Many UK military families have long been reported to have no heat or hot water, while the government continued and still continues to host illegal migrants in plush hotels, at the cost to taxpayers of $8.5 million USD a day, as last reported in August. Two months prior to that, the Guardian reported that Britain handed over more than £3m ($3.8 million USD) to Turkey to help the Turks build border forces, so as to stop illegals from reaching the UK. And that wasn’t all that British taxpayers had forked over to Turkey. In 2019, “£14,000 was given to Turkish police and coastguard for maritime border security training…That figure rose to £425,000 in 2021-22 for training and equipment and up to £3m this year for ‘return and reintegration assistance.’” Meanwhile, Turkey fortified 600 miles of its border with walls in order to keep Afghan refugees out, and was shooting down genuine refugees from Syria in 2016, and again in 2018.
In 2022, the UK government paid tens of millions of pounds to France to stop boat migrants, adding to the hundreds of millions that have been paid since 2015. Then it was discovered that the French navy was escorting illegal Muslim migrants across the English Channel.
The article below identifies other beneficiaries of UK taxpayer funds. The government is paying out undisclosed but exorbitant amounts of taxpayer money to try to boost its own image in the eyes of the public. It’s pretending to make efforts in the face of public fury over illegals, amid a suffering economy and national security risks. It should be obvious by now that the Rishi Sunak government intends to do nothing to stop illegal migration. The UK government is conservative in name only. It shares much in common with globalist governments, with no will to stop unvetted illegals from invading their country at will.
“UK government to pay TikTok influencers to warn migrants against crossing the Channel,” Euro News, February 14, 2024:
Home Secretary James Cleverly has reportedly agreed to a major expansion of the country’s campaigns to deter illegal immigration.
The UK government plans to involve influencers on TikTok in its campaign to discourage illegal immigration to its shores, according to draft documents seen by The Times.
For the past three years, the UK has run paid ad campaigns on social media to deter illegal immigration in Albania, France and Belgium, urging people there not to cross the Channel in small boats.
The new initiative of the Home Office – which takes care of immigration and passports, drugs, policy, crime, counterterrorism and police – would expand the campaigns to countries like Iraq, Egypt and Vietnam, with plans to expand to Turkey and India.
The idea of involving influencers to spread the UK government’s message is also new. According to The Times, the Home Office has already redacted a list of Albanian influencers to help spread its message, including a rapper, two comedians, lifestyle bloggers, TV personalities and a travel writer.
The Home Office reportedly has a total of £30,000 (over €35,000) to pay all the influencers, with each individual pay capped at £5,000 (€5,860). Another £15,000 (€17,580) is available to the ministerial department to pay for influencers in Egypt and Vietnam, while the amount to dedicate to influencers in Turkey, India and Iraq has not yet been decided.
The Times reported that a total of £576,500 (€675,000) was put aside for the five countries….
40 rounds says
You don’t need tiktok. Gather some ideas from Das Boot or Run Silent Run Deep.
From The Other Side of Town says
Right you are 40 rounds. Tik-tok is a silly way to run a country.
Scotsman48 says
My Fathers generation of British men stopped a well trained and well equipped fighting force from invading Britain from the Nazi Regime over the English Channel and yet today the current British men cannot stop a swarm of unarmed low IQ men in wee Boats from invading Southern England from France.
What am I missing here ?.
Inquiring minds want to know.
James Lincoln says
Total lack of will, Scotsman48.
The British Royal Navy could stop the invasion immediately – if given the orders.