Will you open your door and host Ukrainian refugees- mothers, grand-mothers and their children?

volver

Callistemon21

volver

Why does it matter how many refugees the US have taken?

If they're doing something badly does that let us off the hook?

No of course not.
It matters because they apparently criticised the UK but have a far worse record themselves.
They should put their own house in order then they may make a criticism.

It's not a great tactic, is it, all criticising each other.

Apparently?

When was that then?

Whitewave's post mentioned it.

As I haven't seen verification I said apparently

Boris has to keep his Russian "friends" happy ,taking in Ukrainians probably wont suit them .They do give him a lot of money so he'll be loathe to lose that !

Keep up with the news, paddyann

No point in e-mailing my MP hes as furious as I am about the "British" governments response or lack of in regard to Ukrainian refugees ....no doubt he'll be told to F off back home when he speaks in the commons ....such honourable gentlemen on the Tory benches.....!

paddyann54

Boris has to keep his Russian "friends" happy ,taking in Ukrainians probably wont suit them .They do give him a lot of money so he'll be loathe to lose that !

He is that worried about keeping the Russians happy Paddyann54 that he has sent tons of arms to Ukraine along with U.K. soldiers (before the invasion) to train them in using them against his Russian friends

Maybe give it a rest Paddyann54, your comments about 'British' government are tedious. As I keep pointing out, many people living in England are unhappy with the Tory administration, many were and are still unhappy about Brexit. I have no doubt there are many in Scotland who are unhappy with the SNP, and there are some in Scotland who voted to leave EU, so can you please stop with the constant 'us' and 'them' comments.

Well said, GillT57

It is beyond tedious, paddyann
Not everyone in Scotland thinks like you.

Why isn’t our royal family offering to house refugees? They have loads of properties full of empty rooms, as well as the wherewithal to organise things. They could easily house hundreds of refugees. About time they did something useful for the money they receive from the taxpayer!

Agree with you LizzieDrip...

I’d rather see the empty properties in London, owned by Russian (dare I say Chinese) investors used to house refugees

Iam64

I’d rather see the empty properties in London, owned by Russian (dare I say Chinese) investors used to house refugees

All empty properties should be used, wherever they are.

I am considering signing up to the refugee scheme, but will wait and see what it entails. I suspect that I am too rural to be considered, although others in the village are thinking about it so there might be Ukranian speakers around.

I am pleased to see Gove is saying the Refugees, where they are able to, will be able to work. Now extend that to all refugees coming here Mr Gove!

I am perplexed as to how war refugees from a European country seem to be viewed so differently to war refugees from other continents.

British public have, wonderfully, opened their wallets, their hearts and their homes to those fleeing Ukraine. But closed their minds to those fleeing Yemen, etc. over the past several years.

YES, ALL refugees should have totally equally rights to come to UK and to settle and work here.

Not everyone, Franbern
There is at least one Gansnetter who took in Afghan refugees and others have been supporting Syrian refugees in the countries, eg Turkey, where they still remain after all those years of war with Putin aiding Assad to destroy their country.

Fran been, please don’t suggest ‘the British public have closed their minds to Yemen’ Syria, parts of Africa. That implies racism, that the huge response to the needs of Ukrainians is because their culture is more similar to ours.

This war is in Europe, it’s the result of a megalomaniac invading a European country that the US, UK and others promised to defend if they abandoned nuclear weapons.

To show how refugees should be welcomed, here a video by the Austrian newspaper Kurier for Ukrainians arriving in Austria. The video is in Ukrainian and dubbed in English

youtu.be/xJ7RvmfyCW8

I have a spare room with bathroom . It's a little untidy but someone with a dog may like it as I also have a garden and a park nearby. However I can't be responsible for anyone's continuing wellbeing or behaviour. It would be accommodation only.

I am well aware that it can be difficult integrating a stranger into your own home. Having live-in care for my OH during the latter months of his life was very stressful indeed. But, to be fair, it was already a stressful and emotional situation.

Some of the challenges were:
- different languages - communication required more effort than I could muster at that time.
- bathroom - one of the carers insisted on showering 3 times a day!
- lack of quiet private time.
- dealing with their problems - I honestly felt like a social worker again some of the time. A refugee will by definition have lots of problems.
- food - I do not cook very much really - lots of salad and some ready meals. Having a refugee might mean I would have to pay more attention to proper meals.

I will look into having a Ukrainian refugee when the site open tomorrow. But I will be looking into it with my eyes open.

I have 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms - I only use one of each so the bedroom/bathroom space would not be a problem. But living space and kitchen would be shared. I basically live in my large kitchen/dining room as the chairs are upright (can't get up from sofa because of slipped disc), and I only have to heat that room, so it saves on heating bills.

Sop .... a couple of other challenges to add:
- increased bills (although there is going to money to cover this)
- noise! I am very sensitive to lots of noise - or just a fusspot! - and I have Radio 3 or selected tracks on Spotify on the go all day.

But I must remember that whatever problems it might cause me would also apply to the refugee, who would also have to get used to sharing a home with a stranger whilst having much more serious problems to add in.

The police are making utter idiots of themselves, turning up in such large numbers at the absent oligarchs mansion, now earmarked for Ukrainian refugees.

1 or 2 policemen would have been quite sufficient.

Are these services by the police being provided free of charge? Or does the oligarch pay?

I think I read somewhere that to host a refugee you should live in a town or city, not out in the country

I’ve just watched a video of some Ukrainian children being greeted at an Italian school by all the children and staff.?

I mean really it is so uplifting, but everything moves me to tears these days.

Well - today is the day when we all learn how to take in a refugee.

This is what I have gleaned so far .....
- you have to know a named refugee yourself before you can apply to host. How the heck do you achieve that? One source said look for families on social media pleading for refuge and get in contact with them .... hmmm.
- the main British NGO is Refugees at Home - they only take hosts who live in cities or big towns. That is not me.

I will contact my Ukranian friend who is currently in Bulgaria.

The system does seem to have more obstacles than opportunities.

I'm not mentally capable of living with. To make it easier for those who arrive and for their hosts - will try to work with any community support that gets set up. Tricky to know at the moment what they will need - a lot depends on whether it turns out Mr P decides it was all a misjudgement and goes for a dignified return (I pray), or a nastier and more drawn out conflict comes. As other posters say, I have, and I know of so many who donate money and goods - as a country we are making a phenomenal contribution.