21 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

I lived in Stamford Hill for several years and the huge jewish community there do not integrate at all - not a bit. But if a Muslim doesn't fully integrate it is an offence to British values or, or, or.......something. 

 

The Jewish community may not integrate, but they'll never have the numbers to outvote traditional British Law. 

 

Which may make them irritating to the intolerant, but not a danger to a way of life.

 

1 hour ago, impulse said:

 

GDP Per Capita:

• UK: $49,224
• Indonesia: $4,876
• Indonesia: $11,379

I'm not sure that a 75-90% drop in GDP is something to aspire to. 

UK 300+ years. Indonesia and Malaysia about 80 years as a country. 

6 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

UK 300+ years. Indonesia and Malaysia about 80 years as a country. 

 

Singapore, 60 years old, $91,000 per capita.  Not Muslim dominated like Malaysia at $11,379 per capita.

 

BTW, Happy Birthday Singapore!  60 years last month.

 

Much reminds of the recent ruckus over some UK govt website advertizing for more sharia judges at the same time they were frantically denying sharia courts in the uk were real. Peak leftism.

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/28/government-website-sharia-court-job-advert-deleted/

51 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Despite what you read in your funny sources, most Brits are happy mixing with other cultures - we grew up with it.

 

  What are my funny sources ?

People from similar backgrounds tend to congregate with each other and live together 

15 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

Singapore, 60 years old, $91,000 per capita.  Not Muslim dominated like Malaysia at $11,379 per capita.

 

BTW, Happy Birthday Singapore!  60 years last month.

 

Singapore did well based meritocracy and embracing diversity. The 1st President of Singapore is a Muslim. There are numerous Muslim MPs in the current Parliament as well as cabinet ministers. Diversity enriched its economy and culture and attracting top talent. Lots for you to learn from Singapore. 

2 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Much reminds of the recent ruckus over some UK govt website advertizing for more sharia judges at the same time they were frantically denying sharia courts in the uk were real. Peak leftism.

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/28/government-website-sharia-court-job-advert-deleted/

Peak rightism, reacting to a headline and nothing more.......oh, and then lying a bit (a lot) to make it sound worse than it was.

 

It wasn't advertising for  "more Sharia Judges" though was it? It was a low paying administrative and secretarial role at the Manchester Community Centre in their Sharia community department. Nothing to do with the government other than them hosting a job seeking portal for companies to advertise for positions. And it was a position being advertised on this Find A Job portal by an independent registered charity. A charity's administrative position.

I assume you don't subscribe to the Telegraph so you haven't read the link you posted. Headline, react, exaggerate, then shout about it. Admit you didn't look in to "the ruckus", you just listened to a foghorn like Farage bleating about it and twisting it for his own political ends.

 

 

11 hours ago, Airalee said:

Always a pleasure to see the forums biggest racist calling everybody else racist.

 

Why so angry?   Were some of your relatives deported?

 

 

Not at all. I've grown sick and tired of Brits in Thailand pontificating about immigration in the UK. It doesn't even concern most of them, as they are immigrants in Thailand. But they are racist to the chore. It's horrific. You cannot reason or argue with them, even get them to concede a single point. These are radicalised, fundamentalist racists. 

 

You see them all over Pattaya. I dare you to approach any Brit and talk immigration - you'll see the racism just ooze out. The hypocrisy of them is unreal. 

15 hours ago, angryguy said:

Great day for triggering leftists, if only every day were like this!

Great day for right-wingers to post more lies.

15 hours ago, WorriedNoodle said:

Trump must have realized this from Marine One as he was not able to see the streets of London himself for all the protest risks on his visit this month.

He gets all his information from his new bestie the UK PM. Speaks volumes doesn't it. 

Where is the controversy?

Everybody knows Trump.

If now a discussion will start about something that doesn't exist then you will fuel only his ideas of disruption.

Keep cool and ignore what he's saying.

On 9/24/2025 at 7:42 AM, Mike_Hunt said:

I didn't realize that being Muslim was considered a race. I learned something new today.

Stop playing semantics. The same brain chemistry that triggers hatred for people who look different triggers hatred for people who worship differently. Harping on the definition of the word “race” is simply a deflection for those who hate Muslims: “I don’t like Muslims, but you can’t label me as a racist!” This flawed argument is so common, it’s become cliché. And race is a biological myth in any event; it is a purely sociological construction, binding the idea of “race” closer to that of “religion.” There’s tons on exactly this topic online, and it makes for interesting reading.

This man belongs in an asylum for his totally nonsensical remarks. Showing his racism yet again.

1 minute ago, Jonnapat said:

This man belongs in an asylum for his totally nonsensical remarks. Showing his racism yet again.

Expected from the "Grand Wizard" of the most successful Christian white nationalist movement in American history.

On 9/24/2025 at 7:28 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

I can see it happening. 

 

Poor London, it's losing its heritage 😔

 

No point in denying it. We can all see it going on before our very eyes.

2 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

No point in denying it. We can all see it going on before our very eyes.

Can't say I noticed anything different from when I lived there 20 years ago, when I was back for a visit in April.  Still a bustling, exciting, diverse city, with cleaner air thanks to the mayor.  My kid loved it. 

10 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Can't say I noticed anything different from when I lived there 20 years ago, when I was back for a visit in April.  Still a bustling, exciting, diverse city, with cleaner air thanks to the mayor.  My kid loved it. 

Yep, same. I lived there 30 years ago and still visit 1-2 times a year. Agree with all your points, especially the clean air and great public transport. 

There's a reason Khan keeps getting voted in by people who live there.

On 9/23/2025 at 7:19 PM, Paul Henry said:

The GOP has to take account of Trumps total ineptitude in all things.Time for him to be put out to pasture and a new leader elected. In the intreme Vance could take over .He could do not worse than Trump.

Trump at the UN  showed all of his bad trates in his self adulating speach that  made everyone present see how mentally ill the man is. His narisism was on full desplay and he made the USA look lke fools in front a most of the world.

 

May I politely suggest  that you take some English lessons?

51 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Can't say I noticed anything different from when I lived there 20 years ago, when I was back for a visit in April.  Still a bustling, exciting, diverse city, with cleaner air thanks to the mayor.  My kid loved it. 

'None so blind as those who will not see' .

33 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

'None so blind as those who will not see' .

 

By some bizarre twist of fate. I have just hit someone else on another thread, with the exact same phrase.

 

apropos to the thread

 

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Sharia London: surge in back-room councils that rule on Muslim marriages

 

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/islamic-sharia-council-law-london-marriage-divorce-b1222943.html

To all the English "experts" who commented on my spelling ability my apologies. After a number of delightful New Zealand Savignon Blanc wines I was remiss in addressing my thoughts on the TACO President. It was good to see however no one disagreed with my toughts or message on the waste of space this man is.

On 9/24/2025 at 2:38 AM, JBChiangRai said:

I doubt he knows anything about Khan other than he's a Muslim, racism in its purest form.

He's been given the heads up by the PM in their meeting.