Modern slavery arrests

[Gladys]

It's a provisional, no test needed.  Very odd though. 

[Happier diner]

2 minutes ago, Gladys said:

It's a provisional, no test needed.  Very odd though. 

Entrepreneurial.

[war baby]

We are living in the soft underbelly of the UK.  Untold millions wish to come to Britain.

No further comment, in case i say something racist.

[Cueey Lewis And The News]

1 hour ago, war baby said:

We are living in the soft underbelly of the UK.  Untold millions wish to come to Britain.

More like untold thousands of British businesses are looking for cheap labour post Brexit as employing people on the UK or IOM minimum wage has become very expensive for them. 

[Max Power]

3 hours ago, war baby said:

We are living in the soft underbelly of the UK.  Untold millions wish to come to Britain.

No further comment, in case i say something racist.

And this is why an open and intelligent conversation on the subject is impossible sometimes.

We don't appear to have any major issues with compatibility or integration of the various races living on the island. This may be because a number of immigrants move on from here, it may not, but everyone seems to get on well?  

I just hope that we can maintain that harmony and balance, and we don't get onto the slippery slope of cultural collision.

[Yibble]

4 hours ago, Cueey Lewis And The News said:

Nice pigeon English too.

 

Coo!

Are you sure you're a native speaker?

[HiVibes]

 

7 hours ago, Cueey Lewis And The News said:

Yes but some of these people might not have been in the IOM long enough to realize just how unbelievably stupid that is. It’s been doing the rounds on Facebook last few days. 

Proably those deranged covid bed wetters from Juanon (and on and on and on) offa Manx Radio fabricating more lies and fear. Publishing complete shit on the internet is pretty easy as you well know.

[Passing Time]

12 hours ago, HiVibes said:

 

Proably those deranged covid bed wetters from Juanon (and on and on and on) offa Manx Radio fabricating more lies and fear. Publishing complete shit on the internet is pretty easy as you well know.

You’ve certainly mastered the art…

[piebaps]

22 hours ago, Gladys said:

It's a provisional, no test needed.  Very odd though. 

Not at all. They're probably just completing paperwork for real licences but scamming an extra fee on top of the cost.

[Gladys]

4 minutes ago, piebaps said:

Not at all. They're probably just completing paperwork for real licences but scamming an extra fee on top of the cost.

Yes, I wondered if that was it.  They categorise themselves as driving instructors. Am sure most legit driving instructors wouldn't do this. 

[Fred the shred]

The reason that there is successful integration on the Island is there is a distinct cultural mix not a lot of one particular culture so instead of cultivating a sub society between themselves they mix with all the other ethnic races on the Island which is great.   

[Non-Believer]

4 hours ago, piebaps said:

Not at all. They're probably just completing paperwork for real licences but scamming an extra fee on top of the cost.

Looks like another opportunity for IoMG entrepreneurship to step in...

[Cueey Lewis And The News]

I’ve heard rumours that the DfE will shortly be re-launching its modern day slavery new resident pathway to save the local jobs market. If you accept a job under this scheme not only will they ignore any immigration or work permit requirements but the willingly enslaved person will get a free SPC ticket, a 5 year NI holiday, and a DOI joiner will be appointed to build you the shed of your choice to live in. We have to keep the gravy train afloat. 

[Ringy Rose]

5 hours ago, piebaps said:

Not at all. They're probably just completing paperwork for real licences but scamming an extra fee on top of the cost.

No, they’ll be advertising real hooky licences.

 Of course they won’t supply a real hooky licence, and they’ll be long gone with your money when you realise you won’t be getting your real hooky licence. And it’s not like you can go to trading standards or the police either.

The simple scams are the best.

As for dodgy ID, you can get it easily enough on the internet. A fake water bill or fake bank statement, yours for USD10. If you’re clever you might even remember to take the watermark off it before you submit it as proof of your address.

 As for the original topic, the immigration route was brought in at the request of business, to deal with the staffing problems caused by Brexit in certain sectors, and business were expected to be mostly honest. Naive I know, but the ones on this thread whining about it are the ones usually whining about too much “red tape” and too many civil servants in the regulators enforcing too many laws.