| Topic: | Re:Can somebody please explain to me | |
| Posted by: | Loraine Pemberton | |
| Date/Time: | 05/11/15 10:10:00 |
| Andy Going a circuitous route to answer your question on Tuesday my hard working Polish builder and decorator came round to give me a quote for redecorating my kitchen, I accepted the quote and asked 'when can you start? ' He replied saying that he was busy for the next week working for a Somalian family in Putney adding 'do you know this family of 7 children and 2 adults get over £6,000 per month in money, benefits and subsidies from British Government? I said 'you're kidding' Chris said 'no that's exactly what they told me'. I make no comment other than you draw your own conclusions as to possibly why these people in Cyprus want to get to the UK. I should add I maybe wildly off mark here but I do think there is a perception among refugees, asylum seekers and migrants that the UK provide the best levels of benefits etc in comparison to other EU countries. And before anyone shouts racism, I'm not and would remind people that the UK is the 3rd most crowded country in the world, we can only take so many, but we must continue to provide help to refugees in their own country or to wherever they've escaped to. |