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brENsKi
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
Excuse me? Is Brian May going to be on Question Time on his own, singing songs and playing his guitar? As far as I know, Nigel Farage, anti-immigration proponent extraordinaire, is going to be there too. So that might give you a hint to why I think Freddie having been an immigrant has some relation to Farage's ideas, and thus to the programme, because of Farage being on it in his capacity as a politician.[/QUOTE]
stop saying Freddie was an immigrant - he wasn't. Any British Citizen or Citizen of a British Protectorate had the right to live/work anywhere considered either British or British protectorate.
Excuse me? Is Brian May going to be on Question Time on his own, singing songs and playing his guitar? As far as I know, Nigel Farage, anti-immigration proponent extraordinaire, is going to be there too. So that might give you a hint to why I think Freddie having been an immigrant has some relation to Farage's ideas, and thus to the programme, because of Farage being on it in his capacity as a politician.[/QUOTE]
stop saying Freddie was an immigrant - he wasn't. Any British Citizen or Citizen of a British Protectorate had the right to live/work anywhere considered either British or British protectorate.
oligneisti
[QUOTE] [b]Bad Seed wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Bad Seed wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
Freddie was an immigrant. Had him and his family never moved to the UK, we'd never have Queen. [/QUOTE]
And what does this have to do with Brian May being on Question Time?[/QUOTE]
Excuse me? Is Brian May going to be on Question Time on his own, singing songs and playing his guitar? As far as I know, Nigel Farage, anti-immigration proponent extraordinaire, is going to be there too. So that might give you a hint to why I think Freddie having been an immigrant has some relation to Farage's ideas, and thus to the programme, because of Farage being on it in his capacity as a politician.[/QUOTE]
I just find it interesting how as soon as Nigel Farage is mentioned people instantly jump onto his stance on immigration. Farage is not an 'anti-immigration proponent extraordinaire', he simply wants a system which stops people taking the piss. Would you call Australia, an anti immigration country?
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Yes, from all I've heard and seen, Australia is an "anti immigration country".
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Bad Seed wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
Freddie was an immigrant. Had him and his family never moved to the UK, we'd never have Queen. [/QUOTE]
And what does this have to do with Brian May being on Question Time?[/QUOTE]
Excuse me? Is Brian May going to be on Question Time on his own, singing songs and playing his guitar? As far as I know, Nigel Farage, anti-immigration proponent extraordinaire, is going to be there too. So that might give you a hint to why I think Freddie having been an immigrant has some relation to Farage's ideas, and thus to the programme, because of Farage being on it in his capacity as a politician.[/QUOTE]
I just find it interesting how as soon as Nigel Farage is mentioned people instantly jump onto his stance on immigration. Farage is not an 'anti-immigration proponent extraordinaire', he simply wants a system which stops people taking the piss. Would you call Australia, an anti immigration country?
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Yes, from all I've heard and seen, Australia is an "anti immigration country".
The King Of Rhye
[QUOTE] [b]noorie wrote:[/b]
I tried to look up the timing of the interview. Could not find it. However, I found this:
[url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/02/04/brian-may-hair-politicians_n_6613400.html]http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/02/04/brian-may-hair-politicians_n_6613400.html[/url][/QUOTE]
Love the pic of the badger.......and the headline of the (now outdated I guess!) related story: Brian May May Stand For Parliament In May
I hope they weren't disMayed when he didn't.........
(and by the way, why do people in the US "run" for office, but people in the UK "stand"?)
I tried to look up the timing of the interview. Could not find it. However, I found this:
[url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/02/04/brian-may-hair-politicians_n_6613400.html]http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/02/04/brian-may-hair-politicians_n_6613400.html[/url][/QUOTE]
Love the pic of the badger.......and the headline of the (now outdated I guess!) related story: Brian May May Stand For Parliament In May
I hope they weren't disMayed when he didn't.........
(and by the way, why do people in the US "run" for office, but people in the UK "stand"?)
tomchristie22
[QUOTE] [b]Bad Seed wrote:[/b]
Would you call Australia, an anti immigration country?
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Sadly, I probably would.
Would you call Australia, an anti immigration country?
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Sadly, I probably would.
kosimodo
The Bulsaras fled Zanzibar due to Muslim violence..
Freddie would be a refugee in these days terms.
Freddie would be a refugee in these days terms.
Bad Seed
[QUOTE] [b]tomchristie22 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Bad Seed wrote:[/b]
Would you call Australia, an anti immigration country?
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Sadly, I probably would. [/QUOTE]
Would you? I have quite a number of old school friends and work colleagues who have moved and settled there over the last few years. Could be over there myself without issue if I wanted to be. Australia are more than happy to let the right people in.
Regarding QT, I thought Brian came across quite well.
[QUOTE] [b]Bad Seed wrote:[/b]
Would you call Australia, an anti immigration country?
[/QUOTE]
Sadly, I probably would. [/QUOTE]
Would you? I have quite a number of old school friends and work colleagues who have moved and settled there over the last few years. Could be over there myself without issue if I wanted to be. Australia are more than happy to let the right people in.
Regarding QT, I thought Brian came across quite well.
Togg
Brian did a good job highlighting issues MP's want to keep under the carpet. he looks very worried at times but I felt he came across as thoughtful and balanced
brENsKi
[QUOTE]
[b]kosimodo wrote: [/b] The Bulsaras fled Zanzibar due to Muslim violence..
Freddie would be a refugee in these days terms.[/QUOTE]
not when moving from one British Protectorate to Britain or any other British Protectorate. A refugee is someone who seeks asylum in a foreign country. Freddie's family already had the right to come to Britain or any of it's protectorates to live/work. The religious situation did not change their rights to do so.
[b]kosimodo wrote: [/b] The Bulsaras fled Zanzibar due to Muslim violence..
Freddie would be a refugee in these days terms.[/QUOTE]
not when moving from one British Protectorate to Britain or any other British Protectorate. A refugee is someone who seeks asylum in a foreign country. Freddie's family already had the right to come to Britain or any of it's protectorates to live/work. The religious situation did not change their rights to do so.
Vocal harmony
^^^^^ true, but I also think that much of the media in the 60's and 70's led sections of the UK population to believe that many of the people who came to the country from India and similar regions were doing so as a means of escape but failing to report that because of the UK's international standing at the time they were within their rights to seek free entry.
brENsKi
thanks VH for confirming my point.
scottmax
I too thought Brian handled himself pretty well. He was constantly shouted down the the Labour and Conservative guys but then what do you expect.....
And although I don't agree with everything Farrage says, a lot of it does make sense
And although I don't agree with everything Farrage says, a lot of it does make sense
brENsKi
Farage's problem is you make as much sense as you like - but if you speak an equal amount of "bonkers" people only remember the bonkers
discosucks
[QUOTE] [b]tomchristie22 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Bad Seed wrote:[/b]
Would you call Australia, an anti immigration country?
[/QUOTE]
Sadly, I probably would. [/QUOTE]
Even though 28% of the population was born overseas?
Even though Sydney is about 10% Asian?
[QUOTE] [b]Bad Seed wrote:[/b]
Would you call Australia, an anti immigration country?
[/QUOTE]
Sadly, I probably would. [/QUOTE]
Even though 28% of the population was born overseas?
Even though Sydney is about 10% Asian?
tomchristie22
[QUOTE] [b]discosucks wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]tomchristie22 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Bad Seed wrote:[/b]
Would you call Australia, an anti immigration country?
[/QUOTE]
Sadly, I probably would. [/QUOTE]
Even though 28% of the population was born overseas?
Even though Sydney is about 10% Asian?[/QUOTE]
In the present, with our government's outright rejection of the basic human rights of asylum seekers, absolutely. It's made all the worse that all of us came from elsewhere in not too distant history, yet still so many don't seem to care about what refugees face at the moment.
[QUOTE] [b]tomchristie22 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Bad Seed wrote:[/b]
Would you call Australia, an anti immigration country?
[/QUOTE]
Sadly, I probably would. [/QUOTE]
Even though 28% of the population was born overseas?
Even though Sydney is about 10% Asian?[/QUOTE]
In the present, with our government's outright rejection of the basic human rights of asylum seekers, absolutely. It's made all the worse that all of us came from elsewhere in not too distant history, yet still so many don't seem to care about what refugees face at the moment.