Tag Archives: Immigration

Celebrating the UK: No. 5 in an occasional series – the case of the Hongkongers who want to come here

Posted on 19 January 2021 by Roger White

Hong Kong skyline (photo by David Iliff license: CC BY-SA 3.0) Occasionally, a reason to celebrate the UK comes to my attention I think worth preserving (see note below this article). I was surprised when I came to write this piece … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the UK: No. 3 in an occasional series – attitudes to immigration and diversity

Posted on 10 June 2019 by Roger White

I got into trouble on Twitter recently for venturing an opinion that politicians who stood for election to an international organisation should be citizens of the country they sought to represent. My view proved unpalatable even to one or two … Continue reading →

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If you’re in a hole …

Posted on 24 October 2016 by Roger White

In my recent SNP conference round-up I referred briefly to the continuing saga of the Brain family, and in particular the appearance of father Gregg Brain on the conference platform sporting a badge that was a parody of the badges … Continue reading →

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The continuing saga of the Australians who outstayed their welcome

Posted on 10 August 2016 by Roger White

I find the Brain family quite difficult to write about a second time. Back in May I contrasted their case with five Bangladeshis who were trafficked to the UK and enslaved in a hotel in the same constituency the Brains … Continue reading →

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Two curious immigration cases – the Australian family and the Bangladeshi slaves

Posted on 30 May 2016 by Roger White

If you dip into the No Thanks! blog, you’ll know the various tones I aim for. Rarely do I write in anger because frankly it’s counter-productive, even if my feelings for some of the people and events I write about … Continue reading →

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