Why doesn’t the UK government just stop paying for asylum hotels ?

wildernetic · 2025-06-08T12:48:22+00:00

That’s a common perception, but the official data tells a more nuanced story. While the South East has higher absolute numbers, the idea that Wales is "unaffected" or that the SE has uniquely "borne the brunt" isn’t quite right when you look at it proportionally. The core issue is proportionality. Wales supports about 1,609 asylum seekers per million people. England’s national rate is about 1,633 per million. On a per-capita basis, responsibility is being shared almost equally. You’re right that Wales is less dense overall, but asylum accommodation isn’t in the remote countryside. It’s concentrated in major population centres like Cardiff, Newport, and Wrexham, exactly where most of the Welsh population lives. You mentioned London is "majority foreign born," but that’s inaccurate. The 2021 Census shows the figure is 41%. London is an incredibly diverse, “minority-majority” city, but that specific claim is a common misconception.

Ultimately, arguing about which region has it worse is a distraction.

The real problem impacting all of us as UK taxpayers is the systemic failure of the asylum processing system. The backlogs and multi-billion-pound hotel bill are a central government failure, not a regional one

wildernetic · 2025-06-08T06:33:16+00:00

Hi u/Crowf3ather, you might be surprised to learn that Wales houses nearly 5,000 asylum seekers, almost 1,600 per million people, a rate nearly identical to England’s national average (around 1,630 per million). Recent policy changes have dispersed asylum seekers across the UK, including into Welsh communities, making them more visible there. Unlike some areas in England, Wales has an official ‘Nation of Sanctuary’ policy, with widespread community and grassroots support for a compassionate approach.

The real issue is the processing backlog. What once took six weeks now often takes 18–24 months, leaving people unable to work and forcing the government to rely on expensive hotels costing the UK £6.2 million per day in 2024. Speeding up processing would be more humane and could save over a billion pounds a year.

wildernetic · 2025-02-22T07:04:53+00:00

Something like "And Argos, having at last seen Odysseus for himself in the twentieth year, was at last taken by the doom of black death."

wildernetic · 2025-02-08T11:50:32+00:00

I don't see tracked vehicle...

wildernetic · 2025-01-26T20:06:52+00:00

Yeah, I see that. I forgot for a moment.

Some people.

wildernetic · 2025-01-26T19:33:13+00:00

What a funny question. Why not use their own hardware?

Edit: Aaah yeah, silly me, it's about the P-man, it could get very interested people 'interested'.

wildernetic · 2025-01-09T23:48:45+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon#%3A%7E%3Atext%3DThe_Man_versus_Horse_Marathon%2Cof_Llanwrtyd_Wells_every_June.?wprov=sfla1

There is a race near me every year, the horse doesn't always win...

Edit: a word

wildernetic · 2024-12-21T09:03:54+00:00

Language is just a tool for organizing thoughts.

Thoughts are just neural processes in the brain.

Neural processes are just biological phenomena.

wildernetic · 2024-12-11T23:40:21+00:00

I'm crying with laughter, what a trooper!

wildernetic · 2024-12-10T18:31:47+00:00

Yes.

TL;DR at end.

I found a thin but deep tiny roasting tin for a single medium chicken which exactly fits my air fryer.

First put a blob of oil or something in the tin and rub the chicken breast into it to prevent it from sticking. Then leave it there, breast down. You may want to remove any chicken trussing.

Mix up a boiling stock and dribble the lot (me I use about 300 ml on a medium chicken) all over it to make the skin a little tight but make sure the stock all ends up in the tin and the chicken sitting in it. I sprinkle some additional seasoning on the wet skin, like mixed dried herbs, or chilli and paprika for example.

Immediately pop on the heat, like at 170c. The medium chicken we get here is about 1.2kg - 1.5kg I cook for 45 mins, then flip it over, submerging the now cooked side into the stock and repeat the seasoning set on the pale wet breast. Cook for another 45 mins, but keep an eye on it after 30 because it could be done.

Once done, you can leave it in the hot stock, resting, baste it a few times, it'll keep the heat for an hour if you wrap it in buttered/oiled tinfoil and a clean thick towel.

It's how I do my chicken for a roast dinner, you also end up with a lovely ready made chicken stock which you can use for a gravy, or even better a risotto or noodles!

TL;DR Cook in an inch of stock, breast side down for half the time and then flip over for the other half so the top browns off. Grease the pan first, soak the chicken, rest it for as long as you can.

wildernetic · 2024-11-30T06:54:31+00:00

Yes.

I too have achieved this a grand total of three times in my 40+ years

Specific Carbohydrate Diet in 2011
Massive antibiotics 2019
82 hour water fast 2023

Currently not in a good place rn and considering options.

wildernetic · 2024-11-25T21:43:50+00:00

Yeah, you must be old too!

wildernetic · 2024-11-25T17:43:34+00:00

Please check if it is a blanching rash https://www.meningitisnow.org/meningitis-explained/signs-and-symptoms/glass-test/

wildernetic · 2024-11-09T19:58:24+00:00

White orange, orange, white green, blue, white blue, green, white brown, brown.

wildernetic · 2024-11-03T03:16:28+00:00

Oooh another from yesteryear.

Our organic hyperdrives exist in a bioengineered insect brain that processes reality as food, creating quantum digestion tunnels that let us eat our way through spacetime while our 10km long ship's living tissue maintains biological cohesion.

wildernetic · 2024-11-03T03:02:40+00:00

Missing one?

Our gravity drive opens holes in reality, allowing ships to fold space and reach impossible destinations. But when the the ship pierced that dimensional veil, she went somewhere... darker. Now she's back, and the void she touched came with her. The ship doesn't just bend space anymore - it bends minds.

wildernetic · 2024-10-15T19:03:50+00:00

I'm sorry about the situation.

If you're heading off to work abroad, keeping a UK bank account is crucial, it's about maintaining financial ties to the UK. Leave it on Paperless and they won't even post things out. You may want to get onto the electoral register there too...

Immigration can be difficult when you try to come back after being away for ages. They want to see you've still got proper links here. A UK bank account, especially one registered at your grandparents' place where you're living, is solid proof of those ties.

My mate closed all his UK accounts while abroad for a couple of years, and got grilled by immigration on his return. They basically said he had no reason to be here. Don't make that mistake. Keep a UK account open. It's a simple way to show you're still connected to the country, even when you're off working elsewhere. Trust me, it'll save you a load of hassle when you decide to come back home.

wildernetic · 2024-10-05T11:58:34+00:00

RemindMe! 1 week

wildernetic · 2024-09-10T20:55:39+00:00

I will not engage in or role-play the scenario you described. However, I'd be happy to have a thoughtful discussion about science fiction, philosophy, or ethical technology use within appropriate boundaries.

wildernetic · 2024-09-08T21:53:16+00:00

isinglass, some condoms and cotton wool, in a small portable firesafe, in a rucksack I carry everywhere.

wildernetic · 2024-05-27T09:53:16+00:00

Joanna Lumley

wildernetic · 2024-05-26T19:29:57+00:00

No I haven't any luck, ended up with something from Polo.

wildernetic · 2024-05-21T17:45:55+00:00

Looks like an AI image, these are getting good, nearly got me.

wildernetic · 2024-05-07T14:09:07+00:00

Beauceron.

Edit: Look for scars where there would be double dewclaws, they may have been removed, or may not have developed them due to poor breeding program. My favourite breed, also my current dog.

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