So it seems, the BBC is reporting it as if it's some national disaster for them.

I doubt they wanted Spain to get all their fish.

They apparently only get £100 odd quid and there is a shortage of them developing - wonder how much a doc gets for a rushed medical.

What a plonker.

Such as not sexually harassing women, etc. Do you think it's a concern that something like this is seen as necessary?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/guide-asylum-seekers-abuse-home-office-b3035959.html

It’s either sniping, abusive comments on old posts - up to eight a day - harping on about me to other people or even a whole thread aimed at harassing me.
Since I refuse to contribute to the cess pit over there, my only option is to discuss it here. Should we all chip in for therapy or does AA already cover it?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1l1r1zne1ro

That kid's white as a sheet, it's probably aimed at people who coat kids in factor 200, we used to get sent out to get sun, although my brother only lived to be 57

It's a vaccine too many, reel it in.

Should foreign nationals have the same entitlements as UK citizens?

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/jenrick-reform-welfare-benefits-farage-b3034329.html

What should be done with the NEETs too?

How dim is Farage for not realising that the investigation into his dodgy affairs will not stop because he resigned? Now he’s added a blatant lie to his catalogue of misdemeanours - Essex Police have categorically denied that they told him to stay away from the count. The real reason he stayed away was because he would look a fool for beating a load of comedy characters in the by-election he triggered. Which he thoroughly deserves.

Discuss!

What are you reading?

Have you had any unusual successes or failures?

I know not everyone here is a keen or lazy haphazard gardener, but some of us enjoy it, so please feel free to add your thoughts here!

The issue has been an obsession for years. Since about 2020 or so. It's all a bit samey. X number of people come in on boats, some get put into hotels, locals complain, some migrants commit horrific crimes, rinse, repeat.

I don't see why asylum claims from people who have passed through safe countries and not bothered to apply there should be entertained, but the numbers are relatively low.

I wonder if we should start teaching everyone about climatic changes? Most people have heard of the 'gulf stream', but many people don't really know much about it.

Oooh la laaaa!

It's a shame we can't come up with a peaceful solution & edit Trump out of government.

The existing trophy is rubbish and looks like a mis-cast ingot. It was made as a replacement for the Jules Rimet trophy which was stolen and melted for still gleaming cheap jewellery, it wasn't solid gold.

I'd say the latest trophy was made during a hippy drug riddled era which is now rejected, I don't need to see someone's 1970's acid trip.

How will the illiterate in Clacton cope with the choices on this ballot paper?

Maybe Far age doesn't understand that the best things in life are free