legalbeagle

Ridgley I think the way it works is that if you are convicted of a terrorist offence in this country you go to jail. Upon your release, you are deported. You are not, however, deported if your country of origin is likely to subject you to torture, or your life is genuinely at risk. This is true of all deportees, not just those convicted of terrorist offences. Gamu was staying here on a valid visa that has since expired. Since the request to extend the visa was turned down, she has to leave voluntarily or be deported. At the moment Zimbabwe is not automatically considered a jurisdiction that would torture or kill returning citizens so there is on the face of it no reason for her to be given a special dispensation to stay. All immigrants on time restricted visas are treated this way. So I think you aren't really comparing like with like, as it were. Terrorists don't get to stay for no reason, and people on expired visas don't get chucked out automatically. It turns on some quite strict rules about how likely the person is to be treated badly if they return, and how badly. It honestly isn't that easy a test to pass either - plenty of kurds were sent back to Iraq under the old regime when they were, in real life, highly likely to be treated badly, but the UK Border Agency thought otherwise. Not sure if that helps? {just seen that I cross posted with Mockney saying just about the same thing really}

The Guardian: ?British Left Waffles on Falklands.?

PANDA MATING FAILS; VETERINARIAN TAKES OVER

When I was a teenager, in a rare moment of awareness of my surroundings and the needs of others, I gave up my seat for a very elderly lady on bus. It was the seat right at the front just behind that flat raised rectangular bit everyone puts their luggage in. The luggage rack, if you will. I was of course knackered, having only clocked up 10 hours sleep the night before, so was feeling pretty exhausted. I decided to sit on the luggage rack instead and doze my way to school. The bus accelerated hard and I shot off the luggage rack and straight into the old ladies lap. But I'm not sure that's what you meant, Ms Dulwich?

Ridgley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We all have off days, but that does not mean you > ignore your child behaviour Well I take my hat off to you Ridgley. I aspire to your level of calm ability to always do the right thing no matter the circumstances.

Ridgley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I understand what your are saying, Ondine in > regards to autistic children or children with > behavior problems but that is no excuse not to > teach your child right from wrong I do have > friends who have children with these problems but > they are taught from an early age and you will be > surprise how much of an understanding they really > have. Well I wouldn't be surprised because I do it every day with my kids. So I'll say again, don't judge them. None of us are perfect - did you never have an off day and then hope you'd be forgiven later?

I leave the building, go to Green & Blue, drink latte, plug in my laptop, and write. I'm doing it now. Background chat and music but nothing too loud or distracting, gets me out of the house, free WiFi, and I don't have to pay for the coffee cos I own the bar! (Well I own a very very little bit of it. The completely fabulous Kate owns most of it. But I still have free coffee to that'll do me.) Perfect!

Down with that saaaart of thing.......

*insert southern irish accent* Aaaaaah Go On.

Ondine Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You might be right but I would just say don't be > too quick to judge. I have several friends with > autistic children, who are regularly told off for > "not teaching their child how to behave in public" And another vote for Ondine here. I've been that woman and trust me it's heartbreaking. Don't judge her, or the child, till you know. In fact don't judge them at all. You might be in need to some good old fashioned understanding one day.......

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's not a point but a full stop. Unless you are American in which case it is a period.

cate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Axeman, you are the one who had distracted from > the course of this thread. You and Pearson > (man/woman?) are sadly typical of some of the > snobs who live around here. You probably wouldn't > set foot in the new revitlised Brixton Market > which I have also posted about. Cate, do you really want to see Axe and his like at those markets? It'd be like finding Hyacinth Bucket at the Kent Custom Bike show. Let's just leave him in his own habitat. It's best for all of us really.

Axe, we can't agree you're right I'm afraid. I have absolutely no probs with you at all, I really don't. I'm really not fussed where you waggle your brush or who you tarnish with it, I don't care where you'd send your kids to school, and I didn't single you out to bully you. I singled you out because you're the only person that said alot. And for some reason that gets right up both nostrils. Please tell me you did aswell deliberately or I might actually cry. You surely cannot be that ignorant of the English language.

Axeman - I may not like it, but you are entitled to your view of London. You are entitled to use less than complimentary labels to describe groups of people you don't know and your assumptions about them. You are entitled to absent yourself from life experiences that might just surprise you in a positive way. But you are simply NOT entitled to write "alot" anymore. I've seen it in some of your other posts as well and it is probably the most offensive thing about you (and that's up against some fairly stiff competition). There is no such word as "alot". It's two words. A LOT. Please stop it, or I will have to ask admin to ban you.

Daizie on the top tips post. Has had me chuckling on and off for two days now!

Brendan, love, you are a diplomatic incident.

Cabin

Lodger (I'm just NOT following you down that road honey.....)

And breathe........... You'll be ok ????.

Don't be such a boar (bore? See what I did there?)

I was actually PMming Giggirl about something ENTIRELY UNRELATED TO THE FORUM! It's a shock to think such things exist. But t'is true.

Well you're for the chop.

Thomas

Stop hamming it up.

Deer