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[Lizzie_Zoom]

I think you mean immigrants, not migrants.

No Steve, in the article she talks about miggrants, so I thought I would just copy for fun instead of using the correct immigrants!

Trust you to spot it!

[STMO123]

We have migg rants on here now and again.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

We have migg rants on here now and again.

Oh very witty that man!

[feeutfo]

As someone who knows nothing about spelling, I feel fully qualified to say, we should be careful, there a plenty of miggrants on here.

Bah, missed page two.

[Del Boy]

Well at least someone realises Ashford is full of migrants  .

But the migrants Del she talks about are mostly Nepalese, who are the families or relatives of the Gurkha's, those brave soldiers who have long fought within the ranks of the British Army, and who are based at Shorncliffe near Folkestone, Kent.  That unit of fighting men have won no less than 13 Victoria Cross's since they have been with the British Army.

Now how can we not accept those "migrants" as part of our community?  We have "used" them long enough, with their outstanding loyalty shinning above a lot of the locals down here!  We wanted them, and still do, so do we say "no" to people who are hard working (often in security positions), very quiet and community minded, with a wonderful culture that includes the men walking a few paces behind their women to protect them?

They are not the problem, it is others who are!

This young women who is joining the UKIP seems to be joining for wrong, and blinkered, reasons, and not to tackle the major problems this country faces.

I never said anything about Gurkha's nor even mentioned Gurkha's? I'm all for them staying here. Us using them though is a different matter, they don't have to sign up if they don't want too, it's their choice.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Well at least someone realises Ashford is full of migrants  .

But the migrants Del she talks about are mostly Nepalese, who are the families or relatives of the Gurkha's, those brave soldiers who have long fought within the ranks of the British Army, and who are based at Shorncliffe near Folkestone, Kent.  That unit of fighting men have won no less than 13 Victoria Cross's since they have been with the British Army.

Now how can we not accept those "migrants" as part of our community?  We have "used" them long enough, with their outstanding loyalty shinning above a lot of the locals down here!  We wanted them, and still do, so do we say "no" to people who are hard working (often in security positions), very quiet and community minded, with a wonderful culture that includes the men walking a few paces behind their women to protect them?

They are not the problem, it is others who are!

This young women who is joining the UKIP seems to be joining for wrong, and blinkered, reasons, and not to tackle the major problems this country faces.

I never said anything about Gurkha's nor even mentioned Gurkha's? I'm all for them staying here. Us using them though is a different matter, they don't have to sign up if they don't want too, it's their choice.

I know you didn't Del

But when you, or I, mention immigrants in Ashford it is the Nepalese that usually come to mind as on my observations they are in the great majority

[Nickbat]

Now the former LibDem Mayor of Eastleigh has joined UKIP! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=I4-527kvOaI

[jerry]

Dont like much of what UKIP stands for but the Labour Party and (to a lesser extent) Lib dems and Tories have no-one to blame but themselves as for far too long they have ignored the genuine concerns of vast swathes of the voting population either because they were too PC and thought they knew best (Labour/New labour) or else felt that, as most of these concerns did not directly concern them personally, then they could be ignored and they could just continue making the money stay in the hands of the few whilst making placating statements along the lines of The Big Society. (Think that would be the Conservative party). UKIP has then naturally swollen its ranks with dissaffected members of other parties. Fair enough. My concerns would be that all this masks to an extent the more right wing and less palatable views within UKIP

[Nickbat]

Dont like much of what UKIP stands for but the Labour Party and (to a lesser extent) Lib dems and Tories have no-one to blame but themselves as for far too long they have ignored the genuine concerns of vast swathes of the voting population either because they were too PC and thought they knew best (Labour/New labour) or else felt that, as most of these concerns did not directly concern them personally, then they could be ignored and they could just continue making the money stay in the hands of the few whilst making placating statements along the lines of The Big Society. (Think that would be the Conservative party). UKIP has then naturally swollen its ranks with dissaffected members of other parties. Fair enough. My concerns would be that all this masks to an extent the more right wing and less palatable views within UKIP

I don't know of any. Pray tell. 

[albitz]

Whats wrong with right wing views ? 

I mean,its very obvious to most sensible people whats wrong with left wing views,but......

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Dont like much of what UKIP stands for but the Labour Party and (to a lesser extent) Lib dems and Tories have no-one to blame but themselves as for far too long they have ignored the genuine concerns of vast swathes of the voting population either because they were too PC and thought they knew best (Labour/New labour) or else felt that, as most of these concerns did not directly concern them personally, then they could be ignored and they could just continue making the money stay in the hands of the few whilst making placating statements along the lines of The Big Society. (Think that would be the Conservative party). UKIP has then naturally swollen its ranks with dissaffected members of other parties. Fair enough. My concerns would be that all this masks to an extent the more right wing and less palatable views within UKIP

I don't know of any. Pray tell. 

I will not comment on this other than to show a link to a New Statesmen article; make up your own minds.

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/02/ukip-party-bigots-lets-look-evidence

 

[STMO123]

Only 20 things that annoy people. I'll compile a list and get it off to Nige. That will give him plenty of ammo for his manifesto.
Mine won't be just right-wing, they'll be downright racist and homophobic too.
Probably xenophobic as well.

[albitz]

But The New Statesman is a very left wing rag with a circulation figure of around 4000 and falling. Its like the Gaurdian for people who cant really read.
The left have long ago branded anyone who has misgivings about mass uncontrolled immigration or anything to do with the EU as small minded bigots.

[Nickbat]

But The New Statesman is a very left wing rag with a circulation figure of around 4000 and falling. Its like the Gaurdian for people who cant really read.
The left have long ago branded anyone who has misgivings about mass uncontrolled immigration or anything to do with the EU as small minded bigots.

Yes, Alex Andreou's a leftie – with the hump, since he is a Greek immigrant who does not have a vote in the General Election and is dead scared with might leave the EU:

http://www.politicus.org.uk/news/who-will-speak-up-for-europeans-living-in-britain-alex-andreou_1655

[Darth Loo-knee]

Politics really is not my thing. Maybe down to me not being clever enough to understand the jargon they use.
However it does seem strange to see people leaving the bigger parties to join smaller ones. Cohld it be ghe bigger fish are getting as fed up as us smaller fish?
As for the Gurkas.  For them its an honour to serve in the British Army,  I personally am honoured they serve in our Army. Lovely people and tough bastards too. Do I think there close family should be welcomed? Yes but not aunties,  uncles, uncle Tom's second cousin etc....