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By:
workrider
When: 17 Sep 15 22:22
These people are now telling the Governments of Europe were THEY want to go , surprise surprise its to the Continents RICH countries .
By:
dj876
When: 17 Sep 15 22:34
Immigration is the only solution for the homogeneous demographic of Europe.

I have no shame in admitting that I am selfishly interested in the macroeconomic performance of the economy.

I admire Borneo's tenacity but there isn't any balance in how he presents his viewpoint and the inference that immigration has destroyed the UK's economy is factually incorrect.

My solution to this issue would be more radical and less politically correct but sadly Ireland's leaders are followers rather than innovators since CJ Haughey.(ignoring some minor transgressions)
By:
wildmanfromborneo
When: 17 Sep 15 22:46
I don't think immigration has destroyed the UKs economy,I think it has destroyed the fabric of UK society.

Immigration should be managed.

I doubt if The Roma are economic power houses for the UK economy.
I doubt the Jihadists are economic power houses either.

The French reckon it costs 12 grand a refugee that can't be a net fiscal gain.
By:
wildmanfromborneo
When: 17 Sep 15 22:49
A serious question for DJ876.

Germany are supposed to need young workers,supposed to need children then why did all those Poles ( hard working delightful ) simply cross through Germany and into Britain and Ireland.
By:
dj876
When: 17 Sep 15 22:56
That's a slight moderation from you as you have definitely stated  on various threads over the years  that it has also destroyed the UK'S economy.

I think that you should highlight some of the economic benefits that it could bring if it was properly managed and not exclusively the doomsday scenario.

Also there is a level of hypocrisy attached to your criticisms of the Europe (it's governance is a shambles tbf) when your own particular industry have being one of the major benefactors. Do you not receive a CAP payment,what is your viewpoint on the grants that farmers receive for the lease of their land?
By:
wildmanfromborneo
When: 17 Sep 15 23:06
Set Aside is an abomination.

I don't receive a CAP payment.

Subsidies suit the big farmer and don't suit the consumer.
The New Zealand farmer is profitable without subsidies.

If I was a big farmer receiving loads of grants from the EEC I could still criticise it,it wouldn't be hypocritical.
By:
dj876
When: 17 Sep 15 23:16

Sep 17, 2015 -- 10:49PM, wildmanfromborneo wrote:


A serious question for DJ876.Germany are supposed to need young workers,supposed to need children then why did all those Poles ( hard working delightful ) simply cross through Germany and into Britain and Ireland.


Again you're generalising and not providing any balance.

There are in excess of 2 million Poles living in Germany, there are approximately 100,000 Poles in Ireland.

I would completely reform the welfare system and would double it for 10 year contributors for an initial period of 3 months, the payment would then reduce by 10% for every subsequent month until it reached a basement level of €80. (more than sufficient with accommodation provided)

New entrants would start at the basement level but I would give them employment in SOE's which would operate in under invested sectors which would return a dividend to the exchequer.

By:
dj876
When: 17 Sep 15 23:44
Unemployment in 04/05 in Germany = 11-12 %, unemployment in 2015 = 5.5% (considered almost full employment)

Germans are obsessed/ fearful of inflation/hyper-inflation for obvious reasons and see this as an opportunity to enhance or at least consolidate future levels of competitiveness .
By:
luckyme
When: 05 Jan 16 09:39
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1343775329


poor poor girl.
By:
wildmanfromborneo
When: 05 Jan 16 09:52
The vastness of the Muslim world reached Cologne on New Years Eve.

Waterford seems to want these refugees ,you had better tell Waterford women not to wear skirts and not to go out unaccompanied,it antagonises the migrants.
By:
tony57
When: 05 Jan 16 10:41
Wildman makes genuine concerns about the problem all Europe faces at the beginning of the summer when the refugees starts all over again....david Cameron spent 320m bombing gaddafi..and only 25m rebuilding the country, now its a IS stronghold were they help migrants, refugees, get into Europe how many IS will be among them?we must do like the aussies do..buy a island off Greece..put them all on there till we know who they are, if we refuse entry..they must go back to the camps..we should not take anymore who have made the journey...I have more sympathy taking from the camps...this is the biggest problem we face as nations
By:
luckyme
When: 05 Jan 16 11:25
for god sake Tony, will ya stop all that common sense stuff or the thread will be pulled.
By:
workrider
When: 05 Jan 16 11:48
Laugh Luckyme...
By:
tobywong.
When: 05 Jan 16 12:38
the eau from cologne , disgusting !
By:
winsamsoon
When: 05 Jan 16 18:35
Not much being reported in the English newspapers from Cologne on New Years Eve, sure bring them in, they're lovely lads.



Update of Cologne: The police speaks of 1,000 arab attackers

"What women have experienced there were rapes," said a police officer on the incidents on New Year's Eve in front of the Cologne Central Station. Crowds of men had groped women, threatened, humiliated and robbed. Until Monday went to the police a 60 indicators, including rape. There were mainly stolen wallet and mobile phones. It is believed that many of the victims have not yet been reported.

Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker convened a crisis meeting. She called police and federal police to take action.

Even the Cologne CDU boss Bernd Petelkau demanded: "police, judiciary and the municipal clerk's office must work together to ensure that such abuses be stopped immediately and allowed to repeat never - even with regard to other major events such as the carnival," the Express , The newspaper published a photograph of the offender, which was taken by a cell phone of the victims.

Police said that the attacks had their starting point in a group of about 1,000 men. This reported the news agency DTS.

Cologne police chief Wolfgang Albers commented afternoon in a press conference at the incredible events of Cologne: "There has been there in many Number sexual offenses also in very solid shape women are touched, been tackled, the offenses have been committed, from a group... of people who come from their appearance to predominantly from the North African and Arab countries", Albers reported in the press conference, as the Express reported.

Police said that the attacks had their starting point in a group of about 1,000 men. This reported the news agency DTS.
By:
winsamsoon
When: 05 Jan 16 18:50
Ah, the BBC gave it a paragraph where the asylum seekers have mysteriously become drunk and aggressive young men.


German Chancellor Angela Merkel has voiced outrage over the sexual assaults and thefts that male gangs inflicted on women in Cologne on New Year's Eve.
Women have made at least 90 criminal complaints to police about the harassment by gangs at Cologne's main railway station on Thursday night.

Germans have been shocked by the scale of the attacks, involving many groups of drunk and aggressive young men.
Witnesses and police said the men were of Arab or North African appearance.

Mrs Merkel called Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker on Tuesday and expressed her "outrage over these disgusting attacks and sexual assaults".
The chancellor said everything must be done "to find the perpetrators as quickly and comprehensively as possible and punish them, regardless of their origin or background".
By:
winsamsoon
When: 05 Jan 16 19:47
We know what they're like, point is not a mention in the news.
Do you think if 1000 men ran into the refugee camp at Calais and started robbing and raping women it still wouldn't be in the papers 5 days later?
By:
newapproach
When: 05 Jan 16 20:00
When the Irish had a few drinks and enjoyed themselves over in Australia a few years ago, it was all over the news and treated like a national scandal.

This is far more serious and potentially far more dangerous to our citizens and way of life, yet no mention.
By:
wildmanfromborneo
When: 05 Jan 16 21:02
German schoolgirls told not to wear skirts as it might antagonise migrants.

German women warned not to be unaccompanied at night.

Migrant rapes in Germany being covered up.

Angela Merkel made a crazy decision based on a photograph,she has now turned into Bono wants all the praise but wants other countries to share a burden they didnt make.
By:
frank60
When: 05 Jan 16 23:45
It would be interesting to see Donald Trump as the next Mr President Wildman. He is 3/1 to win the  Republican Nominee vote and  8/1 to be the next President/  Stranger Things Have Happened.

On immigration
“If it weren’t for me you wouldn’t even be talking about illegal immigration,” Trump said. On immigration – specifically when asked to substantiate claims that Mexico is sending “rapists” and “drug dealers” to the US: “Our leaders are stupid. Our politicians are stupid. And the Mexican government is much smarter, much sharper, much more cunning, and they send the bad ones over because they don’t wanna pay for them, they don’t wanna take care of them, why should they when the stupid leaders of the United States are doing it for them?” one of many interesting quotes from Trump.   Most likely he wont get the job but Isis fans liveing in the US wont be voteing for him.    2016 will be a interesting time in US politics
By:
wildmanfromborneo
When: 06 Jan 16 00:00
I think Ted Cruz will get the Republican nomination and will lose to Hillary.
The best book of last year was Adios America,that's where Trump got all the ideas.

Germany didnt protect its borders,invaders waltzed in,they look on German women as spoils of war.
By:
frank60
When: 06 Jan 16 00:13
Cruz is 3/1 on betfair to win the  Republican Nominee vote W/Man.
By:
wildmanfromborneo
When: 06 Jan 16 00:22
I think the party will drop Jeb Bush and row in with Rubio.
Rubio let the side down with his amnesty bill so not trusted by the ordinary voter.

Cruz hasn't said a word against Trump.
By:
winsamsoon
When: 06 Jan 16 00:34
Looking at the betting on our own election, FG/Lab/Renua looks a nice price @ 22/1.
Some of the betting here is crazy,
FG/FF 13/8 will never happen
FG/Lab 9/4 wont have enough seats, if this was 20/1 I might have a poke but 9/4
Fine Gael minority 4/1 can't see FG getting 70+ seats which they'll need
By:
dj876
When: 06 Jan 16 13:35
13/8 is money for jam but it's a novelty market, the numbers will dictate that it's the only viable option. You can ignore every utterance about possible coalitions/ election manifestos from leaders prior to the election as a result of the coalition we had to compromise.

Labour will be destroyed as every minor coalition party in the history of the state has been. It's hardly surprising given spoofers like Ciara Conway and the man child AK47. Lucky to reach double figures.

Lucinda Creighton has let herself down by initially hiring the Cork spoofer Eddie Hobbs and now by releasing an election manifesto that alienates her from potential voters. None of the parties manifestos will be mathematically possible so foolish to include cost reductions.

All she needed to do was bang on about political reform,a viable alternative and change. Political reform (ie changing to a list system) is the only way to get rid of these inarticulate County Councillor types and teachers running an 190 billion business. I could have doodled a more effective and eye-catching manifesto on my lunch break. She has been badly advised but has let her herself down by releasing it.
By:
winsamsoon
When: 06 Jan 16 17:33
Far from it DJ, for FG/FF to go into government it takes M Martin to put the country(or vice versa) ahead of the party and you can have 50s on that. The polls say you're right but most people will vote for the candidates, not the partys.

Even if Labour are wiped out, they will still have 15seats.
Fine Gael are heading for around 60(+/- 10), Lucinda will be elected and prob bring a couple with her no matter what her policys are.
Sinn Fein can't get over 30, even with a record vote, I think they'd only 40 candidates at the last election. If FF could get 50 (40max would be massive for them imo) this could be an alternative.

If the numbers say it can only be FF/FG it'll be a hung Dail and we go again.
By:
dj876
When: 06 Jan 16 17:58
Any chance of even money on labour getting less than 15 seats? 7 of the sitting TDS have announced their intention to retire

Common denominator among politicians is short-termism and putting their own self interests above all hence FF/FG coalition

Sinn Feinn always poll better than their final result - 25 max

Socialists and Indos will account for 35-40 seats.

Your selection won't come close to the threshold -FG/Labour/Renua will only have between 67-73 seats max and will be well short.
By:
winsamsoon
When: 06 Jan 16 18:07
Can't disagree with most of what you say, except there is no short term gain for the smaller party in a FF/FG coalition. Can you realistically see Martin being a Tainiste under Enda?
By:
winsamsoon
When: 06 Jan 16 18:08
Or even Enda agreing to it knowing full well the rug would be pulled at the first available opportunity.
By:
dj876
When: 06 Jan 16 18:12
The numbers dictate it will happen. 

Short term personl gains = Immediate cabinet positions versus another 5 years at nothing in opposition.

Even if Labour are wiped out, they will still have 15seats.

Any prices to back up this assertion?Tongue Out
By:
winsamsoon
When: 06 Jan 16 18:22
Just my opinion, see pp bet 4/6 over 10.5 under 11/10.
Fine Gael                   4/7 over 57.5 under 5/4.

The bookies might agree with you now but that's why I'm getting 22/1 and you're getting 13/8
By:
frank60
When: 06 Jan 16 18:23
Dáil Éireann Assembly of Ireland   
Seats    166
Political groups    Government Fine Gael (67) Labour Party (33) Opposition Fianna Fáil (21) Sinn Féin (14) AAA–PBP (4) Renua Ireland (3) Social Democrats (3) WUA (1) Independent (19) Chairperson Ceann Comhairle (1) ...     Many changes on the way no doubt about it,it would take a brave man to figure out the make up of the next government let alone have a bet on the outcome.
By:
kavvie
When: 06 Jan 16 20:19
the thing about pr is that sf will be killed(fraudian slip?!?) because of it.they would need a huge first preference vote to get 30 seats.id say if they get 22 it will be a good day for them.transfers are a huge problem for them.not many people will vote ff fg or lab and give them number 2s 3s 4s etc.  id still fancy fg/lab. a few points of an upward swing and they will get back in.im sure they have a few goodies and feel good announcements in the next few weeks to swing it..though i will agree 9/4 is stingy.
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