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UK government boycotts Euro 2012
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http:// www.gua rdian.c ...ukra ine-uk- governm ent
Are our politicians boycotting Euro 2012 over the Ukrainian government's human rights issues or for the racial issues?
http:// www.bbc .co.uk/ ...worl d-europ e-18286 941
Whatever the true issues, should England refuse to play in the Ukraine at all?
Are our politicians boycotting Euro 2012 over the Ukrainian government's human rights issues or for the racial issues?
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Whatever the true issues, should England refuse to play in the Ukraine at all?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It never ceases to amaze me that the UK government plays great homage to the concept of “human Rights” to such a degree that we are forced to harbour terrorists, criminals and other undesirables in our midst. This is especially so when some of their claims that their rights are being abused are somewhat dubious to say the least. . But meanwhile, it completely ignores instances of true Human Rights abuses and continues to form and maintain cosy links (be they political, commercial or sporting) with regimes whose behaviour is reprehensible.
The competition should never have been awarded to the Ukraine in the same way that the last Olympics should not have been awarded to China and countries that are really concerned about Human Rights abuses should not take part.
The competition should never have been awarded to the Ukraine in the same way that the last Olympics should not have been awarded to China and countries that are really concerned about Human Rights abuses should not take part.
The reason is neither of the above: it's because of concerns over Ukraine's justice system, which is indeed a bit of a shocker. Nonetheless it seems like a piece of opportunistic band-wagon jumping. If Ingerlund gets to the latter stages they'll be falling over themselves for free tickets and saying what a fine place Ukraine is. Which it is largely
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