'UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe (news.sky.com)
from throws_lemy@reddthat.com to world@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 10:53
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myrmidex@belgae.social on 12 Feb 11:10 next collapse

That first paragraph oozes irony.

Britain has been “colonised” by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country’s richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.

astraeus@lemmy.ml on 12 Feb 11:16 next collapse

you just know so many people will take it at face value without putting 2+2 together too

OwlPaste@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 11:18 next collapse

and he has paid his tax right? right?

mjr@infosec.pub on 12 Feb 11:23 collapse

Officially, he lives abroad, so doesn’t pay taxes here, so can’t truly be said to be " of this country ". I suggest we bar him.

Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca on 12 Feb 12:19 collapse

So, he’s an immigrant.

Taleya@aussie.zone on 12 Feb 11:29 next collapse

Can we strip him naked and drop him in the middle of India for funsies?

TheBat@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 12:07 next collapse

one of the country’s richest and most influential men

Why does he look like a haggard middle manager?

Buffalox@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 12:19 collapse

But he is ENTITLED to his wealth, he is obviously entitled to exploit others and to be extremely privileged.
You know that because he is rich, he is a higher class of being, a class that needs to be protected because it’s only fair that some people have all the privileges.

/s (just in case)

susi7802@sopuli.xyz on 12 Feb 11:11 next collapse

[nasal voice over intercom] Has patient number 13 reveived his sedatives yet?

WanderingThoughts@europe.pub on 12 Feb 11:27 next collapse

Last time they kept out immigrants, with Brexit, some industries immediately ran into problems. Maybe if they’d start talking wage increase and free training before closing borders they’d make sense, but that’s probably an even bigger “resource drain from the state” according to that guy.

blackn1ght@feddit.uk on 12 Feb 11:30 next collapse

Those pesky Danes and Romans!

Buffalox@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 12:14 next collapse

Yes I bet they have massive problems with Vikings roaming the streets and pillaging everything, as has always been their habit.

dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 12:27 collapse

And not to mention those goddamned Anglo-Saxons.

ftmpch@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 17:49 collapse

“WHAT’S WRONG WITH JUST WORSHIPPING A TREE?!!”

SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 12 Feb 11:32 next collapse

Funny because the UK colonized half the fucking planet just for tea and curry.

BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 11:34 next collapse

Statistically speaking the UK can shut the fuck up about being colonized.

Avicenna@programming.dev on 12 Feb 11:57 next collapse

Some people just can’t get over the imperial mind set. And also when he says immigrats he %100 means non white immigrants lol.

nkat2112@sh.itjust.works on 12 Feb 12:02 next collapse

A racist “leader,” with his mind firmly entrenched in the disgraceful ancestry of British imperialism.

Remember, folks: the poor, the marginalized people and the refugees are not our enemies.

MonsterMonster@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 12:17 next collapse

Does that include the thirteen overseas players in the Manchester United squad?

tirateimas@lemmy.pt on 12 Feb 12:54 next collapse

I thought they solved the situation with Brexit. Oh well…

_Nico198X_@europe.pub on 12 Feb 12:59 next collapse

i’m tired, boss

Akasazh@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 13:26 next collapse

Ironically, due to brexit, instead of European immigrants, most come from Nigeria. Which is worse for no-one except the racist knobheads that pushed for brexit who ended up with people with more melanin in their skin.

CubitOom@infosec.pub on 12 Feb 13:31 next collapse

UK, take note of what is happening in the USA and don’t let it happen to you.

Fermion@mander.xyz on 12 Feb 16:38 collapse

Not just the UK. There is a coordinated push to use nationalism to replace democracy with oligarchy all across the world right now. The US is simply the most obvious example due to the orange one lacking any semblance of subtlety.

People need to watch for and oppose media consolidation, anti-immigrant rhetoric, ballooning law enforcement spending, surveillance and online id requirements. These are all hallmarks of groups aiming to install an authoritarian regime.

MrNesser@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 13:39 next collapse

Doesn’t he love in Morocco for tax reasons

sneakyninjapants@sh.itjust.works on 12 Feb 17:00 collapse

Who doesn’t love in Morocco really?

RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 14:44 next collapse

Shatcliffe.

Coldcell@sh.itjust.works on 12 Feb 16:12 next collapse

Oh look, a billionaire baby boomer who thinks immigrants are the problem.

Can we get his head sized for a basket please?

dunestorm@lemmy.world on 13 Feb 00:58 next collapse

I bet he doesn’t pay any fucking tax, unlike legal citizens to this country, no matter their origin…

He’s part of the problem, if all big companies and millionaires, billionaires paid tax, everything would be so much better funded that we’d be living in a parallel utopia.

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca on 13 Feb 01:16 collapse

Why is everybody so hung up on where people are from? Shouldn’t a person’s actions matter a lot more than where they were born?