Children’s Asylum Centre ‘too welcoming’ 😢

Greta

Just listening to Robert Jenrick now on radio 4. The reason the mural was removed was that it was not 'age appropriate'. So obviously it had to go...
I think ministers are getting rather desperate; any excuse will do.

It’s not true anyway. The centre it was in is used for families with children as well as lone travellers under the age of 18. Why do politicians keep lying when they must know there’s Governmental documentary evidence freely available that contradicts what they say? The only conclusion I can draw is that they assume the public are stupid.

Well if it were because it was "inappropriate" why not take up the offer from artists to re-do?

And Jenrick also removed the "Welcome" signs in different languages. That is nothing to do with age appropriate but making a little extra effort for children

Much of what you describe they do in order to come to the UK rather than stay in France or another European country MOnica.

The children may not be able to read welcome signs Wyllow. And as I have already said, it’s not an airport. These people may be deported so welcome signs are highly inappropriate.

Ah, we completely disagree on this one GSM as its children. You can welcome people to a place even if some will not be in the UK for long, but given the acceptance rate of incomers as asylum seekers, most will stay.

C'mon, its just pure "mean".

A well-written article, certainly worth a read, And please don't say it must be total c**p because it's in the Daily Mail. That particular rag is more likely to be pushing the views of Jenrick and his apologists. I was surprised to see it had been published there. Will it change any minds? Only the open ones, perhaps.. www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-12297233/PROFESSOR-FRANK-FUREDI-contempt-unelected-buffoons-House-Lords.html

We must agree to disagree Wyllow. As is well known here I don’t welcome people arriving without permission when they could have stayed in another safe country.

There's a difference between putting out a welcome sign for those who have yet to enter the UK, and in the way in which we choose to treat vulnerable children who are already here in a detention centre. Surely where such children are concerned, who are now in our "care", whether we like it or not, purposeful punishment, discrimination, or any form of negative message as regards their ongoing welfare and security will only add to their trauma. How can removing welcome signs and painting over nursery-style murals be considered, at best, as anything other than mean-spirited, and at worst, as cruel and unusual treatment. Can anyone explain to me exactly what else such a callous act will achieve? It will make no difference to the outcome of the investigations into their asylum requests. As for Jenricks ongoing wriggling and prevarications, I expect no less from the man. A shameful episode, and IMO, indefensible.

NanaDana

A well-written article, certainly worth a read, And please don't say it must be total c**p because it's in the Daily Mail. That particular rag is more likely to be pushing the views of Jenrick and his apologists. I was surprised to see it had been published there. Will it change any minds? Only the open ones, perhaps.. www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-12297233/PROFESSOR-FRANK-FUREDI-contempt-unelected-buffoons-House-Lords.html

I thought that was an excellent article and I posted it but put it under the wrong heading so hoping to get it changed to Politics Thread.