Children’s Asylum Centre ‘too welcoming’ 😢

It's an interesting new technique this. Well not that new. We have only heard one side of the story. And in many cases that might be true. However thinking and debate relies on exploring these issues. So its fine to put 'the other side' that is welcome.

Its somehow linked to a general contempt for the press which I actually think when taken to its extreme is deeply worrying.

Could we commission Banksy to brighten up Jenrick's office?

I'd really like to hear what other side to the story there could be, that make this all right.

Staff painted without permission? And?

I very much hope the plan for famous artists to replace the mural does go ahead.

Our late and much missed friend, Phoenix, had a good line in curses. Does anyone remember one?

That took me a moment. I thought you meant swearing. I was about to offer you a wide variety to use.

Here's one of Phoenix's curses
Perhaps someone with a poetic soul could tweak it for Robert Jenrick:

Double hubble, toil and trouble,
make his botty boil and bubble

make his piles and scrotum itch
give his eye a nasty twitch

make his skin erupt and ooze
make him allergic to all booze

give him herpes, give him sores
whenever he goes out of doors

wish all foul things fall from above
for hurting you and those you love

Having murals painted over is hardly commensurate with curses wishing what is essentially torture on someone.

I'm waiting for more info on this story, like one or two other GN commenters.

Meanwhile I suspect the average age of the children at this centre is rather above nine, the only quoted age in the Guardian. Wonder why they didn't mention the highest age too?

You can call me out on that as soon as my reserve is shown to be ridiculous.

It happened, and it was appalling .
What exactly would make it acceptable, Baggs and the" one or two other GN commenters "?

I haven't said it's acceptable, westend. I simply think we don't have all the information yet that we need to make a judgment. All I'm doing is not jumping on a bandwagon.

Yet.

What difference does it make if there are 16 year olds there as well.

And I think curses are despicable.

Not so long ago we were going to welcome immigrants with a "hostile environment".
I hope we will soon find out what the real reason for the minister's action was. Otherwise it beggars belief.

Galaxy

What difference does it make if there are 16 year olds there as well.

Possibly none. But that's well above the Mickey Mouse appreciation age, I think, which makes the painting over malarky not such a big deal.

I'd also want to know exactly how many unaccompanied children are in asylum centres. Surely it can't be many? How on earth would they get here completely unaccompanied?

According to the "Mail " this has been confirmed by the Home Office.
A despicable action indeed .!

I hope we will soon find out what the real reason for the minister's action was.

Agreed. As I've intimated.

"According to the Mail..."

Funny how convenient the often despicable (according to GNers) Mail is sometimes

Well sorry Baggs but I still wish him boils on his bum
And I bet Cruella s involved in this too so she can have them as well

I out the Mail as I knew if I put the Guardian there would be "oh well what do you expect " and so on.

Perhaps he thought Mickey Mouse a bit childish and demeaning? devil's advocate here
Could a different work of art be commissioned, rather more grown up?
The whole shebang is very Dickensian.
Give the boys brimstone and treacle!

Baggs

Having murals painted over is hardly commensurate with curses wishing what is essentially torture on someone.

Oh, crikey it was Phoenix's famous curse.
I just copied and pasted.

Joke alert .....

Why did he do it? Tony Benn's words on refugees come to mind The way the government treats refugees is very instructive because it shows you how they would treat the rest of us if they thought they could get away with it
How dare staff make the place more welcoming?

Baggs

And I think curses are despicable.

If it worked it might be.
I posted it, I didn't invoke it. I don't have that power
Mind you, if we see him sitting on a cushion in the H of C perhaps .....