With all of the trouble in the English cities, it was pleasing to see one of our latest exports being put to use, as Welsh police vans emblazoned with HEDDLU were seen cruising around Oxford Circus – as someone said on another blog, it was like a scene from Torchwood.
Thankfully Wales appears to be staying trouble-free and I believe that this is because as a society we are generally more tolerant and with a greater sense of community than is found in the English cities. Many of the rioters in England are black and immigration is blamed by some as a root cause, but here in Cardiff we have one of the earliest immigrant communities in Britain - Yemeni and Somali sailors settled around Cardiff Docks but they are not rioting – as they have been accepted and integrated into our society and rightly feel as if they are part of a wider community. There are also plenty of white faces among the rioters/looters in London and Manchester – but I cant see the residents of poor estates like the Gurnos wrecking the place – because despite its faults it is still their home.
Thankfully Wales appears to be staying trouble-free and I believe that this is because as a society we are generally more tolerant and with a greater sense of community than is found in the English cities. Many of the rioters in England are black and immigration is blamed by some as a root cause, but here in Cardiff we have one of the earliest immigrant communities in Britain - Yemeni and Somali sailors settled around Cardiff Docks but they are not rioting – as they have been accepted and integrated into our society and rightly feel as if they are part of a wider community. There are also plenty of white faces among the rioters/looters in London and Manchester – but I cant see the residents of poor estates like the Gurnos wrecking the place – because despite its faults it is still their home.
Which bring me to one of our recent imports – England’s low-life. Jac has pointed out how Welsh housing associations are taking grants from the Welsh Government to build new homes which are then filled with problem families, drug addicts, parolees etc needing to be rehoused from English cities. Not only is this failing to address the Welsh demand for affordable housing, it is eroding those very same values which have kept our streets peaceful over the last few nights. This might not be the case if we continue to import unwanted scum.
It is madness to allow this practice to continue, and we must abolish all cross-border organisations (such as the Probation Service) which encourage this and ensure that we use our limited funds to develop Welsh solutions for Welsh problems, implemented by Welsh organisations on behalf of the Welsh people. Because the alternative is plain to see on the TV news.
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