimentary grasp of the situation to be honest.
I fully agree with us not getting involved where we are not welcome.
But this thread was about those who are leaving a safe country to cross the channel. Why don't they want to stay in the rest of the EU and not risk their lives getting to the UK?
Our allies are those in the EU. They seem to be running away from them to get here. I would love to know what is so bad about the EU countries they are risking their lives to get away from. Because they are supposed to have the same human rights charter as us.I can't answer that but it is a relatively small amount not the human tide some here make out, (referring purely to Syria here).
And as we've contributed to the problem I personally think we shouldn't moan about taking in those fleeing the mess.
If the Syrians had contributed to the flattening of Coventry I'd be making a run for it with my family and I'd expect those fuckers and their allies to look after us.
Divert them to Ireland......Lovely Irish folk would welcome them with open arms.
Our allies are those in the EU. They seem to be running away from them to get here. I would love to know what is so bad about the EU countries they are risking their lives to get away from. Because they are supposed to have the same human rights charter as us.
Our allies are those in the EU. They seem to be running away from them to get here. I would love to know what is so bad about the EU countries they are risking their lives to get away from. Because they are supposed to have the same human rights charter as us.
One of our partners at work is based in Beirut and on his Social Media the other day he announced that they were opening a new office in Damascus.
I have to say that this surprised me as I was, naively, under the impression that it was a war zone. He then put up pictures and videos and it literally could have been any thriving big city in the world.
I am in no way playing down what has, and is still happening, in Syria but more of my genuine surprise at how resilient the people are and how life really does ‘just go on’.
It isn't about looking at pictures. It is trying to get my head around risking their lives to leave what is a safe country.The vast majority are in Turkey and Lebanon.
Only a relatively small amount come to Europe.
I'm glad you can look at those pictures and be so facetious about it.
It isn't about looking at pictures. It is trying to get my head around risking their lives to leave what is a safe country.
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