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20/08/2026

The debate over immigration in the UK centres on public finances, infrastructure pressure, and data transparency.
We are told that Under British law, most temporary migrants face a strict "No Recourse to Public Funds" condition. This prevents them from accessing standard welfare benefits or social housing for several years.
However, we now know that there are over 1.3 million migrants on benefits, but is this the true figure? Is this the actual number of people who were not born here who are claiming benefits?
The answer is a resounding NO!
Migrants are now being given priority for housing, healthcare and benefits. While British people, young and old, including homeless veterans are left to fend for themselves, immigrants are being spoon-fed at our expense.
This is not just with the UK, this is happening across Europe and the result is the most significant move the right since the 1930s
We are not just a nation under attack, but an entire continent.
In a recent survey, only 21% of the British population said that immigration has had a positive benefit on the UK, this represents a massive fall in recent years, but what percentage of that 21% were British?
The Government is now taking them out of the hotels and quietly planting them in HMOs near you, leaving them free to roam the streets and behave, how we know they behave, but if you say anything, you are immediately threatened by the Police, who are now defenders of the invaders.
For those of you who are struggling to find a home, see a doctor or register with a dentist:

ARE YOU GOING TO CONTINUE TO ACCEPT THIS OR NOT?

14/08/2026

British attitudes towards immigration have become significantly more negative over the past decade, according to new YouGov polling comparing August 2016 with June 2026.

In 2016, 33% of Britons said immigration had been mostly bad for the country. By 2026, that had risen to 43% — an increase of 10 percentage points.

Those saying immigration had been mostly good barely changed, falling from 22% to 21%.

Meanwhile, the number taking a mixed view fell sharply, from 38% to 29%.

And concern now crosses traditional political lines.

Among Reform UK voters, 98% said immigration over the previous decade had been too high, including 91% who said it was much too high.

Among Conservative voters, the figure was 90%.

But perhaps more significantly, 53% of Labour voters said immigration had been too high.

That compares with 56% of Liberal Democrat voters and 40% of Green voters.

So this is no longer simply a right-wing issue.

The polling does not show that Britain has become uniformly hostile to immigration. Twenty-one percent still believe immigration has been mostly good for the country, while 29% see both positive and negative consequences.

But the balance of opinion has clearly shifted.

Ten years after Brexit, the question is increasingly not whether immigration is good or bad, but whether its overall scale is sustainable.

And with 43% now saying immigration has been mostly bad for Britain — compared with just 21% saying mostly good — the latest figures suggest that a growing number of Britons believe the answer is no.

14/08/2026

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Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election by a landslide, but his biggest problem hasn’t gone away.

The parliamentary standards investigation into his undeclared £5 million gift from businessman Christopher Harborne has now resumed.

Farage resigned his seat in July while the investigation was underway, triggering a by-election that he then contested himself. His resignation temporarily paused the inquiry because he was no longer an MP.

But after winning re-election with almost 63% of the vote, the investigation automatically restarted the moment he returned to Parliament.

Former Reform UK chairman David Bull has now added fresh questions about the strategy behind that decision. Speaking on national radio, Bull discussed the possibility of a future recall petition if Farage were suspended, suggesting that Farage’s support in Clacton would probably allow him to survive another electoral challenge.

The key point is this: the by-election gave Farage a fresh mandate from voters, but it did not end the parliamentary scrutiny.

So Farage’s Clacton gamble may have succeeded politically, but it failed to remove the investigation that triggered the controversy in the first place.

The election is over. The standards investigation is not.

Are Nigel, Zia and one or two others now doing more harm than good?

12/08/2026

Could Europe’s migration crisis end very badly?

Across Europe, immigration has become one of the most divisive political issues of our time.

Millions of people are increasingly concerned about the scale of migration, pressure on housing and public services, border control and whether governments are listening to them.

But there is another, more uncomfortable question.
Could growing anger over mass migration eventually lead to serious civil unrest, political violence or even genocide?

We should be careful about comparing modern Europe directly with the 1930s. Europe today has democratic institutions, independent courts, international alliances and human-rights protections that were far weaker then.

But history teaches us that societies rarely move from political disagreement to catastrophe overnight.

Polarisation can gradually become hostility. Hostility can become dehumanisation. And dehumanisation can create an environment in which violence becomes easier to justify.

The result can be a dangerous loop:
Migration → social tension → political polarisation → provocative rhetoric → violence → retaliation → further polarisation.

Social media can make that cycle even faster, allowing rumours, inflammatory claims and hatred to spread across millions of people within hours.

Opposing mass immigration is not the same as hating immigrants. People must be able to debate immigration levels, border controls, asylum and integration without being labelled extremists.

However, the blatant silencing of people who are sick to death of being overrun in their own countries may not be without consequence.
Europe is not necessarily heading towards another 1930s, this could be much worse.

In the 1930s it was mainly hate from one nation towards certain people, and other nations fighting against it, but this time the anger is spread across the entire continent of Europe.

The real warning sign is not that Europeans disagree about immigration. It is when people begin to believe that they can no longer disagree peacefully.

Governments must take public concerns seriously, manage immigration effectively, enforce the law and protect Europeans from undocumented criminals.

Because the greatest danger is not disagreement.

**It is the collapse of trust that democratic disagreement can still resolve our differences.**

Europe still has a choice………..For now!

09/08/2026

Ireland could be facing a new and potentially dangerous form of political violence, as tensions over immigration collide with the island’s existing paramilitary networks.

The New IRA just dropped a nuclear-level threat on the Irish authorities:
Remove EVERY SINGLE migrant from Ireland… or we start a full-scale CIVIL WAR.

No official public statement or verified direct communication from the New IRA to authorities has been confirmed by PSNI, Gardaí or governments; recent group activity has focused on police targets rather than migrants.

The number of attacks by furious I rish people who are sick to death of everything that we know and they attempt to hide is constantly being downplayed or blatantly denied, by the globalist leaders, the left wing media and the useful idiots.

However, there is no denying that the backlash is coming, and when it finally does, it may be unprecedented!

07/08/2026

Mohammed Hijab posted the following on X recently:

Message to the far-right Since you can't get us Muslims out of your minds, know we are now your masters.

We are here to stay. This is our country.

If you don't like is here, please leave the country. Leave the UK, go to Spain or Australia. I impose Sharia law every time I pray my prayers and give charity to the white homeless people you have neglected including your own mothers who are left in care homes.

We impose sharia each time we heal your people in NHS hospitals or care homes. We impose sharia each time we refrain from decadence and alcoholism you people are known to indulge in. And we will continue imposing this kind of sharia whether you like it or not. There I nothing you can do about this.

We are in charge of this decision.

This raises the question:

Are you comfortable with the continued growth of this ideology across Europe or not?

03/08/2026

The NHS has begun recruiting young people for its new PATHWAYS clinical trial into puberty blockers, following a High Court ruling allowing the study to proceed.

The trial will involve around 226 children aged between 11 and 16 who have already been assessed by specialist NHS gender services. Researchers hope the study will provide stronger evidence on both the benefits and the risks of puberty blockers.

The trial was commissioned after the 2024 Cass Review concluded that the existing evidence was too weak to support confident clinical decisions.

One question many parents are asking is whether they can stop their child from taking part.

The answer is yes. Participation in the trial is entirely voluntary, and parental involvement forms part of the consent process. If a parent or person with parental responsibility refuses consent, a child would generally not be enrolled.

Supporters say the trial is essential to answer important medical questions through properly monitored research.

Critics remain concerned about potential long-term effects, including impacts on bone density, fertility and informed consent for children.

With recruitment now underway, the PATHWAYS study is likely to become one of the most closely watched medical trials in the UK, as researchers seek clearer evidence to guide future NHS treatment.

Does anyone else think that this is perverse madness?

03/08/2026

A major cyber attack has exposed the details of more than 100,000 UK police officers and criminal justice personnel, making it one of the largest breaches of its kind in recent years.

The attack targeted the Police National Legal Database, known as the PNLD, an online legal reference system used by police forces and criminal justice organisations across England and Wales. Importantly, this is not the same as the Police National Computer or the Police National Database, and there is currently no evidence that operational policing systems or criminal records have been compromised.

The cybercriminal group ExfilSquad has claimed responsibility for the attack and is believed to have published samples of the stolen information on the dark web.

The leaked data includes officers' names, official work email addresses and the police force or organisation they work for. It also includes contact details for staff from the Ministry of Defence, the Home Office, the National Crime Agency and the Crown Prosecution Service.

At this stage, investigators say there is no evidence that victim information, witness details, offender records or police intelligence databases have been accessed. There is also no indication that user passwords have been compromised, although investigations are continuing.

Despite that reassurance, experts warn that the breach still presents a serious security risk. Criminals could use the information to launch convincing phishing emails, impersonate police personnel or carry out sophisticated social engineering attacks against officers and government employees.

The attack appears to be part of a wider campaign against UK public sector organisations, with the same hacking group also linked to a recent breach affecting the Department for Education.

As cyber attacks continue to grow in scale and sophistication, this incident highlights the increasing importance of protecting not only sensitive operational data, but also the personal information of those working to keep the country safe.

The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities are working to establish exactly how the attackers gained access and whether any additional information has been compromised.

30/07/2026

Thousands of migrants have crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco, creating one of the biggest border surges seen in recent years.

Many reached the territory by swimming around the Tarajal breakwater, while others climbed or breached sections of the border fence, overwhelming local police and emergency services.

Ceuta's regional president declared a "total emergency" and appealed to Spain's central government for military support and additional security personnel. However, Madrid stopped short of declaring a national emergency, instead deploying reinforcements and working with Moroccan authorities to manage the situation.

Ceuta is one of the European Union's only land borders with Africa, making it a key entry point for migrants attempting to reach Europe. Officials say reception centres are under severe pressure, while humanitarian organisations continue to warn of the dangers faced by people making the crossing.

The decision by Spain to give offer citizenship to migrants has resulted in over a million applications and it has now caused a tsunami of immigration.

This is an invasion on an international scale, the entire continent of Europe is in serious danger of total collapse into chaos and civil unrest, if not civil war.

This is the result of corrupt leaders and naïve people who are actively supporting the destruction of our society as we know it.

29/07/2026

Germany's new Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, says he expects up to 80% of the Syrians currently living in Germany—around 720,000 to 800,000 people—to return to Syria over the next three years.

The comments came after talks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with Merz arguing that Syria's recovery depends on its people returning to help rebuild the country. Germany and Syria are now planning to work together on voluntary returns, while prioritising the removal of criminals and those who no longer qualify for protection.

However, despite headlines claiming Germany will deport 800,000 Syrians, there is currently no approved government policy to forcibly remove that number. Instead, Merz's remarks are widely seen as a political objective rather than a confirmed plan.

Any compulsory returns would still have to comply with German law, EU asylum rules and international refugee obligations.

The proposal has sparked fierce debate. Supporters say it's a necessary step towards tougher migration controls, while critics argue that parts of Syria remain unsafe and that many Syrians have built lives, careers and families in Germany over the past decade.

There are also practical challenges, including housing, jobs and Syria's ability to receive hundreds of thousands of returnees.

For now, the proposal remains one of Germany's most controversial migration initiatives, and whether anything close to 800,000 people will actually return remains highly uncertain.

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