Comments for Leading article: A depressingly predictable attack on asylum-seekers - Leading Articles, Opinion - The Independent

Comment by Antonio

Antonio — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:25:08 +0100

Antonio said:

Sad enough this is so typical! It´s so easy for the people up there in the higher levels of society to come up with this kind of resolutions trying to explain everything with numbers, graphics and mighty words. Of course, since they don´t have to worry about not having food, clothes to wear or a place to live everything is ok for these people as longs as their trips all around the world, the caviar and champagne that´s placed in their fridges or their bank acocunts are where they have to be. Why don´t we ask one of these people to spend a day in the conditons of a refugee just for a change... or even better, why don´t we ask them to cut their own salary or whatever benefits they have. Not so great uh?

Comment by Antonio

Antonio — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:25:06 +0100

Antonio said:

Sad enough this is so typical! It´s so easy for the people up there in the higher levels of society to come up with this kind of resolutions trying to explain everything with numbers, graphics and mighty words. Of course, since they don´t have to worry about not having food, clothes to wear or a place to live everything is ok for these people as longs as their trips all around the world, the caviar and champagne that´s placed in their fridges or their bank acocunts are where they have to be. Why don´t we ask one of these people to spend a day in the conditons of a refugee just for a change... or even better, why don´t we ask them to cut their own salary or whatever benefits they have. Not so great uh?

Comment by thedharmablues

thedharmablues — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:57:03 +0100

thedharmablues said:

It works out just over £5 a day for food, transport, clothing, etc.

I'd like to be involved in any campaign against this reduction. It should probably form part of the wider campaign regarding the right to work.

Comment by fionamc

fionamc — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:45:49 +0100

fionamc said:

This is awful, and something we should really be trying to campaign against. Does £35.13 a week even adequately cover food costs for a week?!