Poland has provided a million Ukrainian souls fleeing the war with shelter and the EU has waived visa requirements. But Britain has failed to step up.
Ukraine’s neighbours are welcoming refugees who, unlike Middle Eastern migrants seven years ago, are less inclined to travel westwards.
Throwing illicit office parties is selfish and stupid but prioritising animal lives over human ones is inexcusable.
Crossing the channel is the final frontier for a trickle of migrants who haven’t claimed asylum elsewhere. There are many stages to the journey to Britain, and smuggling rings are present at each point.
Some migrants, already in a “safe” country, are determined to make the perilous journey across the channel to reach Britain.
This isn’t the first time a sales policy from the French sports retailer has sparked controversy.
The establishment has been so opposed to limiting immigration that it has allowed the system to collapse.
French authorities warn that new “pushback tactics” could endanger lives.
The Wolf Hall author is ashamed to live in the UK but hasn’t quit the green and pleasant land just yet – she’s in good company.
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