Sweden To Expel 80,000 Asylum Seekers

[ChillDoubt]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35425735

So it begins......

[vetuste_ennemi]

I think Sweden is abandoning its core values.

[Svejk]

...and continues to fall apart.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35417732

If they don't hurry up with the referendum, we won't need one.

[dave50]

At least they have some backbone unlike our spineless government.

[Old_Geezer]

Perhaps an alternative view is that they are replacing their previous core values with more realistic versions.

[lady-janine]

OG perhaps their core values suited them and the way they are educated and the way they live their lives.

[Old_Geezer]

If true then v_e couldn't claim that they are abandoning them.

[youngmafbog]

I think you will find they are expelling those that fail the Asylum test, ie they are immigrants not asylum seekers.

Good on them, pity the rest of Europe doesnt take the same attitude, then perhaps we could start to help the few left that genuinely need help.

Dont expect it from the UK though, there is an army of scum 'ooman rights lawyers waiting to get rich courtesy of the tax payer.

[bazwillrun]

But they reckon it will take years to get them out...sound familiar !?

[ToraToraTora]

what, the pantheon of socialism? Oh dear!

[Old_Geezer]

Socialism prioritises the needs of society and all within it, in preference to allowing those in a position to do well for themselves do whatever achieves that, and the rest put up with what they are offered. Asylum seekers and immigrants are not part of your society; they are folk intending to be so. IMO there is nothing in socialism that requires open entry to folk outside of one's society. This planet is not a single country with a single agreement on what is important and how things are done. That said those attracted to the political system may be more inclined to ensure everyone is well treated, but not without working out the right solution to help others. It's not a left/right issue.

[New Judge]

“I think Sweden is abandoning its core values.”

And not before time. As I have said before, their ridiculous attitude to welcoming all and sundry has caused untold hardship and problems for the Swedes. The latest influx is a disaster. Malmo resembles a vast transit camp. Swedes who work in Denmark have suffered enormous delays because border controls have had to be reinstated. Private property is being compulsorily taken over to house the incomers. The country is also facing a financial crisis as their generosity costs a fortune. The country now spends about $4-billion a year on settling new refugees – up from $1-billion a few years ago,

The Swedish people deserve better. They should have insisted their government scale back their ridiculous dogma of welcoming all and sundry. But I doubt they had much choice. Questioning the consensus has for long been regarded as xenophobic and hateful. Thus you reap what you sow. And the Swedes are now reaping the fruit of their crops bigtime.

[NellieMay]

Well said Old Geezer, it's certainly not a political issue! And Dave50, exactly my thoughts. We need a strong leader, not a wimp.

[New Judge]

As with all such things, of course, the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. Many politicians talk a good talk. Alas they are not so good at walking the walk.

[Svejk]

The (far) right wing party, in Sweden, have come from nowhere to be the largest party. Only some 'dodgy' dealings have kept them out of power. Is this an attempt to 'take the wind from their sails', perhaps?
A bit like Cameron 'giving' us this referendum after years of ridiculing UKIP for their anti-EU stance.

[viv41]

Won't be easy though will it ??

[TTG]

Not easy for the pm when the Bbc is reporting from the calais camps on a daily basis trying to drum up support.