Yep, we had the same here in Lincolnshire. There was an application to house immigrants at an old RAF base here...The site had been used by the Dambusters in WW2 and the locals got their pitchforks out and protested. Idiots camped out with union flags next to a busy main road for weeks. Their reasonings for not wanting them there was due to "are eritedge" and "it should be turned into a museum and be preserved... Eventually everything was cancelled and the plans withdrawn. This was several years ago now and after driving past a few days ago, the site is overgrown with weeds, the buildings are crumbling, windows are broken and it looks an embarrassment to the history of the area. So much for the 'importance and historic value" eh....🤷🤡🤷🤡
What a narcissistic fool, all he talks about is himself and how hes doing this for some strange high minded grandiose idea of liberty. American faux libertarianism has rotted the minds of some of the old Tories, its just NIMBYism through and through
If I thought there was something severely broken with my political system, I can understand that, but then to look across the Atlantic with the idea that might be a solution - that's where you've lost me.
My dad lives in Crowborough, East Sussex - a town where there is an old military base that has already been repurposed recently for asylum seekers.
He (and his neighbours/friends there) have found that the asylum seekers haven't actually caused any issues themselves. However, the asylum seekers being there has attracted extreme right-wing vigilanties who patrol the streets in groups with intimidating dogs. Most of the people in Crowborough feel much more unsafe because of these vigilanties. They are the ones changing the town for the worse. It has made the town feel hostile to live in at times. It's very sad.
I wish this side of things was reported more.
The Nimbyism is strong with these people. The camp isn't even in their village. It's between Piddington and Bicester, and the people of Bicester aren't crying.
Let them go independent, see how they get on creating a health service, paying for education, fixing roads etc once their 5 minutes of fame runs out.
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He (and his neighbours/friends there) have found that the asylum seekers haven't actually caused any issues themselves. However, the asylum seekers being there has attracted extreme right-wing vigilanties who patrol the streets in groups with intimidating dogs. Most of the people in Crowborough feel much more unsafe because of these vigilanties. They are the ones changing the town for the worse. It has made the town feel hostile to live in at times. It's very sad.
I wish this side of things was reported more.