Sunak's Cabinet Changes

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I don't vote Conservative but I thought he was the best of a bad bunch, but by appointing Braverman, he has made a huge mistake. Why is it that people whose families were immigrants themselves have no empathy for anyone else trying to come to this country.
Nearly 40 years ago l convinced my husband to return here from the USA because l felt this would be a better country to raise our son. That we were welcoming to all. My husband is not white.... unfortunately l have been proved wrong.
I really despair for the situation we all find ourselves in, for our children and grandchildren.

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Maya1

I don't vote Conservative but I thought he was the best of a bad bunch, but by appointing Braverman, he has made a huge mistake. Why is it that people whose families were immigrants themselves have no empathy for anyone else trying to come to this country.
Nearly 40 years ago l convinced my husband to return here from the USA because l felt this would be a better country to raise our son. That we were welcoming to all. My husband is not white.... unfortunately l have been proved wrong.
I really despair for the situation we all find ourselves in, for our children and grandchildren.

Please don’t think we all agree with what’s happening Mayal, many of us vehemently disagree with the government’s handing of the refugee and asylum seeker situation. There are also some truly shocking racist attitudes displayed on Gransnet, and I want to apologise on behalf of the rest of us for those who display them, I pity them for their closed hearts and minds.

David Davies has been confirmed as the new secretary of state for Wales

Oh! Interesting.
He'll be happy!
He is Welsh born and bred, unlike some in the past.

Casdon, thank you for you very kind post.l certainly don't think everyone on Gransnet are racists . There are truly some lovely people on here, who think as l do.
I also don't expect everyone to agree with my views but l do think that everyone should be treated with respect and empathy. This is something that this government doesn't seem to care about at all. They have lost touch with reality.

I also despair at Braverman being re-appointed, she's despised by many for her views and I think he's made a big mistake. And as for Raab being back in the Cabinet, another mistake- Raab proved his worth as a Minster when he wouldn't return from holiday when people in Afghanistan were fleeing for their lives.

Callistemon21

^David Davies has been confirmed as the new secretary of state for Wales^

Oh! Interesting.
He'll be happy!
He is Welsh born and bred, unlike some in the past.

Please tell wiki that it's made a mistake because it claims he was born in London.

growstuff

Callistemon21

David Davies has been confirmed as the new secretary of state for Wales

Oh! Interesting.
He'll be happy!
He is Welsh born and bred, unlike some in the past.

Please tell wiki that it's made a mistake because it claims he was born in London.

I’ve met him a few times through work, he is not a popular figure. I can’t see him forging a warm bond with Mark Drakeford, who I’m sure has him marked down as a total waste of space - he’s what my mum would call all mouth and no trousers. He is Welsh, though he may have been born in London.

Steve Peers (Prof of EU Law, Human Rights Law & World Trade Law, Uni of Essex.) on Suella Braverman's not finest moments

twitter.com/StevePeers/status/1545695847597617157

My wiki says he was born in York ???

He's a man of mystery, isn't he?

Ah, his father is Welsh!!

Honestly, read his Wiki entry. I'm surprised they haven't made a film of his early life.

growstuff

Callistemon21

David Davies has been confirmed as the new secretary of state for Wales

Oh! Interesting.
He'll be happy!
He is Welsh born and bred, unlike some in the past.

Please tell wiki that it's made a mistake because it claims he was born in London.

David T C Davies - so he was!

Well I never. I thought he was a Newport boy.

I think overall the new Cabinet is quite a good one.They just have to get on with it now.
I suspect no Cabinet is ever stuffed with perfect for the job Ministers, of any Party which finds itself in power.
This is certainly an improvement though, in my view. I feel that sensible people are in charge, for the first time in quite a while.

Jaberwok

So Albanian gangsters are welcome here? How weird. Like Maudi I welcome Sue Bravarman. Some immigrants wait months in camps and jump through endless hoops to be admitted legally into this country. How unfair it is that people can jump the queue by crossing the channel,escorted by the French and the UK, in order to get here while others wait years. Hope she can do something to stem the flow.

Wanting fair, timely and humane immigration policies and processes really isn't the same thing as saying gangsters are welcome here.

Casdon I'm not disputing that he identifies as Welsh - just being a pedant after seeing (from wiki admittedly) that he's not Welsh-born. I'm more concerned that his politics seem pretty ghastly.

RichmondPark1

Jaberwok

So Albanian gangsters are welcome here? How weird. Like Maudi I welcome Sue Bravarman. Some immigrants wait months in camps and jump through endless hoops to be admitted legally into this country. How unfair it is that people can jump the queue by crossing the channel,escorted by the French and the UK, in order to get here while others wait years. Hope she can do something to stem the flow.

Wanting fair, timely and humane immigration policies and processes really isn't the same thing as saying gangsters are welcome here.

If the UK had a functioning and properly-resourced immigration system, it wouldn't take long to identify the gangsters anyway.

PS. Any idea how many asylum seekers are Albanian, let alone gangsters?

Prentice

I think overall the new Cabinet is quite a good one.They just have to get on with it now.
I suspect no Cabinet is ever stuffed with perfect for the job Ministers, of any Party which finds itself in power.
This is certainly an improvement though, in my view. I feel that sensible people are in charge, for the first time in quite a while.

It's all the same people as we've had before who previously mucked things up on an epic scale. How can you consider it's an improvement? An improvement on what?

Prentice

I think overall the new Cabinet is quite a good one.They just have to get on with it now.
I suspect no Cabinet is ever stuffed with perfect for the job Ministers, of any Party which finds itself in power.
This is certainly an improvement though, in my view. I feel that sensible people are in charge, for the first time in quite a while.

In what way is it an improvement? I'm struggling to see it.

Not so, there are changes.
In any case, the two who really matter have only just come into the jobs, the PM and the Chancellor.It is quite a relief.

Callistemon21

growstuff

Callistemon21

David Davies has been confirmed as the new secretary of state for Wales

Oh! Interesting.
He'll be happy!
He is Welsh born and bred, unlike some in the past.

Please tell wiki that it's made a mistake because it claims he was born in London.

David T C Davies - so he was!

Well I never. I thought he was a Newport boy.

Oh, my mistake. There's 2 of them!! Sorry.

Prentice

Not so, there are changes.
In any case, the two who really matter have only just come into the jobs, the PM and the Chancellor.It is quite a relief.

The PM's been Chancellor and the Chancellor's been Foreign Secretary. It's just musical chairs.

Prentice

Not so, there are changes.
In any case, the two who really matter have only just come into the jobs, the PM and the Chancellor.It is quite a relief.

A relief from what?

IMO it's an appalling government.

volver

Callistemon21

growstuff

Callistemon21

David Davies has been confirmed as the new secretary of state for Wales

Oh! Interesting.
He'll be happy!
He is Welsh born and bred, unlike some in the past.

Please tell wiki that it's made a mistake because it claims he was born in London.

David T C Davies - so he was!

Well I never. I thought he was a Newport boy.

Oh, my mistake. There's 2 of them!! Sorry.

David Davis and David Davies

The 'e' is very important. It means it's Welsh!