Harman praises 'hero' immigrants.

[anotheoldgit]

http://tinyurl.com/3xf59et

This woman is a menace, is this another way of increasing our already generous overseas aid by the 'back door'?

[DEN53]

I read this article this morning..........makes you want to spit blood - I have just moved my Mum into another Care Home as the one she was in was crap and my Dad has to pay a top up fee of £50.00 as the Local Authority won't come up with the full amount. My Mum & Dad have worked all their lives up until 65.

P!ss off Harriet Harman..

[Prudie]

This made me angry too, I just don;t understand why it's OK to use taxpayers' money to send abroad via benefits when we already have a massive foreign aid pot - went up to 37 billion in the budget didn't it. And yes it's criminal the way the elderly are expected to make themselves poor and/or homeless to ensure good care, charity begins at home.

[askyourgran]

That is disgraceful, the woman wants her jead examining, that was exactly the Labour party stupidity as to why the country is in debt. I hope this practice is stopped, why are these people getting benefits if they can afford to send it out of the country.

[tiggerblue10]

I don't often agree with your sentiments AOG (so I don't normally respond) but in this case I do. I can't believe she is endorsing it. Everybody knows it happens anyway but for a minister to give praise to it is ridiculous. If these immigrants are legitimitely working and sending earnings abroad then fine but to send benefits that us tax payers pay for is taking this p!ss!

[charmer73]

who voted for this stupid cow, she should be tossed out on her arse this is bloodt stupid♥♥♥

[charmer73]

this post should top the 100 plus,will there be anybody who thinks she is talking sense? i doubt it very much, not often i agree with oldgit but he is right this time♥♥♥

[DEN53]

L33 - that all sounds lovely, but how do we know they are not sending money that will get into the hands of terriorists under the guise of feeding and schooling their families.

[Prudie]

L33 I doubt many posters would blame people for doing it, of course I would in their situation - it's the system that allows them to do that is wrong IMO - we have enough of our own needy to look after.

[Craftypig]

Makes me wonder how they can survive here on benefits AND send them to their relatives back home? If they are so poor how did they manage raise the funds to come here in the first place? wouldn't those funds be put to better use in their home countries?

[mike11111]

This made me think. Had Harman stood for the Labour leadership there is a chance she might have won. That would give the anti-Thatcherites something to be REALLY worried about!

[jno]

good lord, these immigrants, now they're trying to feed their families!

[charmer73]

where in this post were muslims mentioned?did i miss read,still think she should be booted out on her arse♥♥♥

[DEN53]

L33 - who mentioned Muslims, I certainly did'nt. I agree, a terriorist would need more than £10.00 per week for bomb making equipment - but lots and lots of £10.00's could buy lots and lots of bomb making equipment.

[boxtops]

She's a fool to speak out in public like this - but which would you prefer, the immigrants sending £10 home (which will keep a family for a week in some countries), or the Government trying to support them by allowing them all to come here to live with the wage-earner? I think the former is the preferable option.

[askyourgran]

L33 I don't think the Benefits system in this country is meant to be abused, If these immigrants (no-one mentions Muslims except you) cannot or will not find work they should not be allowed to send money back to their families. The Government are funding these people already in foreign aid. The fact that these countries have corrupt governments seem to have gone over their heads. I object to the fact that there are so many of them here. The money they are sponging from the state would fund quite a few hospitals for the natives of this country.

[mike11111]

Bombs aren't that expensive. One empty milk bottle (cost, nil) plus petrol siphoned from neighbour's car (cost, nil). Total cost, nil. Result, £10 to spend at the Offy or on some weed. Do the maths, guys!

[askyourgran]

By giving them very little.