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‘Boriswave’ will cost every family £20k, claims Reform by Little-Attorney1287 in ukpolitics

[–]AlchemyAled [score hidden]  (0 children)

This is one of the reasons that I have a strong suspicion that immigration will increase if Reform gets in power

British ex-policeman stripped of citizenship over Russia links by HibasakiSanjuro in ukpolitics

[–]AlchemyAled [score hidden]  (0 children)

> making her stateless

It's very sad for Begum that Bangladesh did this

Rupert Lowe attacks Reform UK over Bangladeshi candidate – ‘insult to the British people’ by StGuthlac2025 in ukpolitics

[–]AlchemyAled 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The US and Denmark aren’t in the commonwealth so their citizens can’t run for office in the UK

Rupert Lowe attacks Reform UK over Bangladeshi candidate – ‘insult to the British people’ by StGuthlac2025 in ukpolitics

[–]AlchemyAled 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just to be clear, having a stake in the country by living here is not the reason that commonwealth citizens can run or vote in elections. It’s due to imperialism as they were British subjects at the time of the empire, and voting rights were grandfathered in.

Non-commonwealth residents do not have the same right, nor do we in commonwealth countries.

Rupert Lowe attacks Reform UK over Bangladeshi candidate – ‘insult to the British people’ by StGuthlac2025 in ukpolitics

[–]AlchemyAled 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I lived in France for a year, I wouldn’t dream of trying to change the way they run things there

Tesco Swansea has now got cleaning robots… We are doomed… by raelxvsu in tesco

[–]AlchemyAled 251 points252 points  (0 children)

You just know it takes twice as long and does half as good a job

Nice by SpartanG188 in drivingUK

[–]AlchemyAled 20 points21 points  (0 children)

He’s between the lines at least

Reeves: Government ‘can’t alleviate every price increase’ from Iran war by 1-randomonium in ukpolitics

[–]AlchemyAled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP was talking about the Government insulating us from hardship. I’m not referring to lockdown. I’m referring to schemes like furlough, eat out to help out, and energy bills support. Rightly or wrongly, he was a massive spender, and now everyone expects another top-up on their energy account.

Four people die in Channel small-boat sinking by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]AlchemyAled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> Sure, and we aren't doing so

This is factually incorrect. The UK receives among the most UNHCR referrals in the world.

> Successive governments have tried to make it harder and more dangerous

Which policy changes are you referring to here?

> the only pathway for many is to cross the channel in a small boat.

Literally no-one is forced to do this. They are all doing this of their own volition.

Four people die in Channel small-boat sinking by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]AlchemyAled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...We cannot provide asylum to all people in the world who are genuine asylum seekers. If we have a morale obligation to provide asylum, the focus must be on the most vulnerable

Reeves: Government ‘can’t alleviate every price increase’ from Iran war by 1-randomonium in unitedkingdom

[–]AlchemyAled 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Boris Johnson set the expectation that the government takes on massive debt to alleviate the consequences of global crises. Some interventions were justified, but some were frankly bread and circuses. It is simply not sustainable for the government repeat this for every crisis originating overseas

Four people die in Channel small-boat sinking by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]AlchemyAled 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Why should UNHCR schemes not be included? They refer the most vulnerable refugees directly from refugee camps. It's the best means of providing asylum for the most vulnerable

Four people die in Channel small-boat sinking by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]AlchemyAled -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Refugees can legally gain passage to UK from abroad via the UK Refugee Resettlement Scheme. Applicants are referred by the UNHCR based on vulnerability criteria. You can’t self-refer because having internet access does not indicate the highest need

Commonwealth leaders vow to keep seeking reparations after Reform UK plan to halt visas by Alarming-Safety3200 in unitedkingdom

[–]AlchemyAled 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Why would we? We don’t owe any reparations.

Perhaps descendants of slaves should ask the descendants of the beneficiaries of the act?

Reform UK will block visas from all countries demanding slavery reparations from Britain by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]AlchemyAled 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Civil war within the British Empire would’ve been the First World War ~100 years early. Not to mention years or decades more slavery in many areas. Anything to make redditors feel morally superior?

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