More than 130 refugee and human rights organisations have called on Keir Starmer to stop using language that demonises migrants, after he made controversial remarks before an international people-smuggling summit.
What sort of people feel that what he said is in anyway controversial?
The criticisms are contained in a letter to the UK prime minister, coordinated by Together With Refugees, a campaign coalition of more than 600 organisations. It has been sent to the prime minister in response to comments he made before the Organised Immigration Crime Summit on 31 March, where more than 40 countries came together in London to focus on tackling organised immigration crime including people-smuggling gangs. Starmer said: “But we all pay the price for insecure borders – from the cost of accommodating migrants to the strain on our public services. It is a basic question of fairness.”
It's not often I can agree with anything this idiot says, but he's spot on here. Although why are they worrying, when did his actions ever match his words anyway?
In an open letter to the prime minister, the organisations say: “Now is not the time to play into the hands of those seeking to build them-and-us division between local communities and refugees. It is the time to move away from the hostile politics, racist rhetoric and demonising language of the past and unite our communities for a different way forward.”
As soom as someone starts squawking about 'communities' you can usually tell how the rest is going to go, can't you, Reader?
The 136 signatories are from a range of organisations across the UK including City of Sanctuary UK, Choose Love, Freedom from Torture, One Strong Voice, Rainbow Migration, Refugee Action, Refugee Council, Safe Passage International, Scottish Refugee Council, Welsh Refugee Council and the Public and Commercial Services Union.
All the usual suspects, but why is the PCS spending resources on this issue? They are, after all, squandering their members' subs.
The letter states: “You told us this week that immigration ‘is a basic question of fairness’. We agree. But the searing experiences of last summer, when hate-filled mobs tried to burn down hotels hosting asylum seekers, make it clear that the path to fairness is not to be found in those pitting local communities against refugees seeking safety from persecution and war.”
By fleeing France..? I didn't think it was that bad there!
The letter also responds to the summit’s focus on targeting smuggling gangs, saying: “Rather than the border security summit’s focus on expensive new ways to disrupt people smugglers, often making the journey more dangerous for refugees, the government should be looking at safe routes for refugees to get here without risking their lives.”
Aha! The hidden agenda, just let them all in!
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That's a list of 600 organisations where funding can be cut and the yogurt knitters behind them made to seek gainful employment.
"a campaign coalition of more than 600 organisations"
There are more than 600 of them?! 600?!
I bet every last one of them gets taxpayers money, too
You can see the letter and a list of signatories here:
https://togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/press-release-border-security-summit/
I for one will endeavour not to send their charities any of my money, or buy charity Christmas cards which support them.
Together With Refugees, a campaign coalition of more than 600 organisations
600 organisations whose funding needs to be investigated. Any that is coming from taxpayers needs to be stopped; obviously we should not be paying for campaigns through our taxes.
Chances of that happening under this government, though ...
Any organisation which gets money from the taxpayer (via the numpties in government) is not a charity. It is an NGO dedicated to changing official policies to their benefit.
Penseivat
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