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Goke7:
And now they are complaining about ilr for same workers. abeg I don tire jare

Low wage workers equals low prices of groceries if anyone is in doubt they should ask the US right now

On this, see GB news has picked up where Telegraph left on. Whether they like it or not, those hundreds of thousands of care workers (and their current family + future kids) would be fellow compatriots before this parliament is over.
Most still dont know many can vote even.

missjekyll:
You supported Brexit? Lord give me strength!

You are invested deeply in this country and you support Brexit?
I m interested in your reason....

*long post

As a head of the EU once said, the EU is a beautiful garden... I'd add, its one well walled and only benefits those within.
Brexit was one of the best things that happened to commonwealth members interested in remaining in the UK. To be clear, I wasn't here during the vote but on arrival and paying attention, it didn't take long to see the benefits. I'd list;

* Pre-brexit, there was the RLMT (resident labour market test). This meant that before giving a job to a migrant, it must be shown that there was no one in the local market who was suitable- major issue was that 'local market' was any EU citizen who applied. This was even the case in the medical field as regards to specialist/GP training where international docs already in the NHS but on a visa were largely limited to whatever was left after the Brits/EU citizens had applied irrespective of skill. This caused significant stagnation to many colleagues who came much earlier.

* Loads of uni students came from the EU hence it was easy for the government to close the PSW pathway and ship out others once studies were done. Some students weren't even allowed to see thrir graduation. The PSW today, is thanks to Brexit.

* Care was traditionally filled up by EU migrants. The visa pathway and opportunities it gave many was thanks to Brexit.

* Group attainment - this far superceeds individual attainment or personal investments. As a Nigerian/black person, you want to see like folks doing well. This can only be achieved when you have the right cohort. No doubt, many who came recently would go on to do very well for themselves in the coming decades.

Even for the government

* Brexit meant Britain was opened to global talent. Everyone who isn't Brit has a relatively fair playing field and local companies can go for the global best.

*UK is well sought after and Brexit allowed the government commoditise migration. It's now a revenue generating stream with visa income increasingly used to fund public services be it the NHS, civil service pay or even new police officers (projected). Just look at the visa pathway for some EU countries and you'd wonder.

* Whether its funding unis and keeping local fees low or keeping social and care costs from spiralling- migration has helped regulate costs in the current economy. A good balance is important.

* Diversity- I live in a county that's 95% white. A reason I haven't left is due to the changing demography. Our local group has gone from tens to several hundreds, we have a better knit community with regular meetups, kids see like faces in their school, we have African shops and even a restaurant. I remember a Jamaican lady almost break down in tears seeing African kids playing together in church - she recounted how there were only 3 black folks in the town when she arrived decades back and what her kids (though mixed) passed thru

* Kind of migrants- pre-Brexit, many EU folks could strole in and out with access to services right away. Today, migrants are forced to contribute more than their fair share before even coming in, have to meet strict criteria and show that they would be good nembers of the society before given longterm stay. One can argue that may be better for the country. Time would tell.


The UK needs migrants as the last few decades have demonstrated. It is better for the economy that that migrant pool is global rather than a select few. There is a reason Germany despite its struggles hurried the admittance of over 400k folks recently. Record levels of immigration has helped the UK economy stay afloat.

The downside is that leaving the EU makes the UK a loner in a changing world, also it limits access to the EU market which is huge. Sure, the UK was a vital member of the EU but they overstated their importance. These are not the days of Rule Britania. You can't eat your cake and have it.

My issue is that many who voted Brexit had an overinflated view and never saw these. They felt they'd 'control their borders', sleepwalk into favourable deals and still benefit from the EU without paying the price.

Zahra29:
A long story just to admit that the UK economy is still one of the best performing in Europe in spite of the many challenges it has faced, including the own goal Brexit. A recent poll showed that majority Brits would now vote in favour to remain/rejoin, as experience has since shown that the grass was much greener where we were.

The economy is not showing resilience due to record levels of migration.

Some Caribbean countries have been discussing reparations since I was a little girl. At this point, it's become friendly sparring over a cup of tea. Nothing new.

Every country needs China now, even the US, though it likes to deny it. Difference is that some countries are literally allowing China rob them blind.

"Some deal with Nigeria" - not the first time or the last. Besides didn't Nigeria just sell off some mines to France? I wonder what Nigerians are getting in return for this "investment". Any insight on this?

As for Canada, when you move over you'll quickly come to realise that they are in far greater need of your AI generated advice. Lol

AI generated .. hehe. Not surprised. When boxed and unable to address issues, you always come up with these hallucinations - it's either whataboutism, accusing me of hating my fellow compatriots, accusing me of fraud, looking for typos. Now its 'AI generated response'. I'd take that as a compliment.

To issues (tinted with whataboutism)-
Of course, many Brits have learned their lesson but I think they need a biblical 40yr 'wilderness experience' to be sure lessons were well learned. BTW, at what point did you realise brexit would be/was an own goal?

To China, I'm very sceptical of the western narrative about them and a huge fan of the very sensible president of Barbados who has made good statements to this effect. She is also ramping up the narrative on reparations - good woman! As as I've asked a few colleagues when they bring up the loan issue, I'd also ask you - why do you care?
I can't speak for the whole of Africa but regarding Nigeria, Despite China initially making funds available, we dillydallied due to dubious western-driven narratives and did not take good advantage of the desperation of the Chinese to attain global influence. The overwhelming majority of our loans are from western nations/bodies and we've seen that 1 usd from china has proven more beneficial than 10usd from the west. But then, after all the shenanigans by Parliament, I wasn't expecting Rachel Reeves to queue for Chinese aid behind Museveni. Thankfully, she got something- the new Heathrow runway would be partly funded by China. They can start advising themselves now.

Mines to France? I see that has been sensibly addressed. And to add- I'm all for sensible foreign investment.

You keep mentioning Canada- I wonder if you're seeking to throw jibes. I don't see them as any different from the UK - they are another country with different opportunities for me to exploit. I see myself as a global citizen and whether Can, UK, U.S. Aus e.t.c I don't care- it's my goals I'm bothered about and would contribute to any mix of suitable nations to get there.

SIRTee15:
Don't worry
I've discussed with mods and decided to drop it.

U can send your money to any of your family members that desperately need it. I'm sure they will appreciate it and pray for U.


But don't quote me again in this thread or anywhere else on this forum.

I believe this thread is big enough for both of us to write our opinion without quoting each other's post.

I repeat, don't quote me again.
Otherwise, that my attention U looking for, U will get it.

You'd sure be a source of good entertainment at a pub.

I remember having a discussion here following the recent rape gang uproar as someone was pointing out how immigrants have wrecked the UK.


To be clear, it's an inexcusable event. What is also wrong is rather than addressing root causes, people attach an ethnic colouration to it all in a bid to drive hate. It's also highlights the importance of understanding the reason behind media headlines before reposting.

The Rotherham scandal which Musk resurrected happened over a decade ago, it was investigated and had a 7year enquiry with recommendations submitted to the last government. That same government refused to act on recommendations for over 2yrs while they remained in power. Now, they are out of power, they are looking to instigate the whole issue and are calling for another 7yr inquiry. Of course, with a new inquiry sitting, the issue would always be in the news and they'd keep painting an ethnic colouration to it to drive up an anti-immigrant agenda without nothing actually being done to prevent a recurrence. Thats dubious and its good the current government saw thru it which people still looked for a way to spin.


What they didn't say was how has also been committed by white gange to little uproar
Now a new group has just been convicted. Reading through, crimes are too horrific to posy. Where is Musk’s uproar about 'white gangs'? why is the opposition not asking about an enquiry or calling perpetrators 'Scottish rapists'? Why is the opposition not pushing for an inquiry? Or are they not equally worried about the victims?
This just highlights another reason to read through headlines so as not to be a tool in the hands of media houses.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dxj570n21o

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justwise:
Yes mod can edit posts, personally only when personal details are exposed, fraudulent materials are included or the individual is advertising stuff

Interesting. I'd argue that posts are better hidden as per the 'disclaimer: every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland.'

Zahra29:
Depends on what part of the commonwealth you are referring to. Because the UK has strong ties with several commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia, NZ, Singapore and parts of the Caribbean and is seeking stronger ties and trading partnerships with others such as India.
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Lol.. Brexit was won on the delusion of 'British exceptionalism' and the thinking that the UK would sleepwalk its way into trade deals around the globe. Lets see how those went

*The first main deal with Japan is estimated to add <0.07% to GDP over 15 yrs and mirrored the deal the EU already had

*The second deal with Australia was roundly condemned by British farmers and left the Australians gloating about how good a deal they had extracted. It was even mocked on Australian TV as presenters asked wgat the UK would export to them. They forgot health workers perhaps.

*The deal with the U.S which was a major hope was first quelled by Obama who had already warned that the U.S would prefer to deal with the EU should the UK leave. When Trump came, he asked for the NHS and that was it.

*The deal with Canada has been abandoned as the Canadians couldn't extract a good enough deal.

*That of India was also abandoned despite the PM personally going there. The Indians rightly wanted to send a few hundred thousand people along.

*Of late, we've been inundated with stories of Chinese espionage only for the UK to break ranks with its western partners and head to china seeking 'investment'.

*The Caribbean folks are waiting to be approached so they can discuss reparations

*Oddly, it seems the UK was able to sign some deal with Nigeria.

There have been whispers of CANZUK and now some return to the EU customs union which we only just ran away from.. lol.. another delusion. But then, you've been hoping on this deal for a long time..

All this while, trade with the EU has been falling with over £27b lost prompting the BOE governor (who should be non-partisan) to raise alarm. True, the economy has shown some resilience mainly thanks to record breaking migration which we welcome.

Finally, as you know, I'm not against Brexit- I firmly supported it and would vote leave if we had a referendum today. In the future, I'm open on a return as that would open up opportunities in Europe. I just don't understand what benefits most of my compatriots who voted 'leave' were reasonably hoping to or have achieved

missjekyll:
America is a good example of late stage capitalism(failed state with rampant wealth inequality). We already know socialism doesn't work. The best model is to merge the best parts of both ideologies -it's called Democratic socialism and is practised in the nordic countries and by Labour in the UK.....

What has labour done to make you think they are headed the route of nordic countries? Also what makes you think the average Brit is really interested and willing to pay the price for that economic model? They seem neither here nor there - rather trying to finetune the current model.

PS. Thank you for your concern . Luckily I was in an index fund so others picked up the slack . I highly recommend index funds for everyone.

Ever wondered what'd happen when an overwhelming majority switch to passive index funds as is set to be the case? That might just reward poorly run companies and move the alpha to active funds. Still a hypothesis but time would tell.

Goke7:
Bigotry is a terrible thing!

Very.. Reminds me of these articles I came upon recently. Written a decade ago but if you subsitute Romanians for xxxx, you could just about repost it today and no one would notice. What I find interesting was that after giving up a generous position in the EU, the government now had a generational opportunity to reduce 'low wage' workers. But then, same government went on to hand out over 40k farm and 100k care visas respectively.
Why not let farm produce rot in the field or grocery prices rise even more so Britain pay the right wage for British workers?

Migration Watch chairman Lord Green of Deddington said: ‘This analysis clearly demonstrates that some means must be found to curb low-skilled immigration from the EU if immigration is to be brought under control. 'East European workers have a very good reputation for their work ethic but the fact that they are so overwhelmingly in low-skilled work raises real questions about their value to the UK economy. They add considerably to the pressure on public services.’
https://archive.is/55jNZ

Goodenoch:
Thank you.

My risk tolerance is quite high due to my age (I have 4 decades to go before the statutory pension age, maybe more if it keeps creeping up haha), hence I’m fine with even substantial volatility.

However…..😄, given the events of the past few days and the deep sink in tech stocks (which I’m heavily exposed to via my Mag7 ETF), I’m rethinking that strategy.

I’ll probably just go for a mix of SCGH (my favorite ETF) and a select few stocks. As to how I’ll select those stocks - I’m certain that large tech companies will outperform given how dependent everything is becoming on their infrastructure and services, plus how much political power they’re amassing (I hate it but one might as well profit from it).

SCGH is still heavily weighted toward large cap tech but the presence of other stocks reduces the risk somewhat. For instance despite the huge drops in the Mag7 since the weekend, SCGH has been mostly stable.

I have a few decades too though hoping to start pulling out in 2 decades +.
My approach is slightly different. I am being more cautious as I want to be sure I'm not chading where the action has been. The way I look at things, most of the mag 7 have their cap in trillions of dollars. How long would they continue to outperform? A 2x increase will take another 2 trillion. Bar inflation, is that growth still tenable in the near future? AI was supposed to be the next growth front but that is now looking shaky. The life-changing money I believe is in finding the next Tesla/NVIDIA. Only thing is that just like venture firms, you might have to buy 10 bust/mediocre companies before getting the one. If I was picking stocks, I'd want to have some alpha I feel I could rely on to beat the market and not do it randomly.

Also looking at cycles, large US has done well for a decade+. Money might slowly move to small coys or other parts may pick up with largeocys hovering around current valuations. In stocks, I dont have that alpha hence stick to global ETFs. Elsewhere, I may do the risky.

missjekyll:
Till then. No the UK does not copy from the US. Thank God. We copy from the EU thankfully.
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The UK is neither here nor there - floating around with no firm economic blueprint.

They had the option of being the financial and economic headquarter of Europe but they opted out.

They have refused to come closer or dine&wine with the commonwealth and build their network in those nations.

They are still clinging on to some vestiges of socialism and not ready to be capitalist enough, obedient enough (or wipe Trumps butt clean enough) to be Americas best friend or 52nd state perhaps.

We delude themselves about China copying our stuff but still frolick around China seeking investment. If I was the Chinese, I'd add UK to the Belt and Road initiative together with developing nations seeking handouts.

It's neither high tax or low tax e.t.c. The government needs to form a blueprint, communicate and chase that.

missjekyll:
I m very happy about this although I lost money. It means the UK can afford some of that AI it so desperately needs without shelling out trillions for it. Money no dey

You lost money? Were you buying NVIDIA at recent valuations?
Well hope you're in the positive when China inevitably realeases their own chip which would almost certainly be cheaper and likely less power-hungry.

lavida001:
These people are delusional that’s the truth. A woman was saying her 3 years old son keeps telling her that he is a girl and he keeps choosing girl clothing hence the sole reason she allow the poor boy to be placed on puberty blocker.

Issue is that there are sensationalist stories on everyside to push their entrenched narrative.
Even for something as straightforward as vaccines where there is a reasonable scientific consensus, we've seen how the waters had been muddied talk more of an area where the scientific backing is still very early. This story hardly happened- it's a 'puberty blocker' and a 3 yr old is hardly close to puberty (usual caveats).

A young child mentioning such can be understandably distressing for many parents. To some it's alarm bells and they go for a full lockdown, some others want to show they are hyper supportive and go ahead to change clothes e.t.c. Many times, taking things one step at a time and understanding than young peoples minds quickly change does help. Also, other parents do become hyper resonsive when they notice certain changes/stories in their kids mates.

lavida001:
Still MadeinChina they are known to produce bogus tech stolen from the west. Not that im in support of the west in any way. Competition is essential to drive innovation.

Hmmm... Knowledge is addittive we know and only very rarely do we get through 'innovation'. In their ascent to power, the Chinese have been remarkable.
From Huawei, to EVs, to Tiktok to AI- America is increasingly relying on bans to stiffle their growth and innovation. I am happy we live in this world and not in one of few decades past

RodgersAkpafu:
The Chinese will definitely make their mark on the world this century
I admire their resolve and their laser focus
And I enjoy working with the ones I met as well, though they can be socially awkward (some of them, esp the women)

But still on still...
Anyways there is this running joke that the AI war is Chinese in China vs Chinese in America

Just like the Mathematics Olympiad competition.
The last few American contingents has been almost fully a Chinese American cohort lol 😆
And that is really cool

Interesting times. The model shocked markets.

I wonder what happens to nvidia when the Chinese inevitably start building and selling their own chips for much lower cost and better efficiency. America cannot rely on bans to keep ahead- from Huawei, to Tiktok, to EVs and now AI chips. They need to keep innovating.

I see you're focused on China while avoiding other Asians trying to pull their weight. Hehe... BTW, what's your take on Perplexity?

RodgersAkpafu:
On a serious note though, when I say the woman life will "spoil" , it's more of the reputational damage she will suffer upon being identified as the woman who did that despicable act
When that boy comes out of jail, he will be out fir retribution

You don't have to be the one to vocalise such threats. The person who you think would hit back hasn't said anything

And as for the fight to finish thingy, it is what it is...
Anyone who is a northern resident already know that this is happening. and tensions are high between black folks and indians here, especially at the work place
Even some agencies know that pairing up Nigerians and Indian folks can easily go left
That's the reality

Hmmm... What sector is this?

These same ppl you are defending vehemently were on the MAGA train months ago demonising blacks and latinos, thinking they were "assostant white ppl "
Cheering the "dogs and cats" situation for Haitians and the shameful pile of garbage. joke on Puerto Ricans
Now that they have turned on them with the "jeet" / "pajeet" slurs, ....

At least, we can agree those words are slurs and shouldn't be part of a civil conversation. Keeping conversations civil is something Itry to do. I am disappointed how much we are mentioning Indians here when we should be discussing our issues - or are they our biggest threat?
Its just like Brits who thought Europeans coming over was the issue. Now they've stopped coming, is UK any better? We should see the bigger picture here and not zone in on microcosms of hate

SIRTee15:
I never gave U consent to release my personal info here and U obviously broke the rule of nairaland 10.

If U think U will get away with this easily, U must be joking.

Hehe.. I take my words seriously.

First lets revisit things-
1. You posted your instagram link (which declares your details) with a view to spread hate. I pointed that out to you.
2. You saw my post but was cowardly silent as expected and I had to raise attention again to your folly before you came out huffing and puffing.

3. You are lucky the mods edited my post (as they can on NL), else it would have still been up. You should be prasing God, this wasnt a different platform

Mr. T, I would give you a little secret in bring taken seriously - you don't repeat threats, you do what you want.

4. I have never been so confident about the inabilty of someone to do anything as I am in you case. I used the ward inability cos even if I give you all the resources, you lack it within you to do anything sensible.

6. Finally, I don't have the headspace to keep engaging you on this so I would make it easy. I give you 3 months to do something sensible- if you are able to, you have £1000 on me.
Because I am quite certain that you would do nothing, I might look to remind you of your cowardice again before this time runs out.

Dont talk, act!

NuCypher:
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Of course, the video made it look like all the folks present there were all indians, so they behaved like they were in New Delhi. That's far from the truth. It's easy to see in that mix a number of whites, blacks, indians, etc. Everyone rushed for the bus. So, what exactly is the point here? It's not like the Indians rushed for the bus, while the whites waited? How do you guys even share videos like this to reaffirm the confirmation bias you need to start wrongly judging a whole set of people?


And then, this is not the first time something like this is happening. There's no New Delhi sh&t happening here. People, normal people, will shove and push for space on the bus when there's limited space or service. It's the law of the survival of the fittest, which is only human. Or how would you explain another video like this from the TTC widely available on Tiktok and comprised mostly of white Canadians? . Or many more such videos all across urban cities in Canada? You guys need to give up this subtle narrative of "third world colonization" that makes very little sense. At the end of the day, according to Statistics Canada, there's only 21% visible minority population in Canada (including aborigines and those born here). So, white canadians are still very much in majority, still control most of the country's politics and industry. So, what exactly is the fear? And why exactly the fear for a black person like you? Wake up!

Aptly said. Thanks for bringing some common sense into this.

The chap who shared the video is too cowardly to even say what everyone knows he wanted to say. At least, his overlords on Twitter are able to speak their mind. He who copies them shivers into cowardice.

We should be looking to improve ourselves not pointing fingers in the air. My first foray here was reminding one how unapologetic I was about migration and as a Brit moving to Canada was hardly a privilege- its more of an entitlement.
I wonder what all these people would say if most of recent migrants to Canada were of white skin- perhaps, they'd be chorusing 'master, master thanks for coming'. We can argue pros and cons of migration but resorting to hate and racist language is where I draw the line.

BTW, stumbled upon this which is rather interesting.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEBiebbeNCA

Despite all the restrictions, it seems the Chinese have caught up with American AI models and arguably surpassed them by being able to better/same in many domains while using much less resources.

One thing I noticed are the number of Asian folks (esp Indians who still had native accents i.e 1st gen) speaking on the American side. Part of the interview was with Aravind Srinivas the CEO of Perplexity which apparently is a well rated AI resources. Downloaded the app to see how it compares to chatGPT.

SIRTee15:
And I'm not hating on Indians, I have shared disorderliness commited by non Indians including blacks.

I'm waiting for the m0ds to take action against U b4 I take my own action against U

Lol... Rabble rouser abi Indian fighter. You're not even bold enough to say what everyone knows you had in mind. Comparing confidentiality with publicly available data- one you even put up. Please share more from Instagram and while at that also include your phone number, address and banking details.

I see you've scurried off to ammend your post. That's a good learning point for you to which I expect some gratitude. Unfortunately, your video link (not personal data) has been quoted by a few people already. Imagine the number who could click on it it future. Some lessons are tough Mr. T.

BTW, if you're in Calgary, I'd like to share a drink when next I'm there.

SIRTee15:
This guy calls himself a doctor but has no respect for people's confidentiality and privacy.

He claims he works in UK or Canada as a doctor but has no problem leaking people's personal data to public. I won't be surprised if that's how he leaks his patient's personal data.

If U think I will let this rest, U must be joking.

I'm waiting to see the response from the mods

Lol.. Mr T,

In your hurry to blame Indians, you publicly shared a video that links directly to your known profile. I pointed that out to you and rather than being grateful and quietly deleting it, you're huffing and puffing. It's like posting my passport here and accusing someone of looking at it. Hehe

If you were not so preoccupied with hating Indians, you might have noted that earlier. The fact you still sound aloof is rather surprising.

BTW, the links you posted are still on here and anyone in the world can click on them and get back to your profile. Are you now going to do the sensible thing and shamefully remove your hate-filled videos?

RodgersAkpafu:
What I went through when I was neck deep in SIA business, its story for another day.
Anyways Nigerians are now coming into it more in the North here, and it has become FIGHT TO FINISH

RodgersAkpafu:
These guys have been mercenary and racist to us, ......

That Indian woman who got that black boy locked up in dubai
Her life go still spoil, let the boy come out of jail fess.

I am not diminishing reported racist experiences you had which have left you bitter.

However, you'd struggle to get wider/rational engagement on this issue if you are more focused on using slurs/spreading hate. Even leaders of civil right movement knew how to about rallying support. If we can't/wouldn't say it in person, then we shouldn't write it online

My question which you've failed to answer is this: what are you doing about it? And in same vein, what should we do about it?


P.s. Easy with the threats. It might seem an anonymous forum but as we've seen, every now and again, people expose their identity and stuff can be traced back to you.

justwise:
Yes even more excuses, so Trump and republican party are soft on Immigration, race, crime and economy?

This is becoming the case of...i'm not racist because my friend is black.

Now Trump is showing his soft side right?

Hehe. Cant deal.. Trump is a daily new headline.

BTW, can mods on NL edit individual posts?

Goodenoch:
Chief, does any of the platforms you use(d) for SIPP have individual stocks - other than Freetrade with the high fees?

I've tried to check but it seems these platforms are intentionally vague about this, for some reason, and I don't want to go opening accounts in every one to test.

I want to weight my portfolio toward more risk/reward but the platforms I use currently either don't have individual stocks (Moneybox) or don't have an SIPP at all (T212).

Jedisco, if you know any too, please.

Hehe. Maybe they keep it on the back burner cos its considered much higher risk esp for ones pension.

I've never bothered to check the individual stock option as I've never considered it. Vanguard doesn't have it I believe. I just checked investengine but its only ETFs
Dodl (owned by AJ Bell but cheaper) allows one buy individual shares in a SIPP though offerings are quite restricted. Their SIPP fee is 0.15% pa. Used them for a S&S Lisa

I use this to compare broker fees: https://monevator.com/compare-uk-cheapest-online-brokers/

But then, how do you decide on which individual stocks to buy?

Hosea148:
I’m Calgary based, and this was a one off incident. There was a massive train breakdown during rush hour, which led to an unusual accumulation of people at this station, and buses were deployed to ease up the situation.

Unfortunate that people did not queue up and follow order, but just want to add that this is not an everyday occurrence out here.

Good context - again shows the folly in seeing everything through racially tinted glasses.

I can't even imagine that amount of people waiting for a bus in London or any English city. Without good crown control, chaos may likely ensue. Though somewhat cultural, you can only look at English footbal fans and all their fighting to realise

What I find funny is while in a hurry to point fingers, the chap shared a link that exposed his own identity. Classic case of one finger pointing at others and the remaining four pointing at you.

ferfer:
I am glad you homed in on the excerpt above! You see that bolded, it is laden with meaning. The system does not understand us. They are giving western interpretations to African problems and that will always exacerbate the issue.

Even the doctors may not understand African ailments! That was an excerpt from a black history month poster in a top tier Canadian university. Look at the extent of that oversimplification, the nerve!

We need to get into the system and start being reckoned with - social work, doctor, pharmacy, police officer etc. We need more of our folks going into the mix, that is one of the most effective way to advance our community.

Until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.

True- we need to get into the right places and build wealth, open/run businesses, become landlords (controversial, but needed), restaurant chains, franchises, investment banking e.t.c. People might not like you, but they'd respect your cash. For example, despite having a good diasporean community, there are not many Nigerian restaurants abroad. Talk more of exquisite ones- i.e places where you could book a dinner and take workplace colleagues to experience top- notch Nigerian cuisine. Even in England, you'd hardly find a Nigerian restaurants where other top ones are located.

It takes time and we need the critical mass but we also need to be ploughing in the right direction.

missjekyll:
In 2015 ,the International Olympic Committee produced a guideline which required Testosterone to be below a certain level to compete in female sports.

That guideline has now changed . In 2021,it says hormone testing is medically unnecessary. Other tests can be used to determine if a particular transgender athlete has an unfair advantage over cis athletes.

At the Paris Olympics,they used a case by case criteria to allow competition. Not all Trans females won medals.

For years ,it's been taught that testosterone confers certain advantages in sports but that's not always the case.

I haven't read the cass review but must point out that the British Medical Association has taken a position against that report. It's as clear as mud at the minute.

In physiology, nothing is hardly always the case. Its called a natural distribution. I'm a man and there are loads of women who are physically stronger than me naturally. However, that does not negate the fact that on average males are physically faster and stronger and we know most of the drivers for that. This isn't just limited to humans.
Regarding hormones, we may not have all the answers but we largely know what they do and we know how people people turn out when they lack them.

Tha BMAs position has been raised concerns among many physicians with lots of fingers being pointed. Oddly, due to long waits, certain NHS groups had pushed in favour of these meds being started in primary care. Eitherway, the report has brought some much needed structure with many local boards being able to offer clear guidance to GPs on the matter which has helped in addressing the increasing number seeking to be started on these meds for gender issues in primary care.
The report is weighty and I have no doubt that down the line if an adult feels they've come to harm as a result of treatment they received in adolescence, they'd bring it up as evidence of negligence.
The report is not all gloomy- it mainly says we need more evidence about this treatment in young ones and already, reasearch in underway which may answer some of these questions.

To be clear, I am not against adults doing with their body whatever they see fit within the ambits of the law. I'm saying that if certain treatment is being offered to young, impressionable minds, we need to tread carefully. The loss of this nuance is where some felt the left had gone to far.

All said, I agree, it's a muddy area with loads of entrenched interests.

justwise:
You nailed it!!

I don't buy any those excuses, they voted for Trump simply because he was running against a woman of colour.

Hehe. I'm not a Trump fan but it'd do the demogratic party and wider left good to be a bit introspective and consider wider reasons before narrowing it all down to racism. Many have accused the democratic party of being to high-handed and failing to connect with the average person.
Yes a huge chunk voted on racial grounds but there are still many more that didn't.

Goke7:
They can deceive themselves with this high wages sha 😜 how much for starters do civil servants earn in this country, and how can low tax and social benefits coexist? just how for God’s sake and people go still fall mugu 😂

High wage, low tax economy. Hehe
They fall mugu by blaming migrants - we are the par*sites eating their cake. In the words of Nigel Farage- 'It's simple, just stop people coming to this country'.

My favourite speak now is pointing out that the productivity of the nation has stalled but expectation hasn't i.e the nation is too poor to afford certain luxuries the populace demands.
I remember telling one that if he thinks my owning a house is the reason why he doesn't have one, I have good news for him- the developers on my estate are still selling houses.

Kenn55:
Indians are more hostile to blacks in the west than whites. Sometimes whites may have small conscience but most Indians don't. Despite being immigrants themselves, the black immigrant community can't count on Indians as allies cos they see themselves as superior to us.

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They show no mercy to other immigrants so I don't give a damn about them too. We didn't come to a white man country only to come and suffer racism from them too in addition to white people. So I clearly understand why folks are calling them out

You raise good points. We don't need them as allies and certainly should not see ourselves as inferior to anyone. We need to rise up the ladder and build our network. Not excusing tribalism but we know than many humans have a tribal mindset.

Without discounting what you've said, the question becomes - how do we solve this issue?

ferfer:
Yes, there are people experiencing difficulties getting employment etc. What are we going to do about that? Complain about Trudeau? About other people? Or look at ways we can go about it and thereby enrich our community?

Well said!

Your post about black folks in the criminal justice system is rather chilling: 'From 8% in 2002, 19% in 2006 and reaching 29% in 2020. Indeed, one-half of Black inmates in the CJS are 30 years of age or younger....Factors such as discretionary policing tactics in Black and economically marginalized neighbourhoods, harsher arrest decisions, police reliance on child welfare agencies to resolve conflicts within Black families instead of support service provisions to sub-standard service delivery mechanisms, have been cited as major causes of these increases'

Work has to be done to reverse this trend.

Goke7:
After winning the election, oga Trump himself declared he won mainly because of the southern border and immigration, you see?

abeg what is the something different Reform say they are bringing? before they run us street

Hehe...for Reform, it's all freebies- high wages, low tax, no immigration and British born at the front of the benefit queue. Its early, but the polls show people may be buying their story

Kenn55:
That visual you attached is really interesting but I'm not surprised. I have always known that Trump's presidency will deal the west a major blow and benefit American adversaries. In Trump's world, allies will be enemy while enemies will be friends.
The next 4 years presents China an opportunity to deal a major irreversible blow to the west thanks to Trump

Hehe.. China is well prepared. His last stint took them by surprise but they bounced back. Now them don ready dey wait am.