News & Events - July 2006

all the media talks about is 1 illegal brazilian immigrant who was shot by mistake at stockwell tube station .... if he hadnt been here illegally he wouldnt be dead, it pisses me right off. bollox to him, lets support the people who were injured or the families of those killed.
and bollox to you do gooders too, the police try their best, give them a break.

2006-07-31 00:22:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

A huge rise in immigration from eastern Europe next year could cause chaos in schools, hospitals and welfare services, according to a leaked report.

It also warns that ministers may be forced to abandon their refusal to grant council houses and welfare benefits to new arrivals who do not work, creating an extra "pull factor" attracting further immigrants.

The arrival of hundreds of thousands of new arrivals is already pushing down wages for workers, with potentially "serious implications"

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for social discord, the document says.
It reveals that government departments have been ordered to draw up emergency plans to deal with pressure on public services from an expected "step change" in immigration levels when Romania and Bulgaria join the EU next year.

The report, written by junior Home Office Minister Joan Ryan and called Migration from Eastern Europe: Impact On Public Services And Community Cohesion, was leaked to the Mail on Sunday.

Ms Ryan says many more English teachers will be needed to deal with a huge rise in the number of eastern European children unable to speak the language.

East European patients are also already "blocking" hospital beds because they are ineligible for social care and benefits if they leave.

Meanwhile, towns and cities where large numbers of new immigrants have settled are already demanding millions of pounds of extra money to cope.

The document, marked "restricted", is dated July 19, the day after Ms Ryan submitted another report saying that 45,000 "undesirable" criminal migrants from Romania and Bulgaria may settle in Britain next year.

The number of immigrants to Britain since Poland and seven other east European countries joined the EU two years ago is now estimated at 600,000, compared with the Government's original prediction of between 5,000 and 13,000 a year. Ministers expect this number to rise by up to another 140,000 next year.

2006-07-31 00:11:44 · 23 answers · asked by man123470 3 in Current Events

2006-07-31 00:00:33 · 4 answers · asked by Mafian son 1 in Other - News & Events

2006-07-30 23:56:58 · 7 answers · asked by Mafian son 1 in Other - News & Events

2006-07-30 23:45:28 · 34 answers · asked by DL 6 in Current Events

Independent journalists tell us that the corporate media represents vested interests who want to have an unelected, unaccountable regime who will bypass democracy, who will laugh at the US constitution and who hate true liberties and freedoms. Are they right ?

2006-07-30 23:19:32 · 5 answers · asked by democracynow 2 in Media & Journalism

2006-07-30 23:14:58 · 12 answers · asked by Elsie 2 in Current Events

blind to the fact that Hezbollah have been attacking and MURDERING innocent, civilian Israelis since it's birth in 1982?

Hezbollah and the people of south Lebanon (who support and encourage Hezbollah) are not innocent victims; they have been provoking this response for TWENTY years. i am not an advocate of war, but you have to know when enough is enough.

2006-07-30 23:05:05 · 12 answers · asked by lndsuedelvr 2 in Current Events

Dr Mahathir Muhammad (aka My-Hard-Tale/Tail) is an old retired politician. Now he is very much
in news. What is he crooning, whining, and griping about the present government? If he is not talking about the mess he personal created during his government, then what is he talking about?

2006-07-30 22:58:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

2006-07-30 22:55:13 · 14 answers · asked by fact 1 in Media & Journalism

2006-07-30 22:51:54 · 3 answers · asked by Mama I 1 in Other - News & Events

2006-07-30 22:48:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

2006-07-30 22:32:56 · 16 answers · asked by Ahab 5 in Other - News & Events

(i.e. the bombings in London and the bombing in Madrid)
I dare you...

And let it be clear that this isn't my opinion.

2006-07-30 22:32:19 · 24 answers · asked by The Phantom 4 in Other - News & Events

What I dont understand is..if Isreal is targetting Hezbollah who are located in south Lebanon, why did they bomb Qana and Beirut which are NOT in the south and NOT occupied by Hezbollah? Why would they bomb refugee shelters?!?!?!?!?! some refugees died who werent even arabian, WHY!?

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2006-07-30 22:24:19 · 4 answers · asked by I Am Jack's Wasted Life 5 in Current Events

2006-07-30 21:57:59 · 11 answers · asked by kuntrybumpkin23 2 in Current Events

I do not mean to insult Muslims by this question.

I am not religious. The violence in the world makes
it hard for me to make a choice.

I am not much different from any other human being
on our planet.

I hope, wish, and desire the same things all human
beings want.

Can anyone here help me with some rational information?

Best Wishes and Good Forture to you.

2006-07-30 21:52:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

2006-07-30 21:47:03 · 4 answers · asked by Ahab 5 in Other - News & Events

2006-07-30 21:43:57 · 1 answers · asked by Squeezee 1 in Media & Journalism

I recently read an article quoting housing related biz accounted for %16 of our economy. While this is looking like it is going to crash, which will cause severe economic consequences. That is not the scariest thing. What is that %16 of our economy is building houses. That should be less than half a percent in a healthy economy. So the portent is even more ominious than the coming crash in the housing market. How can anybody talk about a healthy economy when such a large proportion of our economy is building, mortgages and realitors? Do you think our economy is healthy? Are you seeing more job opportunities. Where exactly are all these jobs created the Gov keeps bragging about?

2006-07-30 21:40:42 · 2 answers · asked by draciron 7 in Current Events

...... hello?

2006-07-30 21:39:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

Its really untolerable to see the children dying in Lebanon. All my curses to Israel and U.S. for denying a ceasefire.. I call Rice a *****, she doesnt understand how much innocent people are killed in Lebanon especially the children. 29 children were killed instantly by an Israeli bomb. My hatred towards Israel is growing that I feel i may explode. Why isn't the world leaders doing nothing to stop this ******* act of Israel? Shame on all world leaders.

Whats ur opinion ?

2006-07-30 21:27:24 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

2006-07-30 21:22:39 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

Has anyone else notice how the American government has a hand in every war around at the moment? The "War on Terrorism" in Iraq, Israel's attacks on the West Bank and Lebanon. If America continues these trends, they are going to push our modern world into an all out war and therefore destroy the Middle-East and everything they stand for.

2006-07-30 21:17:29 · 5 answers · asked by Roman 1 in Current Events

2006-07-30 20:56:40 · 2 answers · asked by lottyjoy 6 in Current Events

2006-07-30 20:56:22 · 16 answers · asked by linaazmy 1 in Media & Journalism

2006-07-30 20:14:01 · 13 answers · asked by partyguy20062001 1 in Other - News & Events

I've seen too much during my several years on the force. I'm going to keep it brief, cause I may get into alot of trouble with my superiors if they found out what it is I'm about to share:

On May 19th this year, my partner and I were called to a residential crime scene, where they found the bodies of children locked up in the trunk of a vehicle. They've been there for nearly 2 weeks or so. There was a witness that saw a Police Officer talking to some children about skate boarding on private property. This officer than proceeded with the procedure. He then lured these kids into a alley and shot them numerous of times. He placed their bodies in a nearby abandoned vehicle, parked on an empty car lot. It was on CNN about 4-6 weeks ago. Now, being a SGT doesn't mean anything when you don't have proof. My partner told me about this story differently weeks ago and he pretty much fits the description, but I have no other proof. What should I do? My partner is a murderer... HELP?

2006-07-30 20:09:30 · 2 answers · asked by Mindscrambler 30 2 in Current Events

Just a thought.

2006-07-30 19:47:34 · 9 answers · asked by jesus_chrysler 2 in Current Events

2006-07-30 19:43:55 · 3 answers · asked by ayub h 1 in Other - News & Events