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Former Chancellor criticises affordability checks
Former Chancellor criticises affordability checks
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Half of the 1.2m are students on short term visas, vast majority of which will be paying for education. Virtually tourists
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I would suggest it's a third. But, either way, immigration is totally out of control. Throw in illegal immigration, but let's worry about people betting too much and Wars in other Countries.....
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looks like a perfectly normal pattern, and certainly not a gateway into the UK that is permitted abuse
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european students now need visas, but brexit voters probably wouldn't be able work out that this might be the reason for the rise.
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try again
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So you think that 100k+ students, who previously didn't need a visa, now needing a visa wouldn't have any effect on the number of student visas issued.
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they didn't need a visa if they were already here. those figures are ALL EU students. Even if you are correct that new EU students now need a visa, it would be in the region of 40k. so a small fraction of the huge spike.
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i spotted this when googling
In 2020-21, the UK welcomed 605,130 international students, reaching the 600,000 target (UK government International Education Strategy 2019/2021) almost a decade earlier than the 2030 deadline (HESA, 2022). laugh or cry, lol |
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they are just laughing at us
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Well done, Cider. You've mugged Dave with his snide Brexit voters remark, right off.
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https://thecritic.co.uk/the-anti-gambling-racket/
"....the legion of anti-gambling pressure groups that have suddenly popped up in the last few years, such as Gambling With Lives (2018), Clean Up Gambling (2020), the Coalition Against Gambling Ads (2020), Gambling Harm UK (2020), Action Against Gambling Harms (2020) and Tackling Gambling Stigma (2021). " What chance do punters have up against that lot  Of course all these groups are looking for funding, and they go to parliament and present themselves as 'experts in problem gambling' - rather than activist loons - and the MPs take them at their own estimate so we end up with this legislation. |
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It's not even the MPs though, tobermory. It's the unelected, unaccountable, overpaid, workshy faceless goons who actually determine how the mechanics of the country operate. The elected politicians are spineless and take the path of least resistance in most cases.
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That looks like a fair pen picture of yourself Cider, amazing how google allows people to think they are clever!!
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Not sure even that would work for you.
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By coincidence, have been listening to this pod this morning. And just got to this bit. From the horse's mouth, so to speak.
'The number has exponentially grown in recent years. It's become a backdoor route into the UK' .https://youtu.be/J7kaAimNFzY?feature=shared&t=2080 |
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'become a racket'
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Dunno if this has has been posted on another thread but https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/43614/documents/216676/default/
"We are not proposing any new or additional checks for people betting in person at racecourses or in betting shops. The new Financial Risk Checks only apply to those gambling online. • The checks when introduced will be frictionless background checks - I have been clear that they will only come in when we are confident that they are frictionless. • We expect 80% of online accounts will not go through these checks. Only 20% of accounts are expected to go through the frictionless financial vulnerability check to see whether people have been declared bankrupt or have a history of unpaid debts. We expect only around 3% of accounts will go through the enhanced financial risk assessment, which will rely on seamless data-sharing to ensure that it operates similarly to a frictionless background credit check. These will only be brought in once we know they will be genuinely frictionless, following a pilot. • The checks will ensure there is more consistency across betting rather than the current situation where different operators do checks in different ways at different levels. We are all in agreement that the current system isn’t working. Our new checks will deliver consistency and remove the friction punters are seeing at the moment. In the meantime, we continue to urge the Gambling Commission and operators to agree on interim measures to bring some consistency to the current system. |