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- 03 Feb 2016 10:00
Thought I'd start a new thread as this is going to be a major talking point this year...have not made up my mind yet...(unlike bucksfizz)....but thinking of voting for an exit as Europe is not doing Britain any good at all it seems....
jimmy b
- 27 May 2016 08:25
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This insult: Commentary by Priti Patel MP
This poster plumbs new depths in scaremongering. Its imagery manages to be both offensive and patronising.
The Asian woman is a caricature from an outdated narrative where ethnic minorities are held to be passive victims.
That certainly does not match the experience of most Asians and diaspora communities in modern Britain.
In fact, they enjoy a spirit of dynamism, an eagerness to embrace the opportunities our diverse society has to offer. That is true of my own family, who came here from East Africa and, through hard work, became successful in the retail business.
Priti Patel: 'This poster plumbs new depths in scaremongering. Its imagery manages to be both offensive and patronising'
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Priti Patel: 'This poster plumbs new depths in scaremongering. Its imagery manages to be both offensive and patronising'
Just as grotesque is the portrayal of the white voter as a knuckle-dragging racist. The subliminal message is that support for Brexit amounts to a form of bigotry.
But that is absurd on so many levels. The cause of British freedom from the Brussels regime embraces all kinds of people, races, creeds and occupations.
My own East-African Asian father is passionately opposed to the EU because he loathes how it has traduced Britain’s democracy and independence.
There are businessmen, retired admirals, Labour MPs and top sports stars who are supporting Brexit, not one of them a screeching xenophobe.
The insulting idea that racism is the driving force behind the Brexit campaign is increasingly voiced by Remain supporters.
Only last week, Pat Glass, the Shadow Europe Minister, described one caller to a radio phone-in as ‘a horrible racist’ for daring to voice an anti-EU sentiment.
But there is nothing remotely prejudiced about wanting Britain to break free from the shackles of Brussels rule and enjoy self-governance, with control over its own taxes, borders, justice, laws and welfare.
For me, as Employment Minister, one of the biggest objections to the EU is that it has been such a spectacular failure. Obsessed with its federalist ideology and hopelessly bureaucratic, it has produced economic paralysis across the Continent.
Meanwhile, Brussels has produced no effective response to the mounting immigration crisis, fuelled by the EU’s obsession with open borders and free movement.
Only yesterday, figures were released that show how our population is due to grow by four million over the next eight years.
It is not racist to be concerned about the unsustainable pressures on our civic infrastructure or the potential loss of social cohesion brought about by this.
The EU is the real force for extremism in Europe, because through its calamitous policies on migration and the single currency, it is creating ever greater political disillusion. That, in turn, is feeding the growth of Far-Right movements.
European federalism is a recipe for more despair. On the other hand, we can seize the chance of a far brighter and more prosperous future by regaining our independence.
VICTIM
- 27 May 2016 08:29
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That's why Cameron is a Traitor jimmy .
Fred1new
- 27 May 2016 08:32
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I thought it was IDS.
Perhaps, what the Brexiters want!
VICTIM
- 27 May 2016 08:33
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Obsessed Freda you just can't see that the EU is the problem .
jimmy b
- 27 May 2016 08:34
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VIC British politics is at a new low ,i never thought we would see worse than Blair but Cameron is up there for me ,i have lost all faith in any political system here.
Fred1new
- 27 May 2016 08:35
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What?
Another fallen idol or con artist?
jimmy b
- 27 May 2016 08:38
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Fred why don't you do us all a favour and go and play on the M6 this morning ,your nothing but a liar , full of shit .
VICTIM
- 27 May 2016 08:38
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I don't think he cares ,Dave , he's going hell for leather every day for remain , he's like a programmed automaton . It's him he's thinking about , just like a lot of remainers self, self , self .
jimmy b
- 27 May 2016 08:39
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That poster is disgusting and racist ,but now it's racist against white people.
VICTIM
- 27 May 2016 08:42
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I thought only white people were racist , you sure .
iturama
- 27 May 2016 09:04
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Skinheads in bovver boots - when was the last time you saw that? 30 years ago? Disgusting ad produced by equally disgusting people.
Fred1new
- 27 May 2016 09:15
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Dumbo.
Have you place your bet on the exiters.
Get ready to leave the country.
Vicky,
I think you are projecting your fears again.
VICTIM
- 27 May 2016 09:20
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I don't think so , just think when they really start on their programme , they'll be after every penny they can get out of ordinary people they can , there's already talk of personal pensions being scrutinised . This is the short sightedness of remainers .
Fred1new
- 27 May 2016 09:37
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Vicky,
You had better open another account in Panama.
2517GEORGE
- 27 May 2016 09:38
- 2416 of 12628
Haystack mentioned European NI if that's the case how long before all European tax payments go straight to Brussels for them to dish out to individual countries. Or am I off the mark.
2517
VICTIM
- 27 May 2016 09:42
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Can you take me there in your Winnebago Freda . I'll slip you a couple a notes .
VICTIM
- 27 May 2016 09:44
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They can do anything they like remember GEORGE , someone has to pay for their squander .
jimmy b
- 27 May 2016 09:48
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That's what's being talked about GEORGE ,i just hope we vote out .
Fred1new
- 27 May 2016 10:01
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Central taxation.
Good idea.
I will send it to my MEP as an idea.
jimmy b
- 27 May 2016 10:05
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I wouldn't answer Fred ,he's now just trying to wind people up .
Fred get out today have a walk in the park ,there must be one near you .