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Post by zenfootball2 on Apr 23, 2022 13:23:41 GMT 1
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Post by zenfootball2 on Apr 23, 2022 16:48:30 GMT 1
it makes the uk's just under 10,000 feable and this is not from a lack of british familys who wish to welcome into there homes but all down to our goverment. from wiki "Sajid Javid said the UK had already issued 9,500 visas to Ukrainians with family ties to the UK, while 150,000 people had expressed in an interested in hosting refugees through the Homes for Ukraine programme." "Over the past month, Germany has seen the arrival of about 300,000 displaced Ukrainians.28 Mar 2022" www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/72000-ukrainian-refugees-have-arrived-in-italy-so-far/"71,940 people have entered the country, of whom 37,082 are women, 6,661 men and 28,197 minors" you would expect some of these to go on to other european countrys but Poland may be appealing to ukranian refugees it is next dor to ukraine and there are a lot of similarities with the two languages . www.unhcr.org/uk/news/press/2022/3/6234811a4/poland-welcomes-million-refugees-ukraine.html"Poland welcomes more than two million refugees from Ukraine"
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Post by Worthingshrew on Apr 23, 2022 23:40:33 GMT 1
To hear Boris talk, you’d think we were leading the way. As usual, all talk, and no action from this Govt.
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Post by Pilch on Apr 23, 2022 23:43:06 GMT 1
let’s rush it and then moan about the scams and sick creeps later shall We
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Post by zenfootball2 on Apr 24, 2022 7:21:55 GMT 1
it is hard not to conclude that the goverment are making this as hard as possible to detter ukrainians from coming to the uk, i would imagine after waiting the length of time htey have many will be low on money and may decide to settle in another country
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Post by Worthingshrew on Apr 24, 2022 8:29:20 GMT 1
let’s rush it and then moan about the scams and sick creeps later shall We I expect people said the same about Jewish refugees in the 30’s and 40’s.
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Post by Pilch on Apr 24, 2022 8:52:15 GMT 1
let’s rush it and then moan about the scams and sick creeps later shall We I expect people said the same about Jewish refugees in the 30’s and 40’s. but its a case of damned if they do damned if they don't bit like rushing out and getting what PPE they could lay their hands on
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Post by stuttgartershrew on Apr 24, 2022 10:45:27 GMT 1
I've been reading one or two comments from those who have put themselves forward to host and you can sense the frustration. Talk of a huge amount of forms to complete that are both difficult to understand and navigate, red tape and plenty of emails being bounded about trying to get things moving and into place. A number saying they only saw action taken once they go their local MP involved. I can understand the need to make sure that those who are to be resettled are genuine refugees and I can certainly understand why it is important to determine that those who are offering help are able to do with with a safe a secure environment (more so when children are involved) but surely they have to find a way to speed things up. Although we have to remember this is the home office here and its been noted more than once of late that the home office simply not fit for purpose.
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Post by stuttgartershrew on Apr 24, 2022 10:53:45 GMT 1
"Over the past month, Germany has seen the arrival of about 300,000 displaced Ukrainians.28 Mar 2022" Indeed. The problem we have here is that each and every day we are funding Putin's invasion and the German government is resisting cutting off energy supplies from Russia because of the impact it would have on the economy here. And also its been reported that the government appears reluctant to send heavy weaponry to the Ukraine. From what is being reported anyhow. Each of us seem to have our own problems...
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Post by Pilch on Apr 24, 2022 11:11:41 GMT 1
maybe someone should calculate how long it would take from start to finish to process just 1 of those 300,000 refugees
the fact we are on an island and not Germany where they can just stroll in anyway makes a difference
the real sad thing here is this is not about the refugees its just another lame opportunity to bash the government who are doing exactly the same as Labour / Liberals / monster raving loonies would do
pointless
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Post by neilsalop on May 21, 2022 18:27:51 GMT 1
maybe someone should calculate how long it would take from start to finish to process just 1 of those 300,000 refugees the fact we are on an island and not Germany where they can just stroll in anyway makes a difference the real sad thing here is this is not about the refugees its just another lame opportunity to bash the government who are doing exactly the same as Labour / Liberals / monster raving loonies would do pointless I don't think that this thread is an excuse to bash the government. Let's be honest I don't think they need the help of a message board of a third tier football league club to make them look inept, they can do that all on their own. For what it's worth the system does work, but can be painfully slow and incredibly frustrating. It was difficult to get our Ukrainian guest over, but she is here now, after traipsing all over Europe to get here and us having to drive to Newcastle to collect her. It is more difficult to get her pet guinea pig over with all of the required paperwork. Fortunately it is being looked after by a friend of one of the people who arranged the transport for over 20 refugees on Thursday. I have been kindly volunteered by the missus to go to Holland in a couple of weeks to collect it. I might be tempted into a coffee shop or several while I'm over there, so I'm not going to complain too much.
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Post by kenwood on May 21, 2022 21:20:51 GMT 1
Going to Holland to collect a guinea pig . I think you’ve been in far too many “ coffee shops “ already Neil .
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Post by neilsalop on May 21, 2022 21:25:18 GMT 1
Going to Holland to collect a guinea pig . I think you’ve been in far too many “ coffee shops “ already Neil . You could be right, but it was my guests mothers and she promised to look after it when her mother died last year. Wouldn't you do all that you could?
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Post by kenwood on May 21, 2022 21:42:48 GMT 1
Going to Holland to collect a guinea pig . I think you’ve been in far too many “ coffee shops “ already Neil . You could be right, but it was my guests mothers and she promised to look after it when her mother died last year. Wouldn't you do all that you could? Total respect . I wish you , your family and guest everything you wish for yourselves . Have a good life .
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Post by Feedo Gnasher on May 22, 2022 9:39:45 GMT 1
Well done Neil, heartening to see somebody genuinely making a difference to someone’s life. I hope it all works out.
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Post by Pilch on May 22, 2022 9:40:23 GMT 1
Going to Holland to collect a guinea pig . I think you’ve been in far too many “ coffee shops “ already Neil . You could be right, but it was my guests mothers and she promised to look after it when her mother died last year. Wouldn't you do all that you could? “If it’s any consolation, you look older than you are.”
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Post by neilsalop on May 22, 2022 15:24:57 GMT 1
You could be right, but it was my guests mothers and she promised to look after it when her mother died last year. Wouldn't you do all that you could? “If it’s any consolation, you look older than you are.” If I had the faintest clue what you meant I could reply in good faith, but the post makes no sense at all. Perhaps another failed attempt at humour, who knows?
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Post by zenfootball2 on May 24, 2022 13:28:34 GMT 1
"The Home Office said some refugees are choosing to stay put or travel elsewhere, which may explain some of the gap between arrivals and the number of visas granted.only-half-of-ukrainian-refugees-granted-visas-have-arrived-in-county" i would sugest running out of money and been feed up of the complex system were other counteys systems are more straight forward than ours are all factors
://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/ukraine-war/2022/05/25/
"Home Office data from Tuesday shows 139 visas have been granted to stay with hosts in Telford and Wrekin, from 178 applications – but as of Monday, just 70 of these refugees had arrived in the UK."
The Refugee Council said it had received reports of delays at every stage of the application process, and of necessary documents not reaching refugees quick enough for them to travel.He said: “Responding to a serious humanitarian crisis by offering complex visa routes, putting paperwork and bureaucracy before people was always going to have tragic consequences."
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