Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt
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"Anyways the Police seem to think there is an Eastern European gang going around as 7 properties a day are getting done in Stafford"
I think this gets to the heart of the issue. I'm probably going to come across all Daily Mail / UKIP but I do believe that by being in the European Union we have totally lost control of our National borders. This simply cannot continue. Of course we should be a friend to other European Nations, trade with Europe and have close links but none of us signed up for this political project -no one has ever been asked.
I'm not excusing burglary, far from it but I do think that as a Nation we are bringing problems on ourselves. Of course those who live in poorer Countries are going to want to come here - but our social structures, housing, schools, health care etc simply cannot cope -we now have rich London Boroughs who want to move poor and homeless people to areas like Stoke-on-Trent - as if these areas haven't got enough problems.
Added to which of course the Police are suffering from huge cuts in budgets which probably means that those who indulge in such crimes will probably get off scott free or at worst get a few hours cleaning dog poo up
We simply must start to control our borders again and put an end to this ludicrous EU free movement. We must also be allowed to deport people and their families back to their home Countries (with no option of return) if they are found to have committed these sorts of crimes
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I think this gets to the heart of the issue. I'm probably going to come across all Daily Mail / UKIP but I do believe that by being in the European Union we have totally lost control of our National borders. This simply cannot continue. Of course we should be a friend to other European Nations, trade with Europe and have close links but none of us signed up for this political project -no one has ever been asked.
I'm not excusing burglary, far from it but I do think that as a Nation we are bringing problems on ourselves. Of course those who live in poorer Countries are going to want to come here - but our social structures, housing, schools, health care etc simply cannot cope -we now have rich London Boroughs who want to move poor and homeless people to areas like Stoke-on-Trent - as if these areas haven't got enough problems.
Added to which of course the Police are suffering from huge cuts in budgets which probably means that those who indulge in such crimes will probably get off scott free or at worst get a few hours cleaning dog poo up
We simply must start to control our borders again and put an end to this ludicrous EU free movement. We must also be allowed to deport people and their families back to their home Countries (with no option of return) if they are found to have committed these sorts of crimes
Admin Edit: Posts moved to their own thread.