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Do we really need all these dropouts?Our correspondent writes ... In the New Year (2006) I returned to London's Victoria Coach Station after a trip to Somerset. As I entered the concourse of Victoria railway station, three men of distinctly eastern European appearance were being guided out to the street by two security guards. All three were so paralytically drunk that they had trouble staying on their feet. In any context, one would have no hesitation in labelling them as dossers - their dress code yielded all the necessary clues. I travel into central London most weekends because I enjoy the atmosphere of places like Covent Garden and Borough Market. I walk around taking photographs because London is truly a fascinating place with some of the most beautiful buildings in the world. It is the result of a cultural heritage that has been hard won during the centuries. But as I walk the London streets, I can't help noticing the number of not-very-British-looking people selling roasted chestnuts, bird whistles and other knick-knacks on the pavements. In Greenwich a few weeks ago, I saw two lots of oriental families (man, woman and child in arms) selling small pictures outside the tube entrance. If such people were allowed to make their home here because "they contribute to our society and and our culture" I'm afraid I can't see the logic behind the statement. We have enough beggars of our own. If they can't speak English and cannot fill one of the many vacant jobs we constantly hear about, then what exactly are they doing here? Even in my own local shopping precinct in the outer suburbs of London it seems English is no longer the prime language. Everywhere I go, I hear foreign tongues. And they cannot be tourists because tourists have no reason visit my borough. Yet ever-increasing numbers of non-British faces in my neighbourhood indicate that official immigration figures released by the local authority cannot possibly be right. So ... are they all asylum seekers or are they illegal immigrants? Does anybody in authority actually have any idea of the true numbers of immigrants in the UK? I suspect not. I have friends in Germany who were born in an eastern European country and they are really nice people. They would be a tremendous asset to the UK unlike the drunks at Victoria station or the ones around here who make a living through highly organised crime. Is this what we want when we let these people across our borders? Do we really need people who habitually and constantly spit on the pavements with the associated risk of spreading disease? Do we want our hospitals filled with foreign patients who have contributed nothing towards their treatment? I am certainly not a racist but I do resent the immigrants who are dragging our country into the gutters. And I despise a government who tells me who I must like, and makes it an offence if I chose to dislike someone. When immigration started seriously back in the late 50s on the pretext of filling jobs that British people would not do, I worked with a couple of Jamaican guys who were, without doubt, the laziest people I ever met. The rest of us did all the work and they got the benefits of a wage without any noticeable productivity. Although there are now many excellent citizens of Caribbean extract, I am convinced there are many more who are a complete waste of space. Some are British because they were born here but I often wonder if their Britishness extends beyond the boundaries of the welfare state. All this leads me to think that some of the new immigrants who arrive on our shores looking for a better life are really looking for an easy life funded by British ratepayers. My contacts in government departments tell me they constantly meet new arrivals who do not speak a word of English except that they fully understand what benefits and state handouts they are entitled to. Someone in the higher echelons really has to get a grip on the whole situation else the words of Enoch Powell will continue to ring in our ears. Or could it be that the London bombings of July 7 and the Bradford/Tottenham riots (et al) have already made Enoch's prophecies come true? It may be too late to reverse the problems we already have but at least we can close the doors to those who cannot demonstrate the qualities they will bring to our culture. Uncontrolled immigration might have been partially excused when Blind Pugh was in charge of the Home Office (How did they get in? I never saw them.) but there is little evidence that things are any better now he's gone. Editorial comment:This issue concerns many worried citizens but most are scared to speak out because the law forbids it. A few years ago, we could have aired our thoughts without fear of prosecution but our enforced politically-correct ethos now limits what we can say. We must not offend certain sectors of our society albeit they do not seem to be penalised for offending us. So the boot is well and truly on the minority foot. But the fact is that many older people prefer England the way it used to be. People smiled at other people in the streets - now they are just as likely to kill you for no good reason; you were safe in the sanctuary of your own home and you could leave the doors open - now you are not even safe with the doors locked and bolted. Government must open their ears and listen to the people. They have to powers to limit the damage and they must use them. The cranks in the BNP must not be allowed to become the voice of the people. If you're fed up with being a minority in your own country, you could consider emigrating to a country with fewer indigenous residents. If you like this idea, one of our correspondents has provided some hot tips for emigrating to a Muslim country
Visitor comments ...There isn't anything I can add to the article above but this is how I feel about the subject. I worked hard all my life but I'm disabled now and no longer able to work. So it grieves me to see immigrant families being given houses by the council - one family is so large they have been given TWO houses knocked into ONE. Yet I'm told I don't qualify for help with my rent ... because I'm single!! Sorry for the 'rant' but I'm not proud of my country any more. I believe the rest of the world is having a good laugh at our expense. AD, Weston-super-mare Excellent article. But it's not just older people in England who prefer things the way they used to be. Older folk in Scotland feel exactly the same. I know because I am Scottish myself and still have several relatives north of the border. The BNP may be cranks yet I am sure you can appreciate how much the likes of us will sympathise with their policies. Indeed, was it not for the fact that the BNP wish to restore capital punishment I would join the party and vote for them without hesitation. Their ideas make a lot of sense to me. Am I awfully misguided? HB, Sheffield Editorial Comment: I wouldn't say you're misguided, HB, because everyone is entitled to their opinion, even if New Labour would prefer that the only opinion we could have was the one they dictated. But you have to balance BNP claims against the alternative party options. Any party who adopted the policies the BNP claim they would introduce would instantly garner many additional votes. But the truth is that few of the policies would ever come to fruition, whoever promised to introduce them. Politicians of all major political persuasions are not interested in the true feelings of the electorate, they are interested only in furthering their own causes and making lots of money for themselves. Although capital punishment is a cruel and barbaric way to end a life, many want it to return because the substitute deterrents are totally useless. Until LIFE IMPRISONMENT means a murderer is incarcerated for LIFE, there will always be a cry for the return of hanging. Opponents naturally protest that there have been mistakes in the past; that innocent people have been hanged, but how different is that to the Metropolitan Police executing an innocent Brazilian electrician and getting away with it?
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