The current situation reminds me of an old folk tale:
John Albion was a woodsman. He worked hard for his living and then worked harder still to support his wife and six children. They were poor but fed and clothed; for that they were happy.
One day John came across a group of lost children in the woods, he took them home with him and instructed his wife to feed them and house them. She complained that they had barely enough to support themselves let alone newcomers.
'Let our children go without for a day or two. It will do them no harm'.
So the newcomers were fed and clothed at his own children's expense and months passed.
Eventually, out of despair, the wife departed, taking her children with her leaving behind a very unhappy John Albion surrounded by his waifs and strays who continued to eat him out of house and home.
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I am not a member of the BNP nor do I support any of their policies. I have voted Green all my life. I have worked (as a volunteer) for charities supporting and helping the homeless and the disenfranchised. I have acted as peer advocate to a number of Immigrants and asylum seekers, taking on councils and government agencies on their behalf. I have always considered myself Liberal.
It is not the 'waifs and strays' that I am criticizing but John Albion's policies.
But enough is enough... This country has become the laughing stock of the world.
Am I being unreasonable? Be kind enough to let me know by commenting on this... You can do it anonymously.
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