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Comment on Assembly backs call for illegal immigrant amnesty by Jason

Jason — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:58:03 +0000

Coming to a country illegally and working without a visa is a criminal offence.
Robbing banks is a criminal offence.
Would you give a bank robber amnesty because he has been doing the same job for a few years?

Giving illegal immigrants amnesty is rewarding people for braking the law. By giving illegal immigrants in London amnesty, you are inviting all the illegal immigrants in the country to come to London.
Also you are putting out a message to others illegal immigrants abroad to come here, because there is hope they will eventually be able to stay.

If you don’t want to be seen voting the same way as the BNP then scrap proportional representation. That way you will get rid of all the loony parties as Thomas said earlier.

Comment on Boris commissions study into estuary airport by Gill Moore

Gill Moore — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:35:58 +0000

Just a thought
Having appointed a civil engineer
I wonder if Boris has also approached the RSPB or the British Trust for Ornithology to bring their considerable expert skills and knowledge of the Thames Estuary to the feasibility study or does his appointed civil engineer already have the required specialist knowledge?
I would be very interested to see his specialist expert qualifications in this field

For Boris’s information
the real experts can be contacted
quite easily see below

RSPB
The Lodge
Potton Road
Sandy
Bedfordshire
SG19 2DL

British Trust for Ornithology
http://www.bto.org/aboutBTO/staff_contacts_topics.htm

Comment on Assembly backs call for illegal immigrant amnesty by David Akin-Samuels

David Akin-Samuels — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:16:05 +0000

I strongly support the idea of amnesty for those who are in the first instance at work and who can show clearly that they are able to earn enough to keep themselves, I think if they are given five years to stay in the UK and after whichs their records should be checked for any crime or offence, then they could be given ILR (without benefit) for another five years. I am willing to work with the Mayor on this study (if given the opportunity).

Comment on Boris ponders study into immigrant amnesty by M A Andrews

M A Andrews — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:58:14 +0000

The 1986 U.S. illegal alien amnesty for what was supposed to be 600,000 turned
out to be for over 3 million and even today
appeals are being made by illegals who
were qualified in 1986 but “forgot” to
apply. Now in 2008 there are between
20 to 30+million illegal aliens in the
USA ,with another 10-15 million
anchor babies born here.More are
preparing to come when” Obama gives
them amnesty” It is a major
challenge financially and demographically.
These are the people who marched in
our streets with signs saying
“we will not assimilate” “go back to europe”
, “you stole our land” ” no borders” and
“no human is illegal”

Comment on Boris ponders study into immigrant amnesty by Garry Anderson

Garry Anderson — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:38:05 +0000

Sure you have heard all the arguments before - here are some:

1. Boris does not have the power to grant amnesty to illegals - thank your god.

2. Effectively - this gives every illegal in the country amnesty - just travelling to London.

3. This is rewarding crime.

4. It encourages others to come here illegally in the hope of similar rewards.

5. These are the lowest paid and will require more in benefits than raised in tax.

6. …

All this and more is obvious.

Comment on Dare I say it, I (mostly) agree with Andrew Gilligan by Martin Hoscik

Martin Hoscik — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:39:39 +0000

Hi Andrew

Apologies, I never did acknowledge your post, sincere apologies for the oversight.

Comment on Boris could be missing the point on youth violence by Jason

Jason — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:52:03 +0000

The youth crime today is a direct result of the Liberal revolution in the late sixties and early seventies.
If you take away discipline in schools and take away the parents right to discipline their own children, what else did you expect.
If a Child is violent and evil it is not the best idea to sent him/her white water rafting in central America. This behaviour does not send out the right signals to other children. They have nothing to loose at all now. These kids know they will most likely get off any charge. The prisons are full and most of the borstals have closed.

Comment on London fire authority to discuss budget by Roger Evans

Roger Evans — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:48:08 +0000

The two mayoral appointees were put in place following the election, so the person who Peter refers to is no longer on the LFEPA board.

Comment on London cycle hire scheme opens to tenders by Tom

Tom — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:50:51 +0000

Cycling’s increased about 90% over the last few years, without a 90% rise in casualties. The worst you can say is that it hasn’t reduced, in the same way other road casualties have reduced, but that’s not awfully surprising.

Personally I think it’s a way of reducing the number of buses (notably it’s targetted to inner London areas where a lot of people use buses), but it’s not going to work unless the roads are made safe enough to attract non-cyclists and the hire deposit is actually affordable. There are, of course, huge numbers of Londoners for whom this won’t work - the poor, the elderly, people travelling with children and those of us who live outside the inner city areas it’s being targetted at.

Comment on London cycle hire scheme opens to tenders by Jim Bob

Jim Bob — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:42:34 +0000

So a large deposit.
But I wasn’t referring to the hirer stealing the bike. In Paris, organised gangs have been following the unsuspecting hirer.

All this aside, If the Mayor wants to create a cycle city. He has to make it safer for cyclist.This is not Oxford or Amsterdam.
It seems TFL have a completely opposite agenda, They are intent on making the roads in central London a nightmare.