MP is not interested in Drivers problems at Calais

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My MP, Anne McLaughlin, went on a trip earlier this year to the migrant camp at Calais, she is concerned for these people.
I wrote to her in March asking if she visited the Port of Calais while she was there to talk to Truckers who have to run the gauntlet of those attempting to stow away on trucks to reach the UK.
She didn’t respond so I wrote again in April and delivered the letter personally at her office where I was told she was ‘Researching’ a response to me.
A few weeks later I received a short letter from her telling me the problem was ‘Humanitarian’.
She also told me she wasn’t aware drivers get fined if stowaways are found in their vehicles, she’s an MP and didn’t know?
I wrote back to her in May pointing out she hadn’t condemned the criminal acts of breaking into vehicles causing damage and stowaways defecating & urinating on the loads.
I wrote again in June and received no reply to my letters.
This despite issuing cards saying “Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you would like my support. It’s my job!”

On September the 30th I went to her surgery here in Springburn Glasgow.
To cut a long story short, she says she wont condemn migrants disrupting traffic at Calais as people would blame all migrants.
She claims the problems are ‘Humanitarian’ and not criminal.
She says, regarding problems travellers have at Calais, it’s nothing to do with her as it’s not in her constituency.
I then asked if Calais is not in her constituency, why was she there in the first place!
She didn’t like that!
I pointed out France was a safe country to which she replied “It’s not!”.
I then pointed out the French President intended to close the Calais camp, she didn’t like that information.
After 10 minutes I was given the ‘Bums Rush’ and shown the door.
What happened to “Don’t hesitate to contact me” & “It’s my job” ?
I wondered who the guy who was sitting with her was, turns out he was Joe Brady, former Head of Integration at the Scottish Refugee Council, now her Advocacy Manager.
No wonder he gave me the ‘Bums Rush’ and ushered me out the door!

The problem with these people is they forget they work for us and not the other way round.
Why don’t you let Anne know you want something done about those who break into trucks and damage the vehicles and loads.
Politicians are fair game, if they don’t like the heat they shouldn’t be in the job!
Contact Anne McLaughlin, tell her I sent you and let her know your feelings on the matter.
Go for it!

Oh! I almost forgot!
Anne McLaughlin is the SNP Shadow Minister for Civil Liberties!
Clearly not Civil Liberties for Truckers!
Hope she doesn’t get paid extra for that.

Alex

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Good on yer for persisting.

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Mick

My motto is ‘Don’t get mad - Get even!’

Alex

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Looking at her, sending a few deep fried Mars bars might help grease the wheels! :wink:
I bet those hungry migrants were really happy to see her! :laughing:

When done on trying to put your agenda forward pal, but her’s is clearly different from yours…

P.S. If anyone sees Lily Allen do me a favour, kick her in the …! :open_mouth:

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It’s not even “Pro Brit” and “Anti European”.

Many of the truckers who find themselves Victims are Non-British EU citizens. Those scumbags in the camp though? - They’ve passed through Europe on their way to the UK with it’s benefits for criminals public services for terrorists and jobs for the unskilled.

What would have happened in WWII if we’d opened the gates to “German Citizens living in France” that didn’t want to be called up for National Service, and so wanted to flee to England for the duration?
How many Gestapo would be mingling with them?
How many of them would NOT be in any danger - should they actually repatriate themselves to Germany rather than be a threat to the British over here?

Why are so many MPs unable to “pick a side” that is actually representative of their own CONSTITUENT’S wishes - let alone the rest of the nation?

I’m sure these pro-remainer MPs on both sides of the House of Commons - are not meaning to sound like they are “pro terrorist” and want “human rights for the disenfranchized to murder taxpayers everywhere”

…But alas they DO sound like that is their argument though.
FFS You’d think that political correctness would veer the other way by this point, and anyone openly supporting our enemies would be lamblasted for it.
But no.

What does the establishment do when we’re looking out for “The Enemy”? - They’ll give us a NEW one.

“Let’s all hate Russia”. Let’s all love Terrorists. Let’s all love being run by a foreign power. Let’s all lick the ■■■■■ of big business. Let’s all see the coming of Anarchy to this country, and let the loudest shouters and the best-armed to rule the nation.

<Looks to the Armed Forces, Police, and any other British institution that are tooled up…>
“Who’s side are you on folks?”

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Typical MP parasite and total waste of space just like old fish face sturrrgeon

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looks like she ate all the pies…

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Well done, you really did go the extra mile, It’s quite obvious she has no idea of what’s really happening and if no doubt living in her own bubble with her friends who think every immigrant in Calais is Doctor escaping a war zone.

A couple of years ago I wrote to the then minister for border security about the lack of checks at Calais. Took ages to get a reply and when it did arrive from the Border Agency it was stock stuff about how they appreciate the difficulties of truck drivers and how they were carrying out checks.

But I think we need t keep challenging these people, however much they try and fob us off.

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Struth bet the jungle inhabitants thought it was one of them killer clowns. (Allegedly)

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Dipper_Dave:
Struth bet the jungle inhabitants thought it was one of them killer clowns. (Allegedly)

Strange that Juddian’s been quiet recently… :neutral_face:

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alexsaville:
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My MP, Anne McLaughlin, went on a trip earlier this year to the migrant camp at Calais, she is concerned for these people.
I wrote to her in March asking if she visited the Port of Calais while she was there to talk to Truckers who have to run the gauntlet of those attempting to stow away on trucks to reach the UK.
She didn’t respond so I wrote again in April and delivered the letter personally at her office where I was told she was ‘Researching’ a response to me.
A few weeks later I received a short letter from her telling me the problem was ‘Humanitarian’.
She also told me she wasn’t aware drivers get fined if stowaways are found in their vehicles, she’s an MP and didn’t know?
I wrote back to her in May pointing out she hadn’t condemned the criminal acts of breaking into vehicles causing damage and stowaways defecating & urinating on the loads.
I wrote again in June and received no reply to my letters.
This despite issuing cards saying “Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you would like my support. It’s my job!”

On September the 30th I went to her surgery here in Springburn Glasgow.
To cut a long story short, she says she wont condemn migrants disrupting traffic at Calais as people would blame all migrants.
She claims the problems are ‘Humanitarian’ and not criminal.
She says, regarding problems travellers have at Calais, it’s nothing to do with her as it’s not in her constituency.
I then asked if Calais is not in her constituency, why was she there in the first place!
She didn’t like that!
I pointed out France was a safe country to which she replied “It’s not!”.
I then pointed out the French President intended to close the Calais camp, she didn’t like that information.
After 10 minutes I was given the ‘Bums Rush’ and shown the door.
What happened to “Don’t hesitate to contact me” & “It’s my job” ?
I wondered who the guy who was sitting with her was, turns out he was Joe Brady, former Head of Integration at the Scottish Refugee Council, now her Advocacy Manager.
No wonder he gave me the ‘Bums Rush’ and ushered me out the door!

The problem with these people is they forget they work for us and not the other way round.
Why don’t you let Anne know you want something done about those who break into trucks and damage the vehicles and loads.
Politicians are fair game, if they don’t like the heat they shouldn’t be in the job!
Contact Anne McLaughlin, tell her I sent you and let her know your feelings on the matter.
Go for it!

Oh! I almost forgot!
Anne McLaughlin is the SNP Shadow Minister for Civil Liberties!
Clearly not Civil Liberties for Truckers!
Hope she doesn’t get paid extra for that.

Alex

Well done for your valiant efforts but honestly are we surprised.The uk government have never been interested in the truckers plight[ime going back to late 90s]when it was kicking off.
They passed the buck down to the driver then and still do now.
I am out of it [ret] and not sorry only for the lads that still do the job today.
I personally cant see a solution in sight.
regards dave.

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what do you expect,she is an MP,they have their heads up their axxxs when it comes to real problems,she must have a nice place so why don’t she put some migrants up at her place at her own expense

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Remember this time last year when Yvette Cooper said she would take refugees into her home. In March of this year Nick Ferrari interviewed her on her favourite subject - child refugees.

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NF: Have you taken your refugee in yet?
YC: Well, I think we should be offering sanctuary
NF: But have you taken yours yet?
YC: Yeah but I don’t think this is about… I’ve said from the start if people need homes we should be offering…
NF: Have you taken yours yet?
YC: If you listen to what the government’s said, they’ve said no they don’t want people to take them into their homes. What they want is to provide housing for the small number of Syrian refugees who have come over. Where I do think we should help and…
NF: Have you taken yours yet Yvette?
YC: No that’s what I said, because the government has said
NF: So you haven’t taken yours because the Government has said . . ?
YC: The Government’s said that’s not what we’re looking for, because what they’re looking for is proper homes for people and, you know, people should have the dignity of their own homes…
NF: So because David Cameron says not to do it, you’re not doing it?
YC: Yeah, but, look, the Government, you’ve got to provide proper support when they come and what’s the proper support people need? And they need, you know, if they’re a family they’ll need housing of their own.
If they’re a child, they’ll need proper foster support, if you wanna be a fosterer you’ve gotta go through proper training and support through your local council, you can’t just take any family. So look, if that’s what the Government say is what’s needed and that’s what people think is needed . . .
NF: So you won’t be making a room available now?
YC: Then, of course, but at the moment the Government is saying that is not what you need to provide sanctuary. But, you know, the bigger problem at the moment we’re actually not providing any sanctuary at all, we’ve got just 4,000 Syrian refugees coming here a year, there’s 4,000 a day arriving in Greece and you’ve got child refugees who are, you know, alone in Europe and, 10,000 of them…
NF: So can one of them have your room?
YC: Hey, you’ve got to have proper fostering, haven’t you? You’ve got to have proper fosterers and I’ll be honest, I’ve not had proper support and training from local councils to be a proper fosterer and I think that’s not summink you play games with . . . because what we did with the Kindertransport, you remember, the Kindertransport before the Second World War.

So she would actually like to welcome a refugee family into one of her homes, but the wicked Tories won’t let her and she hasn’t had proper foster training and support from her local council. She didn’t need training in how to flip her house three times!

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Stanley Knife:
So she would actually like to welcome a refugee family into one of her homes, but the wicked Tories won’t let her and she hasn’t had proper foster training and support from her local council. She didn’t need training in how to flip her house three times!

No, she’s just full of crap! :imp:

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Carryfast where are you ? I blame A frame trailer configuration and engine braking systems .
Talking of sinister clowns scaring everyone, wouldn’t it be good if one ran amock in the Rdc waiting room, waving an axe around .

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Evil8Beezle:

Stanley Knife:
So she would actually like to welcome a refugee family into one of her homes, but the wicked Tories won’t let her and she hasn’t had proper foster training and support from her local council. She didn’t need training in how to flip her house three times!

No, she’s just full of crap! :imp:

Aren’t ALL politicians :exclamation: :exclamation: :exclamation: :exclamation:

Here in France, same S§§t, every day !!!
We here are approaching the 2017 presidential elections and all we are seeing on social media, hearing on the tv/radio, reading in the newspapers is the false promises that they will ask us to believe that they will deliver. Total BS

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Why can’t we get a politician who promises something actually do-able - who then actually proceeds to do it upon being elected?

“I’ll do ”
“OOh I’ve won by a nice majority. Now to go back on all my promises…” - I don’t think this is how it works…
More like:
(New MP) “Ooh I’ve won by a nice majority - now to start that work I’ve been elected to do!”
(Secretary) “Actually, you have no power to change anything. Just answer letters from moaning constituents, and get seen bringing up some big questions (pre-modded) in parliament. You don’t get to ask them unless the PM approves an answer. Didn’t you know Parliament is all stage-managed?”

"But I’ve promised the electorate that I’m going to crack down on crack, ■■■■■ cuts, and get everyone off the dole and back into work!"
“You’re going to need to fund the police then, use the same money to ■■■■■ the cuts, and triple-count to get everyone back into work. Perhaps if you scrapped all tax offsets and benefits outright?”
"Oh bugger it. I’ll hang on for my five years, and then hope the other contender for my seat gets caught banging a sheep or something just before polling day. Hmmph!"

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She says, regarding problems travellers have at Calais, it’s nothing to do with her as it’s not in her constituency.
I then asked if Calais is not in her constituency, why was she there in the first place!
She didn’t like that!

That was a neat answer! :smiley:

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Evil8Beezle:
P.S. If anyone sees Lily Allen do me a favour, kick her in the …! :open_mouth:

The article I read about her visit to the jungle, said that she had taken time out of her recording schedule for her new album to visit the jungle, any see a z list celeb/singer trying to raise her profile prior to her new album being released, but she wished she hadn’t bothered now from the back lash on Social Media :wink:

this has got Me wondering, assuming that the jungle will still be there or some thing like it, at the time of the next general election, I wonder how many MP’s will visit it in the 3 months or so before polling day. I think their humanitarian principles may be taking a back seat, in favour of winning back their seat.

As for that MP’s response to a constituents genuine concerns, woeful doesn’t even start to describe it. But it nothing other than we would expect. MP’s have their own agenda, most of which has little to do with ordinary peoples lives and concerns, hence why we have arrived at the situation of Brexit, because Cameron and buddies didn’t expect the out vote, just as they didn’t expect such a close vote in Scottish independence vote a couple of years ago :unamused:

Most people, I would reckon, have compassion for genuine refugees, maybe that’s why there seems to be an acceptance of the millions of pounds the British government is putting into the refugee camps in the Lebanon Jordan and Turkey, this help assists those that have decided to stay in the region or that cant leave the region, but people aren’t stupid, and its clear that those who’ve reached the jungle are chancers, and the sooner the government scrap the le touquet agreement and employ enough border guards at Dover to search every truck, and any stowaways found be put straight back on the next ship back to Calais the better. Then that might be the first positive thing to come from Brexit :wink:

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albion:
She says, regarding problems travellers have at Calais, it’s nothing to do with her as it’s not in her constituency.
I then asked if Calais is not in her constituency, why was she there in the first place!
She didn’t like that!

That was a neat answer! :smiley:

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