Benefit cheat parents from Aveley sentenced after £60,000 fraud (From Thurrock Gazette)
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Benefit cheat parents from Aveley sentenced after £60,000 fraud
11:11am Wednesday 13th March 2013 in News By Emma Thomas
A BENEFIT cheat mother was jailed after admitting claiming more than £60,000 illegally.
Anuoluwapa Oloyede-Samuel, 42, of Hanford Road, Aveley, was sentenced to 15 months in prison after Southend Crown Court was told she fraudulently claimed Income Support, Housing and Council Tax Benefit from Thurrock Council while she lived in Hanford Road, Aveley.
She claimed her husband, Ololeye Ololeke Oloyede-Samuel, also 42, was not living with her and said she had a tenancy agreement with City Real Estates paying £1,250 rent a month.
Oloyede-Samuel also claimed neither she nor her husband was in paid employment or owned any property, neither of them had any bank accounts except those declared to the council and neither of them had any income except Income Support and Child Benefit.
None of this was true. Investigators found the couple, who have four children aged between two and nine, had received more than £244,256 into undeclared bank accounts while they were taking handouts from the Government and Thurrock Council.
In November 2009, police and investigators from Thurrock Council searched the couple’s home in Hanford Road, Aveley, and seized documents.
Further enquiries into Mr Oloyede-Samuel revealed he was in the country illegally and he had a number of undeclared bank accounts - one of which showed he had been working as a security officer.
Assessors from the Department for Work and Pensions determined Mrs Oloyede-Samuel had no entitlement to Income Support, resulting in an overpayment of £46,165.61 and Thurrock Council assessed that both defendants were overpaid £12,787.49 in Housing Benefit and £1,478.44 in Council Tax Benefit.
Mr Oloyede-Samuel pleaded guilty to giving false information and overclaiming benefits.
He received a one-year sentence suspended for two years and was also ordered to undertake 200 hours of unpaid work within 12 months.
Both had previously been convicted for similar benefit fraud offences by Croydon Council where they given suspended jail sentences, but judge Mr Recorder Royall advised these would not be taken into consideration.
The couple now live in Exeter, Devon.
Comments(54)
Bodoftheglen
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11:55am Wed 13 Mar 13
ebagumtrebor
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12:16pm Wed 13 Mar 13
DannyButcher
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12:38pm Wed 13 Mar 13
A.N.Other
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1:31pm Wed 13 Mar 13
I must conclude that the benefits fraud department at Thurrock is institutionally racist for only picking on Africans.
Bernard 87
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1:57pm Wed 13 Mar 13
This made me chuckle.
No doubt after reading that comment, Thurrock Council will start to hunt down the English cheats to prove that they believe in 'diversity', 'multiculturalism' and above all.... 'equality'.
aberline 88
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3:47pm Wed 13 Mar 13
OckendonPaul
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3:47pm Wed 13 Mar 13
PoorFleet
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5:25pm Wed 13 Mar 13
Let me get this straight.
1) No jail time
2) 200 hours community service
Effectively he is getting paid £302 per hour to complete this.
Plus he hasn't been deported.
W the living F.
MyTwoPennies
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10:35pm Wed 13 Mar 13
Thurrock Trojan
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6:45am Thu 14 Mar 13
People who have lived and worked here all their lives are struggling to make ends meet because of our current economic climate, yet these Africans are living lives like Lords and Ladies. It absolutely stinks.
skinthegoat
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10:02am Thu 14 Mar 13
Make no mistake, we are being taken over.
I'm just glad I shall be dead before it happens...
Africa for the Africans
Asia for the Asians
Europe for everyone.
Bernard 87
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10:14am Thu 14 Mar 13
However having said that there is a problem with Africans committing fraud in Thurrock and elsewhere. You have to be honest about it if you are to address the issue. Pretending that a specific group are no less prone to certain types of crime is deceptive. Unfortunately the Labour party will call you a racist for saying so.
The only way I can see to end this debacle of benefit fraud by recent (ish) arrivals to our shores is to cut off the tap completely. If you are born here then you are entitled to claim, if you are not then you are owed nothing and should get no help from the state whatsoever. If this is too right wing or harsh then my second idea would be a tough stint in prison followed by immediate deportation of you and the whole family. Needless to say that none of this will happen in liberal, anything goes, Britain so I'll keep going to work to pay for the next set of fraudsters.
angrytaxpayer99
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11:57am Thu 14 Mar 13
Reallyhadenough
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12:17pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Thurrock Trojan
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1:57pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Thurrock Trojan
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2:02pm Thu 14 Mar 13
They often have tens of thousands of pounds saved up in undeclared bank accounts, use aliases by hijacking another person's identity, using National Insurance numbers of dead people, run businesses which again have not been declared, and some of these people are illegal immigrants.
This problem will only get worse next year when we open the floodgates to Bulgarian and Romanian nationals, both of which, just like Africans, are deceitful and fraudulent.
I saw a programme on BBC One a few months ago concerning credit card fraud in London. Guess who was behind it? Bulgarians, Romanians and Africans.
ebagumtrebor
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2:18pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Marcus P
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2:18pm Thu 14 Mar 13
I read that only 7% of Thurrocks residents are African. Yet it seems that 90% of these benefit fraud cases are carried out by our NU Labour African imports.
The net cost to UK plc must run into billions. The scale of the theft is staggering. Will JDP raise this in the House of Commons..no chance?
Mass immigration….someo
ne remind again, how it benefits UK plc.
Bernard 87
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3:01pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Politicians nowadays are gagged by the pc brigade. If Jackie Doyle Price stood in the House of Commons and said anything remotely linked to Africans committing fraud disproportionately in her constituency then she would become target number one for the left and the Labour party. The liberal Tory party wouldn't like it either as it would seem like she is picking on one group rather than addressing the issue in a general manner.
Many, many people commit benefit fraud over the years and the only way to stop it is by imposing tough punishments - prison, no entitlement in the first place or deportation.
Bernard 87
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3:05pm Thu 14 Mar 13
skinthegoat
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3:34pm Thu 14 Mar 13
ebagumtrebor wrote:This is all part and parcel of the NWO.
The farcical thing about this is because of the attitude of the Labour party and the left in general, these people have probably been left alone by most Labour run authorities becasue of the pervading political view that it would be discriminatory to even ask these people whether they were cheating the benefits system. Because of the civil rights brigade and the snarling rabid groups like searchlight, these people are allowed to get away with it. Who would want to be the fraud investigator accusing a black person of defrauding the taxpayer. Cast iron case required or you're out of a job and blacklisted by the rabid left accused of racial discrimination. And probably imprisoned to boot becasue of Labour's draconian discrimination laws. Try to deport them and you have to deal with the european wing of the manic left. I am gobsmacked there hasn't been more riots in this country, not by disaffected downtrodden immigrants and ethnic minorities, but by the majority British population against government after govenrment that does not represent them but feels duty bound to uphold the rights of the rest of the world against the will of the British people. If they won't represent us, they don't deserve to be in power. When the elections come around, vote for next doors cat if they're standing as a candidate, don't vote for any of the three main parties.
If you doubt me, look up "Common Purpose".
LibLABCons.....quisl
ings and traitors the lot of them......
Thurrock Trojan
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5:27pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Marcus P wrote:I don't support that statistic! The African community in Thurrock is way higher than 7%.
Multi culturism...don't you just love it! I read that only 7% of Thurrocks residents are African. Yet it seems that 90% of these benefit fraud cases are carried out by our NU Labour African imports. The net cost to UK plc must run into billions. The scale of the theft is staggering. Will JDP raise this in the House of Commons..no chance? Mass immigration….someo ne remind again, how it benefits UK plc.
Places like Tilbury Town, south Grays, West Thurrock, Chafford Hundred and parts of Purfleet are vastly becoming more and more black areas. Aveley and South Ockendon are also catching up in the ranks.
As soon as a house goes on sale or newly built properties in Thurrock become available, they are more often snatched up by Africans. Additionally, estate agents are also advertising Thurrock properties in London which is why Thurrock has become swarmed with Africans.
Thurrock Trojan
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5:30pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Jackie Doyle-Price and this rotten government won't win another term in 2015. Thankfully.
Thurrock Trojan
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5:39pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Our current government has also failed on immigration and has even considered calling an amnesty on immigrants because the Home Office, the UK Border Agency and the police cannot cope with the huge backlog of asylum applications and keeping track on immigrants pending immigration status or deportation.
Admitting defeat is not the answer. It's no wonder UKIP is gaining popularity across the country even more so when we become influxed with Bulgarian and Romanian nationals next year who will bear a huge strain on jobs, housing, the NHS and our over-generous benefits system.
Marcus P
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7:01pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Thurrock Trojan wrote:I am not arguing with you! The 7% is the ahem...'official' figure.
Marcus P wrote: Multi culturism...don't you just love it! I read that only 7% of Thurrocks residents are African. Yet it seems that 90% of these benefit fraud cases are carried out by our NU Labour African imports. The net cost to UK plc must run into billions. The scale of the theft is staggering. Will JDP raise this in the House of Commons..no chance? Mass immigration….someo ne remind again, how it benefits UK plc.I don't support that statistic! The African community in Thurrock is way higher than 7%. Places like Tilbury Town, south Grays, West Thurrock, Chafford Hundred and parts of Purfleet are vastly becoming more and more black areas. Aveley and South Ockendon are also catching up in the ranks. As soon as a house goes on sale or newly built properties in Thurrock become available, they are more often snatched up by Africans. Additionally, estate agents are also advertising Thurrock properties in London which is why Thurrock has become swarmed with Africans.
On the rare occasions I walk around Grays town centre, I as a white English person AM! the ethnic minority.
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However there are not that many in North Grays or Corringham or Stanford Le Hope for now!!
BTW I wonder if the tax revenues raised from our African assets, exceeds the additional on costs of having them here? How do tax revenues compare to the additional health, educational, welfare and pension entitlements incurred by UK plc.
I have a nasty feeling the latter exceeds the former by some margin. Our political elites have really messed this one up.
Maybe JDP will raise this in the House of Commons in the future?
A.N.Other
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8:10pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Reallyhadenough wrote:It is the Government that has cut funding for benefit fraud administration, don't believe the tory spin.
And what are the Council doing to help stop this? Cutting money spent on benefit fraud. Bet they are are not cutting funding on translating everything into 20 different languages though
Thurrock Trojan
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11:58pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Marcus P wrote:I wasn't having a go at you either and I'm sorry if I came across that way :-)
Thurrock Trojan wrote:I am not arguing with you! The 7% is the ahem...'official' figure. On the rare occasions I walk around Grays town centre, I as a white English person AM! the ethnic minority. . However there are not that many in North Grays or Corringham or Stanford Le Hope for now!! BTW I wonder if the tax revenues raised from our African assets, exceeds the additional on costs of having them here? How do tax revenues compare to the additional health, educational, welfare and pension entitlements incurred by UK plc. I have a nasty feeling the latter exceeds the former by some margin. Our political elites have really messed this one up. Maybe JDP will raise this in the House of Commons in the future?Marcus P wrote: Multi culturism...don't you just love it! I read that only 7% of Thurrocks residents are African. Yet it seems that 90% of these benefit fraud cases are carried out by our NU Labour African imports. The net cost to UK plc must run into billions. The scale of the theft is staggering. Will JDP raise this in the House of Commons..no chance? Mass immigration….someo ne remind again, how it benefits UK plc.I don't support that statistic! The African community in Thurrock is way higher than 7%. Places like Tilbury Town, south Grays, West Thurrock, Chafford Hundred and parts of Purfleet are vastly becoming more and more black areas. Aveley and South Ockendon are also catching up in the ranks. As soon as a house goes on sale or newly built properties in Thurrock become available, they are more often snatched up by Africans. Additionally, estate agents are also advertising Thurrock properties in London which is why Thurrock has become swarmed with Africans.
The so-called "official figure" of 7% is, in my opinion, absolute nonsense and I would suggest Jackie Doyle Price investigates this and gives us an honest and definitive answer.
Realistically, I would suggest this figure is between 20 and 25% given the large African communities in parts of Thurrock.
As for African business people and tax avoidance, it stands to reason that as there is a high proportion of Africans committing benefit and identity fraud, tax avoidance is more than likely on their agenda.
Thurrock Trojan
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12:01am Fri 15 Mar 13
A.N.Other wrote:And when things start to fall apart, the first thing the government does is blame the staff working in the department, like the Virgin west coast rail fiasco last year which will cost the taxpayer £44m.
Reallyhadenough wrote: And what are the Council doing to help stop this? Cutting money spent on benefit fraud. Bet they are are not cutting funding on translating everything into 20 different languages thoughIt is the Government that has cut funding for benefit fraud administration, don't believe the tory spin.
ebagumtrebor
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6:21am Fri 15 Mar 13
Marcus P
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9:30am Fri 15 Mar 13
Every one posting on this issue should write to our Jackie DP expressing our concern on this issue.
Clamping down on immigrant welfare fraud is a massive vote winner.
Drunken Master
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10:03am Fri 15 Mar 13
OckendonPaul
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10:42am Fri 15 Mar 13
If labour get in, expect them to extend it to private dwellings as well.
We're literally being pushed out of our own country...
hugh jars
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11:14am Fri 15 Mar 13
hugh jars
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11:25am Fri 15 Mar 13
Drunken Master wrote:Not in their pockets, other peoples. We are now getting these scumbags in Malta!! I moved there to get away from these s...s. 400,000 population. 8000 immigrants, nice. But, won't be going back to UK, ever.
Don't forget its red nose day today people, time to give your hard earned cash to the poor people of Africa. Wonder if the affluent Africans of Thurrock will be putting their hands in their pockets for their mama Africa? They don't need to as they have plenty of mugs over here to do it for them. Personally I wouldn't give Africa the steam of my urine.
Drunken Master
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12:01pm Fri 15 Mar 13
hugh jars wrote:Malta is a lovely place, can't believe you have this cancerous growth of filth ruining your Country too. Hopefully the Maltese have more backbone than us and deport them back. I've been saying for years than they have ruined their own Country and now they are out to ruin everywhere else.
Drunken Master wrote:Not in their pockets, other peoples. We are now getting these scumbags in Malta!! I moved there to get away from these s...s. 400,000 population. 8000 immigrants, nice. But, won't be going back to UK, ever.
Don't forget its red nose day today people, time to give your hard earned cash to the poor people of Africa. Wonder if the affluent Africans of Thurrock will be putting their hands in their pockets for their mama Africa? They don't need to as they have plenty of mugs over here to do it for them. Personally I wouldn't give Africa the steam of my urine.
Thurrock Trojan
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12:37pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Thurrock Trojan
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12:44pm Fri 15 Mar 13
hugh jars wrote:People in Aveley often say they moved to Thurrock from London to get away from the foreigners, but now they're moving into Thurrock like swarms of bluebottles to dog's excrement!
Drunken Master wrote: Don't forget its red nose day today people, time to give your hard earned cash to the poor people of Africa. Wonder if the affluent Africans of Thurrock will be putting their hands in their pockets for their mama Africa? They don't need to as they have plenty of mugs over here to do it for them. Personally I wouldn't give Africa the steam of my urine.Not in their pockets, other peoples. We are now getting these scumbags in Malta!! I moved there to get away from these s...s. 400,000 population. 8000 immigrants, nice. But, won't be going back to UK, ever.
Thurrock Trojan
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12:49pm Fri 15 Mar 13
OckendonPaul wrote:Indeed! Punish the poor to line the pockets of the rich, that's all this rotten government intends to do.
And don't forget the bedroom tax! It's the goverments way of asking the population to 'budge up' and make way for more immigrants. If labour get in, expect them to extend it to private dwellings as well. We're literally being pushed out of our own country...
They won't introduce a mansion tax, however. Let's not forget how quickly the incompetent George Osborne flew out to Brussels last week to save his banker-buddies' bonuses!
Marcus P
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12:54pm Fri 15 Mar 13
They fail to see the benefits of the enrichment process to areas like Thurrock.
These people have been sent by god or so I am told.
Thurrock Trojan
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12:55pm Fri 15 Mar 13
No she wasn't. I suggest you echo your comment to the millions of people she made unemployed and the parts of the country she deprived, some of which have never recovered.
Thurrock Trojan
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12:56pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Marcus P wrote:That's the exact deluded view of our idiot MP Jackie Doyle-Price!
I think some on here need to attend a 'cultural diverstiy' awareness course. They fail to see the benefits of the enrichment process to areas like Thurrock. These people have been sent by god or so I am told.
Bernard 87
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1:12pm Fri 15 Mar 13
I don't doubt that Thurrock Trojan is right when he says that people moved to Thurrock to get away from immigrant communities in East London and the perceived degredation of those areas but at the same time many of these people still voted/vote for the Labour party. All but two of Thurrocks MPs have been Labour since 1945 so while people moan/ed about immigration they stupidly voted for the party that most advocated it in the first place. The immigration of the 40s/50s and early 60s was nothing compared to what the country has gone through in the last decade. Immigration is also less contained and has affected places like Thurrock which traditionally had a small non white population.
Hugh is right to point out that the problem is a Europe wide issue, the EU seems to want to dilute Europe and immigration is an excellent way to do it as people will have no allegiance to a country but to 'Europe'.
A small point....Lenny Henry was born in Dudley, his family originated from Jamaica....a country which has zero links with Africa (for over 300 years) so I doubt he is involved in Red Nose Day to help 'his own kind'.
People should be grouped together by nation not by race.
Bernard 87
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1:21pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Most people would rather Thatcher to any of the men who came after her. At least she stood up for this country. I certainly do not think she would have signed us up to more of the EU nonsense unlike Major, Blair and Brown. Without that woman we would have been bankrupt and receiving aid not pouring money all over the third world.
You're right though, many suffered once our economy changed in the 80s and some places are still recovering now.
ebagumtrebor
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3:19pm Fri 15 Mar 13
PoorFleet
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3:29pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Thurrock Trojan wrote:Thurrock Trojan - 'Let's not forget how quickly the incompetent George Osborne flew out to Brussels last week to save his banker-buddies' bonuses!'
OckendonPaul wrote:Indeed! Punish the poor to line the pockets of the rich, that's all this rotten government intends to do.
And don't forget the bedroom tax! It's the goverments way of asking the population to 'budge up' and make way for more immigrants. If labour get in, expect them to extend it to private dwellings as well. We're literally being pushed out of our own country...
They won't introduce a mansion tax, however. Let's not forget how quickly the incompetent George Osborne flew out to Brussels last week to save his banker-buddies' bonuses!
You're absolutely obsessed with this and have no idea what you're talking about.
You would rather our European overlords dictate the competitiveness of our banking system?
They pay big taxes on their bonuses and they could just upsticks and move out of the UK, booking in their trades remotely.
PS, there are FAR more banks than just the newly nationalised banking houses that the media tell you about before you rant on about bailouts.
Thurrock Trojan
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5:23pm Fri 15 Mar 13
PoorFleet wrote:Correction: I know exactly what I'm talking about and this is yet more evidence of who's side this rotten government is on. They say we're 'all in this together' when we're clearly not.
Thurrock Trojan wrote:Thurrock Trojan - 'Let's not forget how quickly the incompetent George Osborne flew out to Brussels last week to save his banker-buddies' bonuses!' You're absolutely obsessed with this and have no idea what you're talking about. You would rather our European overlords dictate the competitiveness of our banking system? They pay big taxes on their bonuses and they could just upsticks and move out of the UK, booking in their trades remotely. PS, there are FAR more banks than just the newly nationalised banking houses that the media tell you about before you rant on about bailouts.OckendonPaul wrote: And don't forget the bedroom tax! It's the goverments way of asking the population to 'budge up' and make way for more immigrants. If labour get in, expect them to extend it to private dwellings as well. We're literally being pushed out of our own country...Indeed! Punish the poor to line the pockets of the rich, that's all this rotten government intends to do. They won't introduce a mansion tax, however. Let's not forget how quickly the incompetent George Osborne flew out to Brussels last week to save his banker-buddies' bonuses!
Thurrock Trojan
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5:26pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Bernard 87 wrote:Tony Blair is to blame for a lot of this. His biggest mistake was signing the Human Rights Act which has caused endless problems for this country.
"No she wasn't. I suggest you echo your comment to the millions of people she made unemployed and the parts of the country she deprived, some of which have never recovered.” Most people would rather Thatcher to any of the men who came after her. At least she stood up for this country. I certainly do not think she would have signed us up to more of the EU nonsense unlike Major, Blair and Brown. Without that woman we would have been bankrupt and receiving aid not pouring money all over the third world. You're right though, many suffered once our economy changed in the 80s and some places are still recovering now.
John Major also signed us up in Europe and it's only fair he also takes some of the blame.
Thurrock Trojan
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5:33pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Whenever you see these commercials showing the African begging bowl, it makes me so angry. The parents, especially the women, are bloated and are clearly well fed whereas their children are malnourished and dying.
These idiots need to be educated not to keep popping out sprogs and to become self-sufficient rather than relying on the West to keep feeding them.
Sterilise the woman and castrate the men in these decrepit African countries; it's the only solution to a problem they have created.
Thurrockbob
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9:38am Sat 16 Mar 13
Thurrock Trojan wrote:Exactly what I have been saying for years, there is no way these useless turds in Africa will stop pushing out sprogs. Couple of reasons really:
Millions of pounds with of aid has been sent to Africa over the last 40 years but they're still in the same situation. Why do they keep having kids when they know they'll die of hunger and disease?
Whenever you see these commercials showing the African begging bowl, it makes me so angry. The parents, especially the women, are bloated and are clearly well fed whereas their children are malnourished and dying.
These idiots need to be educated not to keep popping out sprogs and to become self-sufficient rather than relying on the West to keep feeding them.
Sterilise the woman and castrate the men in these decrepit African countries; it's the only solution to a problem they have created.
1. They haven't any brain cells.
2. They have no respect for life.
3. They are selfish ponces, and deserve everything they get.
Apart from all that, apparently they aren't that bad really. :o)
Grays 247
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6:45pm Sat 16 Mar 13
1."These idiots need to be educated not to keep popping out sprogs and become self sufficent"
2. Sterilise the women and castrate the men"
You could also apply this to the chavy scum that plague the streets of Thurrock hey?! They could then stop relying on us tax payers feeding them.
I think this could be the only solution to a problem they have created. Because they also:
1. Have no brain cells
2. No respect for life
3. Are selfish
Apart from all that the chavs aren't that bad really. :o)
aberline 88
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3:22pm Sun 17 Mar 13
hugh jars
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11:25am Mon 18 Mar 13
Marcus P wrote:God, who the f..k is god? Another thing that is full of pervs, con men etc. Ban religion!!!!
I think some on here need to attend a 'cultural diverstiy' awareness course.
They fail to see the benefits of the enrichment process to areas like Thurrock.
These people have been sent by god or so I am told.
gonetothedogs
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1:47pm Mon 1 Apr 13
Thurrockbob says...
11:16am Wed 13 Mar 13