LET’S face it, there’s no such a as an illegal immigrant.
The correct term is ‘undocumented migrant’.
Even predictive text knows that.
That’s purely a construct developed by politicians to counter the fact there is no clear legal route for displaced persons.
‘Stopping the boats’ dehumanises the people in them. Yet another Third Reich style linguistic construct.
Saying that most of your constituents want what that idiot Braverman wants doesn’t in any way, shape or form make it morally right.
Mrs Maclean and her absurd leader are actually stating that anyone who enters the UK ‘illegally’ will not be afforded the protection of our modern slavery laws and rights.
The people coming on the boats are not the evil traffickers who lie to them and get them here – they are actually likely to be the people most vulnerable to being exploited and enslaved.
And your MP wants them to have their protections stripped away from them? That’s not just lack of compassion, that’s pure evil.
The Tory Party is making a mad dash towards fascism. They won’t achieve it.
MOST British people are appalled by the Tories.
They may well have had a landslide victory at the last General Election but only because UKIP racists voted for Johnson.
Nigel Braithwaite
Headless Cross,
Redditch
ON Sunday, March 18, I visited my local post office and shops in Webheath in order to purchase some groceries.
After I had approached the checkout counter a young man (a total stranger) joined me.
He had only one item to pay for so my instinct was the invite him to take my place which he accepted.
He hovered whilst my items were being removed from the shopping basket and then to my astonishment insisted on paying my bill.
When I asked why his answer was that I had been so polite to him. He gave me his name as Wayne.
The real value of this event for me was the experience – not the monetary cost.
Thank you Wayne for your kindness and generosity.
Valerie
Webheath.
WITH the national news about culture in The Metropolitan Police I want to reassure you of the action being taken by West Mercia Police, your local police service, to ensure we are the best we can be for you, for victims and survivors and for our workforce.
We are more inclusive, more diverse, and more reflective of our communities than we have ever been, but racism, misogyny, discrimination, and bias do still exist.
What also exists is a drive to change, to improve.
Whilst serving as your Chief Constable, we have taken strides to quickly root out corrupt individuals and unacceptable behaviour in our ranks and you will see those stories in this very paper – we will not be quiet about them.
This sits alongside significant work to make sustainable improvements to standards and our vetting and misconduct processes.
We know our bonds with our black communities are fragile, there’s a lot we need to do to rebuild those relationships, to address race disparities and to change a legacy of distrust.
We are delivering against the national Police Race Action Plan and listening to our communities.
We are focusing on improving your trust and confidence in us, and particularly among women and girls.
We are dedicated to tackling violence against women – with a determined and clear approach to bring offenders to justice and in doing all we can to prevent harm in the first place.
You can read my full open letter on our website: www.westmercia.police.uk
Chief Constable Pippa Mills
West Mercia Police
MANY readers will be familiar with St John Ambulance, but surprisingly few are aware of the youth programme work of the health response and first aid charity.
St John runs five youth programmes for five to 25-year-olds to support and teach first aid and lifesaving skills and last year marked the 100th anniversary of St John’s support for young people.
If your son, daughter, grandchild, or their best friend was stabbed or attacked in the street, would you know what to do?
If their drink was spiked, or they’d had too much to drink, and had collapsed, having the skills to step in during those vital seconds makes all the difference – it saves lives.
This month, thanks to £1million made possible by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, St John launches Young Responders, a new programme reaching out to secondary school children and young adults up to 25 in targeted areas of the West Midlands.
Co-created by young people for young people, Young Responders teaches great lifesaving skills in bite size, hands-on easy to understand sessions.
Training includes how to treat street violence injuries from assault, stabbing and glassing, to knowing how to handle alcohol and drug abuse, spiking, as well as gaining awareness and resilience training in mental health.
Delivered initially through schools, the health and first aid charity hopes the Young Responders programme will reach a new audience and is targeting young people at risk of street crime, young carers, cared for young people and those not in education, training or employment.
Benefits go beyond great first aid know-how and include improved confidence and leadership skills plus it’s a great addition to a CV.
The ambition is for Young Responders to develop strong partnerships with existing street crime and support organisations already working with the target audience in key areas and by the end of 2023 train 15,000 young people in lifesaving first aid.
Find out more about Young Responders by visiting Young Responders | St John Ambulance (sja.org.uk)
Paul Evans,
Director of Youth and Education
St John Ambulance
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