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The pictures of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy found washed up on a beach in Antalya, Turkey, appear to have (finally) brought it home to the British commentariat that more must be done to help those refugees currently fleeing from war and dictatorship.
As such, David Cameron is coming under increasing pressure to let in more refugees. Up to now the prime minister has responded that Britain is doing a great deal to help refugees – but by spending money on aid to be sent to the areas where people are fleeing in the first place.
But are the prime minister’s critics right – should Britain take in more refugees? Or is Britain, as the PM likes to point out, already doing its bit?
Have your say – the results of the poll will be published early next week.
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94 Responses to “Poll: Should Britain take in more refugees?”
Your Dad
Oh so you will be opening up your house for a family of them to come live with you then? Wait, I can already hear your answer.
Alan Williams
Simplistic strawman. One the foreigner is happy to live in a 2 bed flat or garden shed with five others. And is willing to be paid far less. Secondly manual trades do not require super language skills. Sorry did my facts and context ruin your lovely little bullshit sound bite?
Alan Williams
It’s a shame your stats are complete bollocks isn’t it.
“There were 32,467 additional doctors employed in the NHS in 2014 compared to 2004. The number has increased by an annual average of 2.5 per cent over that time.There were 18,432 more NHS nurses in 2014 compared to ten years earlier. The number has increased by an annual average of 0.5 per cent over that period.”
http://www.nhsconfed.org/resources/key-statistics-on-the-nhs
Alan Williams
Also you use “beds” to falsely imply that less money and less staff are working in fewer hospitals. Wrong beds have reduced but for good reason:
“The number of hospital beds has been declining for many years in England and many other countries. This is a result both of medical advances (leading to shorter lengths of stay) and a shift in policy towards treatment and care outside hospital”
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/nhs-in-a-nutshell/hospital-beds
Alan Williams
How many have Israel taken in? Oh none? Oh but it’s ok for them to be apartheid and zenophobic isn’t it… while locking up illegal immigrants for two years in the desert….