I'm unable to fully talk about my work in an open context. I work with supposed refugees on a daily basis. In private, you learn a lot. In public these people are all victims.
For example, speaking to one I was dealing with recently he told me he was South African and was here for a better life. In his asylum case he is from the Congo fleeing civil war - I'm not supposed to know that but I have a friend. This is just the tip of the iceberg. I see it every day. I reported it to my boss and they shrugged their shoulders. There is a conflict of interests when we are paid by numbers - quantity means funding.
I have been incredibly tempted to report the whole thing to immigration but people will lose their jobs and I doubt I will be thanked.
Do some research on whistleblowers in Ireland and you will see what I mean.
I will admit this outright on here - I'm not sure anyone on here works with asylum seekers. I have been for a few years now and I am increasingly anti-immigration to the point of disliking even the individuals. Yet tomorrow I will meet a new batch. I would say straight off the boat but many fly with airlines I couldn't afford.
There was an interesting Dublin incident recently that illustrates this. A taxi driver sexually assaulted a passenger - turned out his entire identity was fake. When the authorities investigated they found that over 80 percent of foreign taxi drivers in Dublin had fake papers and were not genuine asylum seekers at all. They had been paying for fake papers and having them stamped by a corrupt Gard (policeman). I believe the charge was 300 euro. The Gard has not been charged yet.

Here is some independent proof on this:

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Worryingly there have been no investigations in the rest of the country.

Here is a general piece on asylum seekers but it is not the mail or the express or anything like that.

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And here is an EU political journal that talks about what the US customs thinks of the EU - along with some interesting stats on Syrian passports.

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On a personal note, I interviewed three Algerians last year. All were posing as Syrians. I finished the interview with 'why are you seeking asylum from Algeria?'.
'Life is very hard there.'
We kept them on our programme. Funding for three refugees - genuine or not, not our problem.
I guess people will do anything for a better life and I find it hard to blame them. So when you meet your next Syrian asylum seeker just have a little think. And yes, I meet genuine ones every day too

If they are looking at conscripting all 18-35 year olds, this will mean all those young people will get even more chance to live and work in the EU - whether they want to or not!

Haha. Hope all those Tories who voted for this tosser are loving the epic fail that is his premiership.

Every single vote has gone against him, now this.

Comedy.

Scottish judges rule Boris Johnson's prorogation unlawful - bong!!!!

Can they reconvene?

Anyone's guess - is there anything Johnson can do right?

If only there was some way that the Tory voters could have worked out that Mr Johnson is capable of maintaining a poker face whilst telling enormous lies. Maybe some previous history for example - I always make sure I take references when hiring. I am sure that then they would not have got themselves into this mess.

If only there was some way that the Tory voters could have worked out that Mr Johnson is capable of maintaining a poker face whilst telling enormous lies. Maybe some previous history for example - I always make sure I take references when hiring. I am sure that then they would not have got themselves into this mess.

I think you will find my grip on reality is cello thank you. My spaghetti is well oiled.

I just love the way you accept that those who represent you should not have the basic morality that you yourself espouse. It's diffrent cos they is important innit. Or, perhaps, this is all a lie and you are really a hairdresser from Redhill called Sonia.

Johnson lied and got caught out, get over it. It's not the first time. Still, the ends justify the means eh?

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Those Judges clearly believed Johnson had lied to parliament and misled the Queen.

Even if the supreme court overturns it, it is still enormously damaging.

How do the EU etc. deal with such a flawed person.

Even if some classic euro fudge was found and a deal concocted, Johnson simply does not have the numbers to get it through.

Blimey you've got a job agency as well.
Jiminez, he has a music shop full of stringed instruments.

I see this as a big problem too, and one that hasn't yet been really examined.

If Johnson does manage to agree a deal, which for me would have to be "May's" deal in new clothes with the backstop renamed as the fallback, with Johnson claiming it could be thrown out by the UK Parliament if ever implemented, then would Corbyn agree to pass it?

I suspect not as his chances of an election then go up in smoke.

Johnson would "reluctantly" request the extension, we do get an election which Johnson would likely win by a landslide campaigning on "his" deal.

So I am beginning to think we will end up with something being put before the House in October.

I think Johnson's change of tone is very significant as is the rejection of Farage's overtures.

Was all this a cunning plan, or just a fortunate fall of the cards? We might never know, but that won't stop people claiming the credit.