The "War" to Bring Young Men Here

Wars are mainly fought by young men.. If I were a foreign young man facing conscription I know what I would do. I come to Britain as a student. Of English, of course! To stay here permanently I would find someone to marry. Then I would have free health care, free education for my children....
And I would be able to do all this because of the campaign that succeeded in defeating the Conservatives' 1979 promise to close this loophole. That was a war fought not by young men. They were busy being shot at in Northern Ireland and on and around the Falklands. I used to want children, but not since 1962 when it was obvious that following the Commonwealth Immigration Act men from the Commonwealth would now seek someone to marry so as to stay here.

The Common Good!

"The Archers" (BBC Radio 4) storyline on domestic violence has attracted the attention of TV. BBC 1's "Countryfile" says that 2 women a week throughout the UK are killed by domestic violence.
Allowing foreign men to use marriage to live in the UK is the main reason there are more young men than young women. This in turn results in some men marrying women they don't really want to. "The Times" had a Leader about this c.1979. My epetition "End Immigration Concession" is for the common good. It closes in 3 days. I would like to thank everyone who signed it, particularly the women.

Contrasting Wrongs!

Folkestone's Road of Remembrance was opened by Prince Harry in August 2014. 10 million (!) men could see France as they marched down to the docks during the First World War.  Now Folkestone is criticised over the "human rights" of asylum seekers. These almost all young men could have claimed in France and few are ever deported. Unlike my Japanese girl friend who arrived at Dover at midnight in September 1978 and was promptly sent back to Ostend on the grounds she was "not a genuine visitor". Not true! She had a job in Tokyo, and intended to return after a week or two.  Please see "Inhuman Wrongs" posted in 2008.

Marriage, a popular loophole

Marriage was popular in 1915. Conscription had been introduced for the first time in Britain, but not for married men. That loophole was closed in March 1916. MPs were conscripted if they hadn't volunteered. After the Second World War two professions were exempt: merchant navy and mining. I joined the MN. "An army dodger, eh?" There was a strong feeling of duty. Now young men come here because of conditions in their countries. Lawyers get paid to help them. Marriage is the obvious loophole.  Instead of holding a divisive and disruptive referendum on the EU the Government should control borders. UKIP support would evaporate! Leaving the EU doesn't mean the UK gets back control of her borders. There were no visa requirements for Western Europe before the EU. Is it envisaged that there should be?

A Taste for Discrimination!

Today's BBC Radio 4 "Midweek": "There was a lot of discrimination in the '50s." For real (not imaginary!) discrimination in 1991 please see "Sauce for the Gander" in 2013 & my comments at the end. Thanks!

Rejected!

Yesterday I submitted a new e-petition to the Home Office. It was rejected on the grounds of being offensive..... (!)
It read:
In their 1979 election manifesto the Conservatives promised to end the concession whereby foreign men can live in the UK through marriage.
The official figure was about 10,000 men a year using this method.
But Mrs. Thatcher's Government did not keep its promise.
As a result, at least 300,000 men are living in these islands.
England is overcrowded, and the UK has more young men than young women.
Foreign husbands are entitled, thanks to equality laws, to deprive Britons of work and promotion.
It is also clearly unjust that some people have a choice of two countries in which to live, while others do not.
This petition requests the Government - for the common good - to end this concession.

Magna Carta - Quo Vadis?

This year marks the 800th year since Magna Carta.
A professional footballer, Ched Evans, is unable to follow his profession.
After his release from prison for rape (which he denies), his negotiations with two clubs - Sheffield United and Oldham Athletic -  came to nothing because of strong opposition - which included death threats and an online petition signed by more than 65,000 people.
The main case of these protesters is that footballers should be a role model.
Some years ago I heard a Minister of the Church of Scotland speak on the radio. He had served time in prison for murder....
My 3 epetitions (see below) on Marriage and Migration were more deserving of support than denying a man a chance to start again.