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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Tue 4 Nov 22:54
Well, after seeing tonight`s BBC News at 10 investigation on Minimarts, I wouldn`t want to own one.
Or a carwashing business or a Turkish barbershop.
I suspect the directors named will be getting a visit.....
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Topic Originator: PARrot
Date: Wed 5 Nov 15:25
Quote:
ipswichpar, Tue 4 Nov 22:54
Well, after seeing tonight`s BBC News at 10 investigation on Minimarts, I wouldn`t want to own one.
Or a carwashing business or a Turkish barbershop.
I suspect the directors named will be getting a visit.....
Well that was informative. Thanks.
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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Wed 5 Nov 18:07
Glad to be or service.
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Wed 5 Nov 22:24
Link to the story.
I`m astonished it`s taken this long for action. They were raiding loads last week. You only have to look around any town centre nowadays to see all the obvious scam places - "Turkish" barbers, American Candy shops, Dessert shops, vape shops, nail bars. Not all of them obviously but there`s no way they can all be doing legit business given how many there are. At least 3 Turkish barbers on Cowdenbeath High Street and must be at least half a dozen in Dunfermline town centre including two that are right opposite each other! How often are guys getting their hair cut?!
I saw a video last year of Americans in Dunfermline. They loved it but even they were wondering why there were so many salons and barbers in such a small area!
Post Edited (Wed 05 Nov 22:24)
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Topic Originator: twin par
Date: Thu 6 Nov 11:36
Totally agree.Although some will be legitimate,having seen so many barber shops in one area, always made me sceptical.Don’t know why that is allowed in such a small location.
Post Edited (Thu 06 Nov 11:38)
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Thu 6 Nov 14:46
Quote:
jake89, Wed 5 Nov 22:24
Link to the story.
I`m astonished it`s taken this long for action. They were raiding loads last week. You only have to look around any town centre nowadays to see all the obvious scam places - "Turkish" barbers, American Candy shops, Dessert shops, vape shops, nail bars. Not all of them obviously but there`s no way they can all be doing legit business given how many there are. At least 3 Turkish barbers on Cowdenbeath High Street and must be at least half a dozen in Dunfermline town centre including two that are right opposite each other! How often are guys getting their hair cut?!
I saw a video last year of Americans in Dunfermline. They loved it but even they were wondering why there were so many salons and barbers in such a small area!
Only Turkish Barbers in Cowdenbeath that seems to be busy enough to sustain trade is the one next to Subway. I use them, but wouldn’t go on a Sat as always pretty busy. Maybe bit dodgey with cash only, but may be to avoid card charges.
The one up next to Bodrum always seems empty and is lit up like an Xmas tree all day.
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Thu 6 Nov 16:29
Quote:
Dave_1885, Thu 6 Nov 14:46
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jake89, Wed 5 Nov 22:24
Link to the story.
I`m astonished it`s taken this long for action. They were raiding loads last week. You only have to look around any town centre nowadays to see all the obvious scam places - "Turkish" barbers, American Candy shops, Dessert shops, vape shops, nail bars. Not all of them obviously but there`s no way they can all be doing legit business given how many there are. At least 3 Turkish barbers on Cowdenbeath High Street and must be at least half a dozen in Dunfermline town centre including two that are right opposite each other! How often are guys getting their hair cut?!
I saw a video last year of Americans in Dunfermline. They loved it but even they were wondering why there were so many salons and barbers in such a small area!
Only Turkish Barbers in Cowdenbeath that seems to be busy enough to sustain trade is the one next to Subway. I use them, but wouldn’t go on a Sat as always pretty busy. Maybe bit dodgey with cash only, but may be to avoid card charges.
The one up next to Bodrum always seems empty and is lit up like an Xmas tree all day.
The two newer ones with the ridiculously fancy signs are the most questionable ones. Got to be washing drug money.
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Thu 6 Nov 20:18
Quote:
jake89, Thu 6 Nov 16:29
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Dave_1885, Thu 6 Nov 14:46
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jake89, Wed 5 Nov 22:24
Link to the story.
I`m astonished it`s taken this long for action. They were raiding loads last week. You only have to look around any town centre nowadays to see all the obvious scam places - "Turkish" barbers, American Candy shops, Dessert shops, vape shops, nail bars. Not all of them obviously but there`s no way they can all be doing legit business given how many there are. At least 3 Turkish barbers on Cowdenbeath High Street and must be at least half a dozen in Dunfermline town centre including two that are right opposite each other! How often are guys getting their hair cut?!
I saw a video last year of Americans in Dunfermline. They loved it but even they were wondering why there were so many salons and barbers in such a small area!
Only Turkish Barbers in Cowdenbeath that seems to be busy enough to sustain trade is the one next to Subway. I use them, but wouldn’t go on a Sat as always pretty busy. Maybe bit dodgey with cash only, but may be to avoid card charges.
The one up next to Bodrum always seems empty and is lit up like an Xmas tree all day.
The two newer ones with the ridiculously fancy signs are the most questionable ones. Got to be washing drug money.
I think the one at Beath Inn has been there a while, the one down at Subway after the tanning shops only had new lights since it changed name to be fair.
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 7 Nov 06:21
So we can talk about these guys and accuse them of being drug dealers but it`s taboo to raise concerns about the "doctors and engineers" ?
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Fri 7 Nov 07:56
Quote:
Dandy Warhol, Fri 7 Nov 06:21
So we can talk about these guys and accuse them of being drug dealers but it`s taboo to raise concerns about the "doctors and engineers" ?
They`re not drug dealers. The profits from drugs are laundered through the business. It`s well known and reported.
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Topic Originator: Westies squint kicks
Date: Fri 7 Nov 08:26
"Only Turkish Barbers in Cowdenbeath that seems to be busy enough to sustain trade is the one next to Subway. I use them, but wouldn’t go on a Sat as always pretty busy. Maybe bit dodgey with cash only, but may be to avoid card charges.
The one up next to Bodrum always seems empty and is lit up like an Xmas tree all day."
I used the Subway one but like you say it gets busy so I thought I`d try the other one and seen the same faces working in both.
Post Edited (Fri 07 Nov 11:09)
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Fri 7 Nov 13:41
Quote:
Westies squint kicks, Fri 7 Nov 08:26
"Only Turkish Barbers in Cowdenbeath that seems to be busy enough to sustain trade is the one next to Subway. I use them, but wouldn’t go on a Sat as always pretty busy. Maybe bit dodgey with cash only, but may be to avoid card charges.
The one up next to Bodrum always seems empty and is lit up like an Xmas tree all day."
I used the Subway one but like you say it gets busy so I thought I`d try the other one and seen the same faces working in both.
Probably “hire” a chair at each one for different days. There is also a non Turkish barbers on the high street as well - wonder if they are at it too.
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 7 Nov 19:00
Quote:
jake89, Fri 7 Nov 07:56
Quote:
Dandy Warhol, Fri 7 Nov 06:21
So we can talk about these guys and accuse them of being drug dealers but it`s taboo to raise concerns about the "doctors and engineers" ?
They`re not drug dealers. The profits from drugs are laundered through the business. It`s well known and reported.
All the same, that`s just semantics.
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Fri 7 Nov 20:11
By sheer coincidence my barber earns exactly £12570 every year.
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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Fri 7 Nov 20:19
Tax efficient entrepreneur obviously.....
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Topic Originator: Tad Allagash
Date: Fri 7 Nov 21:58
Didn’t everyone learn to cut their own hair during the lockdown?
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Sat 8 Nov 10:03
Quote:
Tad Allagash, Fri 7 Nov 21:58
Didn’t everyone learn to cut their own hair during the lockdown?
I made a very good attempt at it when I trimmed rather than shaved it all off……well thats till I tried to line the back of it and had an absolute shocker 🤦🏻♂️ so never again!
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Topic Originator: NMCmassive
Date: Sat 8 Nov 13:17
Quote:
Dandy Warhol, Fri 7 Nov 06:21
So we can talk about these guys and accuse them of being drug dealers but it`s taboo to raise concerns about the "doctors and engineers" ?
I don’t know if it’s cognitive dissonance or just sheer ignorance. To me it’s pretty obvious the ones on the boat are on a boat because they couldn’t get in the legal route - which is pretty unbelievable considering how easy it is to get into the uk via legitimate immigration systems. Around 1million arrived last year. The government need them, it’s a simplistic way to boost GDP in the short term - which I think will directly impact the UK’s borrowing powers.
COYP
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Topic Originator: red-star-par
Date: Sat 8 Nov 13:32
Very true, there is no appetite from the UK Government, Police, or immigration authorities to investigate what is going on with the boom in barbershops. The UK Government know that these shops are washing the proceeds of crime, and they are happy to get their cut laundered through these businesses
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Topic Originator: The One Who Knocks
Date: Sat 8 Nov 20:08
NCM, if it`s so easy for people to gain legal entry, from say Syria or Libya or Afghanistan then why are we getting people coming over the channel illegally? I`m just wondering exactly how someone does claim asylum in the UK legally?
And although my eyes were open
They just might as well be closed
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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Sat 8 Nov 21:05
Isn`t that the fear?!? The process is reasonably straightforward if you have the right documentation, no criminal record and a good reason to apply.
Without having those things you are less likely to get in through legal routes. It would seem reasonable to assume that a proportion would try and get in through illegal means if they didn`t meet the criteria wouldn`t it? (Not all, and not to the extent that some politicians would suggest).
Of course, leaving a disorganised and war-torn place or one run by a despotic regime probably means that you might not have a passport to hand....
The BBC podcast on Denmark I think gives a view of the way we`re heading.
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Topic Originator: NMCmassive
Date: Sat 8 Nov 22:28
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The One Who Knocks, Sat 8 Nov 20:08
NCM, if it`s so easy for people to gain legal entry, from say Syria or Libya or Afghanistan then why are we getting people coming over the channel illegally? I`m just wondering exactly how someone does claim asylum in the UK legally?
The bar is set so low that the only ones not getting in either have absolutely no skill set to contribute or have pretty serious criminal records. All they need to do to gain legal entry is be a care worker and they’ll be fast tracked in. Thats how the numbers are as high as they are (which is about the population of Leicester each year)
Do you honestly believe it’s difficult to get paperwork from Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Eritrea or Vietnam saying you are a care worker even if you aren’t?
There’s a reason why the boat full of engineers and doctors is a meme…
COYP
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Sat 8 Nov 22:57
What are you on about? People seeking asylum can`t work here.
Those coming here legally with work visas and entering into social care or the NHS are vetted. Can you imagine the scandal if the council or a private care provider were hiring some randoms to deliver care?!
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Sun 9 Nov 10:38
Quote:
The One Who Knocks, Sat 8 Nov 20:08
NCM, if it`s so easy for people to gain legal entry, from say Syria or Libya or Afghanistan then why are we getting people coming over the channel illegally? I`m just wondering exactly how someone does claim asylum in the UK legally?
Join the queue, which is too long and there lies the problem, lack of staff and investment by Government in recruiting staff!🤔
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Sun 9 Nov 11:41
Another one getting fitted out in Lochgelly, only one Turkish barber though!
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Topic Originator: NMCmassive
Date: Sun 9 Nov 19:03
Quote:
LochgellyAlbert, Sun 9 Nov 10:38
Quote:
The One Who Knocks, Sat 8 Nov 20:08
NCM, if it`s so easy for people to gain legal entry, from say Syria or Libya or Afghanistan then why are we getting people coming over the channel illegally? I`m just wondering exactly how someone does claim asylum in the UK legally?
Join the queue, which is too long and there lies the problem, lack of staff and investment by Government in recruiting staff!🤔
No the que isn’t too long. It’s only too long for those that don’t qualify. If you qualify you can be here in months. 1 million a year enter legally. That the population inside Glasgow City Council x 1.6ish.
1 and a half Glasgow’s added last year.
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Sun 9 Nov 19:24
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NMCmassive, Sun 9 Nov 19:03
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LochgellyAlbert, Sun 9 Nov 10:38
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The One Who Knocks, Sat 8 Nov 20:08
NCM, if it`s so easy for people to gain legal entry, from say Syria or Libya or Afghanistan then why are we getting people coming over the channel illegally? I`m just wondering exactly how someone does claim asylum in the UK legally?
Join the queue, which is too long and there lies the problem, lack of staff and investment by Government in recruiting staff!🤔
No the que isn’t too long. It’s only too long for those that don’t qualify. If you qualify you can be here in months. 1 million a year enter legally. That the population inside Glasgow City Council x 1.6ish.
1 and a half Glasgow’s added last year.
And surely that`s the point, the ones that don`t will not take the legal route, hence the amount in hotels and hostels?
They all need to be vetted.
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Sun 9 Nov 20:25
Quote:
NMCmassive, Sun 9 Nov 19:03
Quote:
LochgellyAlbert, Sun 9 Nov 10:38
Quote:
The One Who Knocks, Sat 8 Nov 20:08
NCM, if it`s so easy for people to gain legal entry, from say Syria or Libya or Afghanistan then why are we getting people coming over the channel illegally? I`m just wondering exactly how someone does claim asylum in the UK legally?
Join the queue, which is too long and there lies the problem, lack of staff and investment by Government in recruiting staff!🤔
No the que isn’t too long. It’s only too long for those that don’t qualify. If you qualify you can be here in months. 1 million a year enter legally. That the population inside Glasgow City Council x 1.6ish.
1 and a half Glasgow’s added last year.
Glasgow Council population is closer to 0.6 than 1.6. I think you`re confusing the council with Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board, which covers most of West central Scotland.
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Topic Originator: The One Who Knocks
Date: Sun 9 Nov 21:00
Jake, he said population x 1.6 not that Glasgow has a population of 1.6 million. Either way the population of Glasgow is by the by.
Half of that one million added a year is from students and half of that number is students from India or China. You want trade deals with those countries then allowing them access to our universities is part of the deal. Probably just as well as they pay a hefty wedge for those places. That said adding seven hundred thousand per year is unsustainable. The argument is that we need young workers to staff care homes and the NHS. However how many public sector workers does it take to administer and care for the needs of seven hundred thousand? That`s twice the population of Fife and how many NHS workers, bin men, police officers, social workers, etc are employed within Fife?
And although my eyes were open
They just might as well be closed
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Topic Originator: NMCmassive
Date: Sun 9 Nov 22:47
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LochgellyAlbert, Sun 9 Nov 19:24
Quote:
NMCmassive, Sun 9 Nov 19:03
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LochgellyAlbert, Sun 9 Nov 10:38
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The One Who Knocks, Sat 8 Nov 20:08
NCM, if it`s so easy for people to gain legal entry, from say Syria or Libya or Afghanistan then why are we getting people coming over the channel illegally? I`m just wondering exactly how someone does claim asylum in the UK legally?
Join the queue, which is too long and there lies the problem, lack of staff and investment by Government in recruiting staff!🤔
No the que isn’t too long. It’s only too long for those that don’t qualify. If you qualify you can be here in months. 1 million a year enter legally. That the population inside Glasgow City Council x 1.6ish.
1 and a half Glasgow’s added last year.
And surely that`s the point, the ones that don`t will not take the legal route, hence the amount in hotels and hostels?
They all need to be vetted.
The ones who don’t take the legal route are here illegally. They shouldn’t be here longer than they have to be but because of whatever political grandstanding we’ve castrated ourselves.
Will there be some asylum seekers? Yes but whatever mucking around we’re doing now isn’t working for anybody. The native UK population or asylum seekers. The only ones benefiting are the boat loads (pardon the pun) of illegal migrants and the political class which brings me back to my main point. We’re financially Fk’d. We’ve been kicking the can down the road for years borrowing on top of borrowing. We half arsed austerity and didn’t make the necessary cuts to reverse the trend that has only accelerated since.
Public sector net debt is £2.7trillion. That’s 98% of annual GDP.
In the short term, increasing a population size will increase GDP which will improve the debt to GDP ratio and should improve a nation’s borrowing power. I think that is what they’ve been doing. A short term fix for a long term problem. Kick the can down the road the next lot can deal with it.
I’m still not totally finished reading up on it but I’m pretty certain that’s what’s happening.
Take the genuine asylum seekers out of the equation. They’re not the problem. Empty Turkish barbers, takeaways and hotels being paid exorbitant amounts of cash to house people to sit around and do nothing until they are deported, commit crime or deliver fast food are all part of the same problem and it’s the government’s making (Labour and conservatives.)
COYP
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Mon 10 Nov 11:12
Would be interested in how many Ukrainians came into UK and how many have set up roots here?
Up in Aberfeldy there was a gorgeous looking Ukrainian lady that was offering certain "services " she was very popular in the town!🙈
Have the UK government not been offered a clearing centre on French soil numerous times?
Because of Brexit we can`t be seen to be cooperating with any European country!😡
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Topic Originator: NMCmassive
Date: Mon 10 Nov 20:21
Quote:
LochgellyAlbert, Mon 10 Nov 11:12
Would be interested in how many Ukrainians came into UK and how many have set up roots here?
Up in Aberfeldy there was a gorgeous looking Ukrainian lady that was offering certain "services " she was very popular in the town!🙈
Have the UK government not been offered a clearing centre on French soil numerous times?
Because of Brexit we can`t be seen to be cooperating with any European country!😡
Everybody has at least one talent I suppose…
Was the “one in, one out” deal supposed to be us cooperating or was that just Starmer pulling his knickers down again? Allegedly of course!
COYP
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