2 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

 If you can't afford to support yourself and family then don't have children. 

 

Let’s examine this a moment.

 

So a couple with good well paying jobs have two children, they are earning good money and don’t need welfare.

 

Then along comes a recession and they both lose their jobs and can’t find work that pays their bills, they take the work they can find, but what shall they do with the children they can no long wet afford?

 

Send them to an orphanage, petition for the reintroduction of workhouses, or simply toss them out on the street?

 

People’s personal situation frequently changes, in the UK’s economy that has over the past 40 years created the precariat, constantly moving in and out of poverty is a certainty of life.

 

 

37 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I've never kept any slaves, I'm not American.

Why should I accept any blame for something I didn't do in a country I've never lived?

Nobody is asking you to accept blame.

 

You might though pause to examine how much of the wealth of the UK was created by slavery.

 

You might even spend a moment to think about the slavery that exists now in the UK, and elsewhere.

2 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Not necessarily true when the housing benefit paid out goes to an overseas landlord. 

 

A result of the UK’s housing policy, nothing to do with how and why welfare works the way it does.

Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

You might even spend a moment to think about the slavery that exists now in the UK, and elsewhere.

I believe it's currently called 'marriage' (rather than slavery) in the UK.

You work, and she get's everything both during and for the next 19 years if you manage to escape.

10 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Certainly the people I keep company with lead happy lives in Thailand. We all know how much better it is for us than being in the UK. 

 

How many here would prefer to be in the UK? 

 

I think you’ll find most expats take a balanced view, seeing positives and negatives.

 

 

2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I believe it's currently called 'marriage' (rather than slavery) in the UK.

You work, and she get's everything both during and for the next 19 years if you manage to escape.

I feel your pain Bro, it must have been hard on you.

4 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

The benefit money paid out also goes straight back into the local economy

The benefit money paid out also goes straight back into the local economy pub!

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I think you’ll find most expats take a balanced view, seeing positives and negatives.

 

 

The only negative in Thailand (for me) is immigration.

Took me 2hrs last week to get my 1 year extension, so not all that much of a negative!

2 minutes ago, DezLez said:

The benefit money paid out also goes straight back into the local economy pub!

More nonsense.

 

Was that form the Daily Mail, The Express, or The Sun?

13 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Nobody is asking you to accept blame.

 

You might though pause to examine how much of the wealth of the UK was created by slavery.

 

You might even spend a moment to think about the slavery that exists now in the UK, and elsewhere.

UK ended it's involvement in the slave trade over 220 years ago and slavery in the colonies almost 200. The Navy spent 60 years patrolling the W coast of Africa stopping slave ships and freeing over 100k slaves. The British history of slavery is something to be proud of. While slavery still goes on in Africa I am not aware of them being bought and sold in the UK

2 minutes ago, proton said:

UK ended it's involvement in the slave trade over 220 years ago and slavery in the colonies almost 200. The Navy spent 60 years patrolling the W coast of Africa stopping slave ships and freeing over 100k slaves. The British history of slavery is something to be proud of. While slavery still goes on in Africa I am not aware of them being bought and sold in the UK

I’m not sure you have a grasp of Britain’s history on slavery.

 

Slavery exists in the UK today and now.

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

More nonsense.

 

Was that form the Daily Mail, The Express, or The Sun?

No!  Just from my observations of real life in the UK.   

Sure Britain is broken, probably beyond repair, Its slowly sinking just like the Titanic.  It really should not be accepting any more passengers and should have started evacuation procedures a long time ago.  Convicted foreign criminals should be put at the front of the queue and then a last in 1st out system implemented until we have lost enough excess ballast.  That works for me , I don't care what the UK hating lefties think, 

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

You might though pause to examine how much of the wealth of the UK was created by slavery.

Yes, ok, thanks for informing us of the history.

 

But what's your point?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I’m not sure you have a grasp of Britain’s history on slavery.

 

Slavery exists in the UK today and now.

There's never been a more entitled and privileged time in UK history, probably.

 

Well, you could say they had it better in the 70s, 80s, and 90s regarding the economy n stuff, but still...

18 minutes ago, DezLez said:

No!  Just from my observations of real life in the UK.   

During my summer visit to the UK this year I frequently took advantage of a pint at pubs, the weather being  fabulous I enjoyed my pints outside (an English summer tradition I hear).

 

I wonder how many people passing thought, look at that welfare scrounger?

 

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

The only negative in Thailand (for me) is immigration.

Took me 2hrs last week to get my 1 year extension, so not all that much of a negative!

Exactly, and we should be thankful Thailand has a sensible immigration policy protecting its country, culture, and citizens.

20 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

Sure Britain is broken, probably beyond repair, Its slowly sinking just like the Titanic.  It really should not be accepting any more passengers and should have started evacuation procedures a long time ago.  Convicted foreign criminals should be put at the front of the queue and then a last in 1st out system implemented until we have lost enough excess ballast.  That works for me , I don't care what the UK hating lefties think, 

An excellent example of what passes for considered thought.

 

You are being shafted by people in power and you waste your time with that nonsense.

4 minutes ago, 2009 said:

Exactly, and we should be thankful Thailand has a sensible immigration policy protecting its country, culture, and citizens.

Thailand ’s economy is propped up by immigrants, many undocumented, it’s borders porous to those who need cheap Labour from neighboring countries.

 

 

6 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Thailand ’s economy is propped up by immigrants, many undocumented, it’s borders porous to those who need cheap Labour from neighboring countries.

 

 

Can't see much wrong with that.

 

Are they sitting in a nice free house with their family of eight raking in more social security money than the householders could possibly earn with their skills?

 

Naw, they aren't. They are working and supporting themselves. It's mutually beneficial to Thailand as well as the migrants.

13 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

An excellent example of what passes for considered thought.

Isn't that what caused the problem in the first place?

2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

More nonsense.

 

Was that form the Daily Mail, The Express, or The Sun?

At least it wasnt from the begging bowl guardian.

28 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Thailand ’s economy is propped up by immigrants, many undocumented, it’s borders porous to those who need cheap Labour from neighboring countries.

 

 

Yes but they are not claiming anything from the state,just like us " immigrants" here we have money in Thai banks marry locals and educate our kids with no help

12 minutes ago, bert bloggs said:

Yes but they are not claiming anything from the state,just like us " immigrants" here we have money in Thai banks marry locals and educate our kids with no help

Exactly, this is the elephant in the room that the extreme lefties are trying to ignore. ????

 

We are self sufficient, not bleeding the country dry. ????

14 minutes ago, 2009 said:

Exactly, this is the elephant in the room that the extreme lefties are trying to ignore. ????

 

We are self sufficient, not bleeding the country dry. ????

Again, a gross generalization.

 

Immigrants are not bleeding the UK dry.

 

Tgey do however make a very convenient scapegoat and diversion from the UK’s myriad homegrown problems.

31 minutes ago, bert bloggs said:

At least it wasnt from the begging bowl guardian.

Because you suddenly forgot all those years you paid to read a newspaper.

18 hours ago, proton said:

I left Leicester when the 70th Mosque was built, terrible racket.

 

 

So what you're really saying is you left the UK because of noise?

 

 

Just now, In Full Agreement said:

So what you're really saying is you left the UK because of noise?

I left the UK because the police were after me!

4 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I've never kept any slaves, I'm not American.

Why should I accept any blame for something I didn't do in a country I've never lived?

 

First off,  thank goodness.

 

 

https://www.statista.com/chart/22057/countries-most-active-trans-atlantic-slave-trade/

 

"British ships also carried upwards of 3 million Africans forcefully removed from the continent, mostly to the Caribbean, the United States and the Guyanas. French ships carried 1.3 million enslaved Africans."

 

"I left the UK because the police were after me!"

 

Did you properly notify the authorities of your criminal past prior to taking on a teaching position in Thailand?

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

An excellent example of what passes for considered thought.

 

You are being shafted by people in power and you waste your time with that nonsense.

Al least I am being shafted by my own , Future shaftings will be far worse 

You may be happy at the demise of British culture , you will no doubt be delighted when the Uk. is completely overrun with illegal immigrants, I can only imagine your delight when we eventually end up with a muslim prime minister and a majority muslim government. Sharia law will be a natural  progression . Christianity will become illegal, and then your cup of happiness will be full to overflowing.

 But it will be short lived,  your lefty socialist values and  desire for a multicultural society are not shared  by the "religion of tolerance and peace" and will not be entertained by these people that you are so keen to support.  They don't seek to integrate that is not their long term aim. Nothing less than total annihilation of western culture will satisfy their bloodlust. Oh I just noticed your avatar ! well you can forget about "wigan casino" northern soul  and all music for that matter will be banned except for the wailings coming from the local mosque

Come the (islamic) revolution you and your guardian reading comrades  will be blindfolded prior to decapitation along with the rest of us. In fact they would probably come for you first as nobody, even the enemy , respects a traitor