David Cameron is being abused by ignorant people in the media and rent-a-quote talking heads. The reason is that he used the word swarm to describe the people that are camped in Calais, France and are seeking to illegally enter the UK.
First the word. Most people accept that the Oxford English Dictionary is the worldwide respected source on the definition of words in the English language. The OED defines swarm as :
First the word. Most people accept that the Oxford English Dictionary is the worldwide respected source on the definition of words in the English language. The OED defines swarm as :
1.2(a swarm/swarms of) A large number of people or things:a swarm of journalists
So according to the arbiter of the definition of words in the English language, it is clear that Cameron is correctly using the word.
Now moving on to the correctly labeled swarm, what to do?
Firstly, I believe that we need to recognize the cause of the current crisis. Yes, it is the illegal immigrants, mostly from Africa, that are the underlying cause however, the inaction of the French authorities is exacerbating the problem. Simply put, the French need to clean out these illegal immigrant camps. Don't forget, these illegals are illegally in France as well. There is a strong suspicion that the French are content for these people to move on to the UK as it relieves the French of a problem, on their doorstep.
So what is needed is very strong words to the French government and a statement that absent appropriate action from the French then the UK will cease all payments to the EU. A 24 hour notice period should be ample time for the French to mobilise the appropriate security personnel. This monetary threat to the EU should bring other nations into the fray and to bring pressure to bear on the French to act more responsibly.
Secondly, at the UK end, deploy either the military to protect the tunnel or provide the police with appropriate weapons. These could include Boris Johnson's idle water cannons. We could maybe even offer these to the French to assist in the quarantine of the lorry loading areas, at Calais.
To get the bleeding hearts and BBC followers out of the way, don't bother me with tripe about human rights and such. These illegal immigrants are seeking to invade the UK. David Cameron and the UK government have a duty to protect the borders of this country. Does anyone think, anyone, that if some of these illegals were shot and killed by British troops or police, we would continue to see the current flood? At the moment, those that die while making the attempt to enter the UK, consider that it is a calculated gamble that they may be killed in the attempt but they do so, knowing that once they get onto the train, then they are home free and en route to the land of 'milk and honey'. If they knew, and had examples to illustrate, that they would have a very high risk of being shot, then this would change the dynamic of that gamble.
I recently posted here, that illegal immigrants should be sent back to the country that they came from, France. For those that survive, then that would still apply but the extreme risk posed by the swarm of illegal immigrants at Calais, requires a much more robust response.
Oh and no twaddle please about other EU countries absorbing more illegal immigrants than the UK. I don't care. As sovereign nations, they can do what they want. The government of the UK needs to do what is best for the UK and its people.
As for the United Nations and their comments - to hell with them. Who are they to tell a sovereign nation how to act? That corrupt talking shop needs to butt out and keep quite. indeed, I would favour the UK discontinuing funding of the UN and all of their corrupt programmes, with immediate effect. The other day, the UN castigated the UK because we still allow parents to chastise their own children. If you remember nothing else about the UN, remember this. In 2003 Libya, then led by Colonel Gaddafi, was elected chairman of the UN Human Rights Commission. If there is such a thing as parody squared, that is it. This tells you all you need to know about the UN.
So according to the arbiter of the definition of words in the English language, it is clear that Cameron is correctly using the word.
Now moving on to the correctly labeled swarm, what to do?
Firstly, I believe that we need to recognize the cause of the current crisis. Yes, it is the illegal immigrants, mostly from Africa, that are the underlying cause however, the inaction of the French authorities is exacerbating the problem. Simply put, the French need to clean out these illegal immigrant camps. Don't forget, these illegals are illegally in France as well. There is a strong suspicion that the French are content for these people to move on to the UK as it relieves the French of a problem, on their doorstep.
So what is needed is very strong words to the French government and a statement that absent appropriate action from the French then the UK will cease all payments to the EU. A 24 hour notice period should be ample time for the French to mobilise the appropriate security personnel. This monetary threat to the EU should bring other nations into the fray and to bring pressure to bear on the French to act more responsibly.
Secondly, at the UK end, deploy either the military to protect the tunnel or provide the police with appropriate weapons. These could include Boris Johnson's idle water cannons. We could maybe even offer these to the French to assist in the quarantine of the lorry loading areas, at Calais.
To get the bleeding hearts and BBC followers out of the way, don't bother me with tripe about human rights and such. These illegal immigrants are seeking to invade the UK. David Cameron and the UK government have a duty to protect the borders of this country. Does anyone think, anyone, that if some of these illegals were shot and killed by British troops or police, we would continue to see the current flood? At the moment, those that die while making the attempt to enter the UK, consider that it is a calculated gamble that they may be killed in the attempt but they do so, knowing that once they get onto the train, then they are home free and en route to the land of 'milk and honey'. If they knew, and had examples to illustrate, that they would have a very high risk of being shot, then this would change the dynamic of that gamble.
I recently posted here, that illegal immigrants should be sent back to the country that they came from, France. For those that survive, then that would still apply but the extreme risk posed by the swarm of illegal immigrants at Calais, requires a much more robust response.
Oh and no twaddle please about other EU countries absorbing more illegal immigrants than the UK. I don't care. As sovereign nations, they can do what they want. The government of the UK needs to do what is best for the UK and its people.
As for the United Nations and their comments - to hell with them. Who are they to tell a sovereign nation how to act? That corrupt talking shop needs to butt out and keep quite. indeed, I would favour the UK discontinuing funding of the UN and all of their corrupt programmes, with immediate effect. The other day, the UN castigated the UK because we still allow parents to chastise their own children. If you remember nothing else about the UN, remember this. In 2003 Libya, then led by Colonel Gaddafi, was elected chairman of the UN Human Rights Commission. If there is such a thing as parody squared, that is it. This tells you all you need to know about the UN.
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