Farewell Abu Qatada

[spider]

'We are, without doubt, the most tolerant country in the world.'

That's a bit like the statement "Britain has the best Police force in the World".

Or

Carlsberg, Probably the best lager in the world

All of the above statements are utter crap.

[Essex Lad]

Tell me, what other countries would have jumped through as many hoops as we have done?

Tell me, what other countries have over the years assimilated so many immigrants with next to no civil disturbances?

[David Johnson]

"All of the above statements are utter crap".

Quite right.

1980 St. Pauls riot, 1981 Chapeltown Caribbean riot, 1981 Moss Side riot, 1981 Toxteth riots, 1985 Handsworth riots, 1989 Dewsbury riot, 2001 Bradford riots, 2001 Oldham riots, 2005 Birmingham riots, 1981 Brixton riot, 1985 Brixton riot, Broadwater Farm riot, 1975 Chapeltown riot, 2011 riot off the back of the shooting of Mark Duggan.

The huge rise in support for the anti-immigrant UKIP party. The support for the EDL that we see demonstrating in our major cities.

All of the above suggest that "'We are, without doubt, the most tolerant country in the world." is not backed up by the facts unless people were rioting just for a laugh rather than through a sense of grievance about how they were treated.

[cockneygeezer2009]

"Tell me, what other countries have over the years assimilated so many immigrants with next to no civil disturbances"?

USA. Most countries have immigrants. Apparently if you emigrate to another country you're called an ex pat??? Some people seem to think immigrants only come to Britain lol. People migrate to most countries in the world. You wouldn't believe how many Brits live abroad. A lot more than you think.
Why can move where we want but not fucking immigrants?

Isn't the new Governor of the Bank of England an immigrant. Just goes to show even the Tories are in favour of immigration when they pretend they aren't.

[Gentleman]

Usually they accept immigrants via a green card system and with a nice big wedge of cash in their bank whereas here its more the case of no money, no skills welcome aboard!

[Bjorn69]

Good bye. He seems like never posted here anyway.

[Cuntybollocks]

!boring! Yawn!!!!

[David Johnson]

"Usually they accept immigrants via a green card system and with a nice big wedge of cash in their bank whereas here its more the case of no money, no skills welcome aboard!"

This is incorrect.

Obviously, members of EU countries have free movement of labour unless their country is subject to temporary restrictions for a few years after EU admission. However that works both ways and many UK citizens work in the EU without restriction.

With regard to non-EU citizens there are very detailed restrictions. Generally entrepreneurs, the rich, skilled workers who have UK sponsors etc etc have a much higher chance of working here. Generally for all groups there is a points based system. This link explains how the system works.

[Bjorn69]

Indeed

[Gentleman]

Only recently introduced so really its a case of closing that stable door after the horse has bolted..of course Europe is left unfettered.