You could well be right and looking at M.o.D figures that go up to June there is an increase in the number of Albanians getting stopped trying to cross the channels , [Link] on table IRR_02b, more Albanians were stopped trying to cross the channel then any other nationality but still only 17% and still 62% of people being stopped making the crossing come from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Eritrea and Sudan.
The figures run to June, and it could be that through July and August and 60% of people stopped may be Albanian.That would still represent a very big step up in in the number of Albanians. The phrases ‘figures fluctuate’ and ‘crossing now’ add a lot of ambiguity and can lead to misinterpretation of the where people being stopped crossing the channel come from and that is my main point. At best it should read ‘Government officials believe in the last two months around 60% of migrants making Channel crossings each day now are Albanian, although figures fluctuate’.I think they have used a time period that best fits their narrative and the launch of the policy

One supporter of hacking argued that without it "you will do away with the courage and pluck of the game, and I will be bound to bring over a lot of Frenchmen who would beat you with a week's practice -Blackheath secretary at first meeting of the F.A

I’ll make no judgement on the right and wrongs that is not the point I’m making but the UN states Asylum seekers have no obligation to make a claim in the first safe country they get to, [Link]

One supporter of hacking argued that without it "you will do away with the courage and pluck of the game, and I will be bound to bring over a lot of Frenchmen who would beat you with a week's practice -Blackheath secretary at first meeting of the F.A

The weird thing about Albanians is that they are, on the whole, incredibly pro-British. Sure, there are a % of criminals but apparently rather good at it. Reliable, keep things nice and quiet, try not to make to much of a mess because they want to make money rather than play at gangsters. You could make an argument that if you are going to tolerate a certain level of organised crime then if your home-grown villains are not up to it (and British criminals do not have a good reputation in the wider global underworld - apparently amongst the most treacherous going. ) then you could do worse than having the Albanians running it. Yes, will all go tits up eventually but such is the Darwinian nature of such enterprises.

Of course, this all needs to be taken with a huge pinch of salt but if you accept that we need more family types of people in the UK, you can do worse than Albanians.

And if they are going to risk a channel crossing then it shows a certain level of chutzpah.

Of course, we need to start shipping them off to Rwanda ASAP but I cannot but help admire the tenacity. All the Albanians I know are a pretty solid bunch. Strong work ethic as well. I like them.

Edited by Matov (26 Aug 2022 9.32am)

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

LOL. In my case that could not be further from the truth, especially about the Krays given the divisions in my wider-extended family caused by them (on my mum's side, her immediate family sided with Jewish friends who were being effectively bullied by the Krays as they owned a small business and refused to pay protection money - this notion that everybody in the East End some how 'loved' them is at complete odds with my lived reality).

If I had my way, organised crime would be destroyed but we live in a world in which it seems to be tolerated by those in charge, not least because of the UK's banking system which is effectively the worlds biggest money laundering operation. And as I did stress, my post needed to be taken with a huge pinch of salt.

But my wider point remains. I like Albanians. Much in the same way that I have always liked Turks. A civilisation enemy then yes, and I dream of the day Constantinople is liberated, but always got on well with Turkish acquaintances. Hot-tempered in many cases but generous to a fault, big on family and plain good company. My kind of people.

Such are the contradictions and complexities of trying to navigate a Dissident Right out-look which is why I aim almost all my ire at the Progressive Left. I f***ing loathe them with, I believe, the ultimate irony being that if the Left just kept their mouths shut, most of us would just learn to rub along with each other. But they wont, and they cheer on the demise of everything I value in life so the battle continues.

Such is life.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.