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[Top Cats Hat 10]

 

surely they would integrate a lot quicker if they mixed with a larger variety of cultures

 

You do know that the main reason why immigrants tend to live in 'ghettos' is because historically resistance to them settling in 'white' areas pushed them into the poorer areas where they felt safer. Once those areas became identified with certain ethnicities then others arriving would tend to choose those areas to live.

[Halibut 12]

Is there a reason why, when they move to a city they dont rent in a diverse area, rather than feeling the need to me among their countrymen and women.

 

surely they would integrate a lot quicker if they mixed with a larger variety of cultures

 

Yes, because they can only afford the cheapest housing available to them.

[nikki-red 308]

Posts have been removed that could be seen to breach our Ts and Cs.

 

Please stop with the personal comments, discuss the topic, not each other.

[mickyboy 10]

Yes, because they can only afford the cheapest housing available to them.

 

Generally you will find that the majority of people who live in even ordinary, never mind nice houses tend to conform to the norms of society, live within the law and basic remits of society, and dare I say it work hard for what they have got.

[Top Cats Hat 10]

Generally you will find that the majority of people who live in even ordinary, never mind nice houses tend to conform to the norms of society, live within the law and basic remits of society, and dare I say it work hard for what they have got.

 

That is true, but not sure what point you are making?

[S6 D.I.Y 10]

A couple of points I need to raise

 

 

 

Page Hall was not a crime-free utopia after the Pakistani community moved in back in the nineties. It was a slum then, but it's worse now.

 

The irony is - and this was mentioned in the article - most of the Roma gypsies are living in rented accommodation supplied by . . . the same Pakistani community!

 

So maybe that's a good place to start fixing the problem?

 

Indeed, t'council have implemented a responsible landlord scheme in the area . . . but the landlords don't like it.

 

My solution is simpler. Force the absent landlords to live amongst their tenants for a year and see how the landlords like it then.

 

 

 

 

No.

 

Nobody forced the Pakistani community to rent their homes out to the Roma gypsy community, did they?

 

If the Pakistani community are so short-sighted they're putting short-term profit over long-term community relations, then the current situation in Page Hall is partly their fault.

 

you have hit nail on head

[Penistone999 10]

Yes, because they can only afford the cheapest housing available to them.

 

The majority of them get housing benefit

[swede1973 10]

Where i work we have a few different people from various countries subcontracted as car valeters. They are grafters, they spend 8 hours a day grafting detailing cars. Good and bad in all different cultures. The ones who work with us are excellent guys and do interact with us. We all sit together to eat dinner. There is no separate groups of people. We all one big family at work.

[Ms Macbeth 74]

The majority of them get housing benefit

 

Some can claim after they can prove they have been in work. It clearly states on the government website that jobseekers from the EU are not eligible. That means when they first come to the UK, their housing choices are extremely limited.

https://www.gov.uk/housing-benefit/eligibility

[Halibut 12]

The majority of them get housing benefit

 

Wrong, but that's what happens when you try and talk about stuff you clearly know nothing about.

 

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Where i work we have a few different people from various countries subcontracted as car valeters. They are grafters, they spend 8 hours a day grafting detailing cars. Good and bad in all different cultures. The ones who work with us are excellent guys and do interact with us. We all sit together to eat dinner. There is no separate groups of people. We all one big family at work.

 

Very pleased to hear it swede1973. It's a shame so many people just choose to believe the lies in filthy rags like the Sun rather without ever getting to know the people they're misinformed about.

[Penistone999 10]

Wrong, but that's what happens when you try and talk about stuff you clearly know nothing about.

 

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Very pleased to hear it swede1973. It's a shame so many people just choose to believe the lies in filthy rags like the Sun rather without ever getting to know the people they're misinformed about.

 

Whats your view on the rubbish strewn streets they live on in Page Hall ?

[Halibut 12]

Whats your view on the rubbish strewn streets they live on in Page Hall ?

 

They look jolly untidy.