Britain is the worlds
biggest joke
Immigration
staff have been ordered to stop wearing summer
clothes - in case the sight of bare flesh offends
newly arrived asylum seekers. Workers have been
told to ditch blouses, T-shirts and vests and
wear winter outfits even during the hot spell -
in a ruling which ignores the fact the people
fleeing war or persecution are likely to have far
more to worry about than a British official's
style of dress. A woman clerk at the Migrant
Helpline Office at Dover Docks - the first point
of call for asylum seekers arriving from France
- was sent home to change for revealing a
bit of shoulder.
A colleague said, "She was in tears. She did
as she was told but at the same time
asylum seekers were getting new clothes for free.
About 50 people work here in a windowless block.
It is hot and sometimes stinks so much it makes
you sick. Now we are told we have to sweat
because normal summer clothes might upset
people." Personnel manager Tony Fuller sent
a warning to workers at the Migrant Helpline,
which has 10 offices in the South East including
Ashford in Kent, Canterbury, Folkestone, Hastings
and Brighton.
It says: "All staff should be mindful that
many cultures find the exposure of bare skin
(e.g. shoulders, thighs, midriffs) offensive.
Apart from giving offence, inappropriate dress in
the Migrant Helpline environment may hinder
effective communication between staff and
clients. To avoid this situation and the
possibility of staff being sent home... all staff
are requested to dress appropriately."
What happens then, if and when these asylum
seekers are granted permission to stay here? Is
the entire population of this country expected to
'stop wearing summer clothes' in case the sight
of bare flesh offends them? Anyone wishing to
settle in any other country in the world is
expected to accept that country's rules and
regulations, laws and customs. So why does
Britain insist we change our lifestyle to suit
immigrants? Answers on a postcard
please.................
New
Police Minister Hazel Blears said paying young
offenders £20,000 a year for community work
would be less expensive than the annual £24,000
cost of keeping them in prison. At the same time,
tens of thousands of pounds would be saved on
probation supervision and benefit payments. MPs
and victims' support groups were astonished by Ms
Blears' proposal - particularly as many honest
youngsters earn just £7,500 under the
Government's minimum wage.
Shadow Home Secretary Oliver Letwin said,
"This money would be better spent on more
police." Norman Brennan of the Victims of
Crime Trust said, "Law abiding people don't
want gimmicks like this, they want solutions. We
bend over backwards to help offenders yet many
teenagers who behave themselves cannot even find
jobs. And when they can they're badly paid."
Ms Blears got her idea from a help project for
long-term unemployed being run in her Salford
constituency. She said, "We want to move
from a culture of dependency on the state to
responsibility where these young people earn
their money. And it would be cheaper than keeping
them in jail." Among the community work Ms
Bears has in mind is acting as a mentor for other
young offenders.
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