Calais migrant crisis: UK police and social services plead for help

LONDON: -- UK police and social services have called for urgent help to deal with the impact of the Calais migrant crisis.

The leader of Kent County Council has met Home Office officials to request support in dealing with the arrival of hundreds of young migrants in Dover.

And Kent Police has asked neighbouring forces to help manage Operation Stack, where lorries queue on the M20 when Channel crossings are disrupted.

The backlog has grown as migrants make fresh attempts to enter the tunnel.

On a fourth night of incidents in Calais, the BBC witnessed hundreds of people unsuccessfully push through police lines near the Eurotunnel terminal, before being escorted off the tracks.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33722604

-- BBC 2015-07-31

Time to send in 'Dad's Army' they will sort this lot out.

The never ending migrant crisis......and Australia thinks they have major issues and spends $10s of millions trying to keep a lousy hundred or so that try to arrive!

Need to bring in the army.

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In 70 just years they have forgotten how to repel an invasion.

It seems like the French are not doing enough,as I suppose they

would be very happy to see them cross the channel,if the migrants

are supposedly fleeing their home countries because of persecution,

and safety issues,then why do they not just stay in the first European

country they land in,not safe enough ?or is the real reason,financial.

regards worgeordie

It seems like the French are not doing enough,as I suppose they

would be very happy to see them cross the channel,if the migrants

are supposedly fleeing their home countries because of persecution,

and safety issues,then why do they not just stay in the first European

country they land in,not safe enough ?or is the real reason,financial.

regards worgeordie

Do not believe that, there are any many migrants to other major European countries. Just those that go in the UK by road necessarily pass through Calais where they are visible.

request support in dealing with the arrival of hundreds of young migrants in Dover

Well that description of the scene says somethung. Instead of making it across and having to flee into the bushes, it sounds like a case of - "We're here. When do we get our complimentary breakfast? We're waiting". It says everything about the 'reputation' among them, of the UK Border 'controls'.

It seems like the French are not doing enough,as I suppose they

would be very happy to see them cross the channel,if the migrants

are supposedly fleeing their home countries because of persecution,

and safety issues,then why do they not just stay in the first European

country they land in,not safe enough ?or is the real reason,financial.

regards worgeordie

Do not believe that, there are any many migrants to other major European countries. Just those that go in the UK by road necessarily pass through Calais where they are visible.

Those other countries have ID cards, the UK and the migrants do not. Much easier to get away with being illegal in the UK.

anyone ponder on why they cross continents to get to the uk,, because the U.K. is an easy touch, sick and bloody tired of giving my money, after working 50 years and paying taxes, to someone who has not paid one single penny into the U.K. economy,does anyone know of another country in the world that gives money away like the U.K. does, as i would like to know. they come to the uk get given money, housing, sometimes two houses knocked into one to accomodate their huge families. sorry i am spitting feathers, and jack, sh*t gets done about it.

Need to bring in the army.

Absolutely not!

In the 70's - Fireman's strike, in came the army. Dustman's strike - in came the army. All done under the umbrella of MACC (Military Aid to the Civil Community) or was it MACM (Military Aid to the Civil Management)? My soggy old brain can't remember which. What I do remember is many, including me, asking "Why are we doing this sh*t?" Even my old man, a soldier of 27 years, who went through WWII, questioned this.

The army is their to defend the nation, not pick up any job that no one else wants to do. In this modern world soldiers have finally been accorded some respect and aren't referred to as 'Squaddie bastar*s at every turn as my generation were. Let's keep it that way.

To all the European politicians who created this situation:

Show your altruism and open your estates and mansions and each of you take in a handful of these refugees, make them feel at home...that would end this crisis, and probably change your attitude about immigration laws. Come on leaders, lead by example...

Need to bring in the army.

Absolutely not!

In the 70's - Fireman's strike, in came the army. Dustman's strike - in came the army. All done under the umbrella of MACC (Military Aid to the Civil Community) or was it MACM (Military Aid to the Civil Management)? My soggy old brain can't remember which. What I do remember is many, including me, asking "Why are we doing this sh*t?" Even my old man, a soldier of 27 years, who went through WWII, questioned this.

The army is their to defend the nation, not pick up any job that no one else wants to do. In this modern world soldiers have finally been accorded some respect and aren't referred to as 'Squaddie bastar*s at every turn as my generation were. Let's keep it that way.

Your soggy old brain is almost correct.

Military Aid to the Civil Authorities. ( M.A.C.A )

In this case, one of those Civil Authorities are asking for assistance, namely the Police.

They are asking for assistance because they do not have the required resources and manpower. This is exactly what M.A.C.A was intended for.

Another squaddie bast**d

Send them back to their own country

The army is their to defend the nation

Which is exactly what this deployment would be doing.

Need to bring in the army.

Absolutely not!

In the 70's - Fireman's strike, in came the army. Dustman's strike - in came the army. All done under the umbrella of MACC (Military Aid to the Civil Community) or was it MACM (Military Aid to the Civil Management)? My soggy old brain can't remember which. What I do remember is many, including me, asking "Why are we doing this sh*t?" Even my old man, a soldier of 27 years, who went through WWII, questioned this.

The army is their to defend the nation, not pick up any job that no one else wants to do. In this modern world soldiers have finally been accorded some respect and aren't referred to as 'Squaddie bastar*s at every turn as my generation were. Let's keep it that way.

If not the Army, then who? Let's hear your solution to this problem, please.

Time to close and block the tunnel?

We used to manage without it.

Arrest them for trespass and criminal damage and deport them.

See what would happen to you if you tried to force your way on to a flight ,train or ship. Why should they be treated any different. There is so much bullshit written about them fleeing from political oppression yet the majority are economic refuges, not political..

Try forcing you way into a suite in the Hilton because your council house is uncomfortable.

Need to bring in the army.

Absolutely not!

In the 70's - Fireman's strike, in came the army. Dustman's strike - in came the army. All done under the umbrella of MACC (Military Aid to the Civil Community) or was it MACM (Military Aid to the Civil Management)? My soggy old brain can't remember which. What I do remember is many, including me, asking "Why are we doing this sh*t?" Even my old man, a soldier of 27 years, who went through WWII, questioned this.

The army is their to defend the nation, not pick up any job that no one else wants to do. In this modern world soldiers have finally been accorded some respect and aren't referred to as 'Squaddie bastar*s at every turn as my generation were. Let's keep it that way.

If not the Army, then who? Let's hear your solution to this problem, please.

This guy. Can't you tell he's ready for anything?

Amazing the Surrender Monkeys cant do a better job ... send these migrants back to where they crawled out from ...

smoke out the tunnel ?

Need to bring in the army.

Absolutely not!

In the 70's - Fireman's strike, in came the army. Dustman's strike - in came the army. All done under the umbrella of MACC (Military Aid to the Civil Community) or was it MACM (Military Aid to the Civil Management)? My soggy old brain can't remember which. What I do remember is many, including me, asking "Why are we doing this sh*t?" Even my old man, a soldier of 27 years, who went through WWII, questioned this.

The army is their to defend the nation, not pick up any job that no one else wants to do. In this modern world soldiers have finally been accorded some respect and aren't referred to as 'Squaddie bastar*s at every turn as my generation were. Let's keep it that way.

Your soggy old brain is almost correct.

Military Aid to the Civil Authorities. ( M.A.C.A )

In this case, one of those Civil Authorities are asking for assistance, namely the Police.

They are asking for assistance because they do not have the required resources and manpower. This is exactly what M.A.C.A was intended for.

Another squaddie bast**d

Perhaps it's been renamed. If you did your EPC(A) back in the day it was MACC, MACM, part of ACW. Squaddies used to stick together, not now it seems.

Need to bring in the army.

Absolutely not!

In the 70's - Fireman's strike, in came the army. Dustman's strike - in came the army. All done under the umbrella of MACC (Military Aid to the Civil Community) or was it MACM (Military Aid to the Civil Management)? My soggy old brain can't remember which. What I do remember is many, including me, asking "Why are we doing this sh*t?" Even my old man, a soldier of 27 years, who went through WWII, questioned this.

The army is their to defend the nation, not pick up any job that no one else wants to do. In this modern world soldiers have finally been accorded some respect and aren't referred to as 'Squaddie bastar*s at every turn as my generation were. Let's keep it that way.

If not the Army, then who? Let's hear your solution to this problem, please.

Try the RN as they are the Senior Service or let the RAF (RAF Regiment) get their hands dirty for a change.

The police and social services may well plead for help seeing as their PC training has rendered both of them powerless to help should any of the would be culture enrichers turn out to be walking crime waves.

Best employ the army with guard dogs to patrol both entrances to the tunnel.

Need to bring in the army.

Absolutely not!

In the 70's - Fireman's strike, in came the army. Dustman's strike - in came the army. All done under the umbrella of MACC (Military Aid to the Civil Community) or was it MACM (Military Aid to the Civil Management)? My soggy old brain can't remember which. What I do remember is many, including me, asking "Why are we doing this sh*t?" Even my old man, a soldier of 27 years, who went through WWII, questioned this.

The army is their to defend the nation, not pick up any job that no one else wants to do. In this modern world soldiers have finally been accorded some respect and aren't referred to as 'Squaddie bastar*s at every turn as my generation were. Let's keep it that way.

If not the Army, then who? Let's hear your solution to this problem, please.

This guy. Can't you tell he's ready for anything?

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At least he won't be shooting anyone because he doesn't like the color of their skin

And the Tories, Labour and LibDems spent much of the run-up to the GE ridiculing UKIP. Time government woke up to reality.

The army is their to defend the nation

Which is exactly what this deployment would be doing.

Twisiting words to suit you. Defend the nation against military aggression. Easy said for you, ever worn a uniform?

The unintended results of bombing the crap out of countries in the guise of bringing so-called democracy. Europe wanted to play, now reap the rewards...