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30 Sep 20 - 03:59 AM (#4073674) Subject: BS: ASCENSION iSLAND From: The Sandman The uk government are considering using this island to send asylum seekers who attempt to cross the English channel.are there any advantages to this? |
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30 Sep 20 - 04:11 AM (#4073676) Subject: RE: BS: ASCENSION iSLAND From: Backwoodsman Can we have a Link to your source please. |
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30 Sep 20 - 04:48 AM (#4073683) Subject: RE: BS: ASCENSION iSLAND From: Backwoodsman Ah, got it - appears to have been rejected as ‘impractical’. |
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30 Sep 20 - 05:05 AM (#4073684) Subject: RE: BS: ASCENSION iSLAND From: Steve Shaw Wasn't that Smirker Patel's idea? |
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30 Sep 20 - 05:16 AM (#4073686) Subject: RE: BS: ASCENSION iSLAND From: Monique Link 1 Link 2 (there are more). |
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30 Sep 20 - 05:23 AM (#4073690) Subject: RE: BS: ASCENSION iSLAND From: Backwoodsman Monique, how did you link to that BBC News item? Every time I try to link to BBC News, I get a load of gibberish and the page won’t load. |
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30 Sep 20 - 05:53 AM (#4073694) Subject: RE: BS: ASCENSION iSLAND From: Monique Ah, I should have known better! The end should be "I write the whole [what to write to make a link] stuff but I wrote the beginning of said [what to write to make a link] and of course it didn't displayed! "What to write to make a link" is here. I once wrote the "formula" on a piece of paper and I've written it so many times that I know it. |
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30 Sep 20 - 09:08 AM (#4073706) Subject: RE: BS: ASCENSION iSLAND From: Mrrzy Doesn't the short-tailed shearwater nest there, and only there? |
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30 Sep 20 - 03:32 PM (#4073766) Subject: RE: BS: Ascension Island for UK asylum seekers From: Bonzo3legs Seems to be a very good idea. |
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01 Oct 20 - 09:29 AM (#4073865) Subject: RE: BS: Ascension Island for UK asylum seekers From: The Sandman Seems to be a very good idea. quote bonzo extraordinary comment from an accountant, do you have details of cost or cost of sending to papua new guinea or moldavia , other destinations that appear to have been suggested, by patel |
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01 Oct 20 - 04:50 PM (#4073916) Subject: RE: BS: Ascension Island for UK asylum seekers From: Bonzo3legs Expensive I should think! |
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01 Oct 20 - 05:59 PM (#4073928) Subject: RE: BS: Ascension Island for UK asylum seekers From: punkfolkrocker Nothing wrong in principle, but a mothballed cruise ship might be more humane offshore accommodation for processing refugees... That'd send the daily mail readership into apoplectic seizures...!!! |
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01 Oct 20 - 08:59 PM (#4073948) Subject: RE: BS: Ascension Island for UK asylum seekers From: McGrath of Harlow Surprising they don't seem to have considered the Falklands in this context. |
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02 Oct 20 - 08:04 AM (#4074016) Subject: RE: BS: Ascension Island for UK asylum seekers From: Mr Red Well at least you could fly them there. Isn't it a military staging post for the Falklands? The reports of using ships as detention centres for asylum seekers. Smacks of Dickensian macabre. It was muted in this century for prisons. We are certainly living in interesting times |
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02 Oct 20 - 08:29 AM (#4074023) Subject: RE: BS: Ascension Island for UK asylum seekers From: McGrath of Harlow They could use cruiseships, which currently aren't too popular for holidays. |
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02 Oct 20 - 10:50 AM (#4074048) Subject: RE: BS: Ascension Island for UK asylum seekers From: robomatic Didn't the Goons once recommend Rockall? |
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03 Oct 20 - 01:19 AM (#4074103) Subject: RE: BS: Ascension Island for UK asylum seekers From: Allan Conn According to this article in the Scotsman there have been various ideas thrown about with one being Ascension Island but that it has already been discounted. Other things that could be considered are seemingly cruise ships. Also incredible enough as it sounds even oil platforms were considered a possible option but industry experts discounted the idea at an early stage over safety. It seems they are throwing ideas about rather than all these being actual solid plans. Another option which Patel has refused to rule out is using Scottish islands which would cause a stramash here as the Scottish gvt are not in support. https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-responds-reports-uk-government-plans-use-scottish-island-refugee-processi |
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03 Oct 20 - 05:34 AM (#4074118) Subject: RE: BS: Ascension Island for UK asylum seekers From: Bonzo3legs Crikey I should think that an oil platform offers considerably more safety and comfort than a dinghy!!!!!!!!! |
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03 Oct 20 - 05:35 AM (#4074119) Subject: RE: BS: Ascension Island for UK asylum seekers From: Bonzo3legs That is to say a dinghy in the English Channel !!!!!!!! |
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03 Oct 20 - 11:02 AM (#4074163) Subject: RE: BS: Ascension Island for UK asylum seekers From: Mrrzy Misread an above post as Detonation centers for asylum seekers and whoa? |
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04 Oct 20 - 06:39 PM (#4074333) Subject: RE: BS: Ascension Island for UK asylum seekers From: Mr Red Are we allowed to call that black humour these days? |