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pampango

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9. Not if UKIP has its way. "No man is an island" and "We're all in this together" are liberal attitude

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 29, 2014, 02:04 PM

Oct 2014

that don't have much to do with UKIP and their policies.

If UKIP has its way eventually, the British navy would no longer help patrol the Mediterranean, though UKIP would probably have it patrolling the English Channel to prevent any of the refugees who are legally admitted to the rest of Europe from getting into the UK.

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UK axes support for Mediterranean migrant rescue operation [View all] muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 OP

The Civilized World strikes again rpannier Oct 2014 #1

Disgusting. LeftishBrit Oct 2014 #2

YMMV Nihil Oct 2014 #4

yeah I kinda agree the this should be left up to the Mediterranean countries.. EX500rider Oct 2014 #5

Agreed. Why is no one complaining that the U.S. isn't helping these migrants? Or China? E-Z-B Oct 2014 #6

U.S. Navy Rescues 282 Migrants In The Mediterranean Sea pampango Oct 2014 #8

Because we're in the EU muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #7

Not if UKIP has its way. "No man is an island" and "We're all in this together" are liberal attitude pampango Oct 2014 #9

If I were British, branford Oct 2014 #10

There is a common foreign and security policy, with a High Representative muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2014 #12

I think there's a lot more to the British decision to end search and rescue operations. branford Oct 2014 #3