There is a dilemma about the potential for 2,600 foreign nationals who are working in the Prison Service on right-to-work visas. They may not earn enough to qualify to stay when their visa’s expire and therefore these people may be lost to the Prison Service.
This is an example of there is not one solution fits all. The Prison Service is already under a lot of stress and simply can’t afford to lose that many people as they would be hard to replace.
Immigration is always a bogey word , but here is an instance where recruitment is difficult and foreign nationals have filled a gap in the Prison Service, which otherwise may not be filled.
Thanks to ITVNews for this headline,Alex Seabrook, Local Democracy Reporter
Bristol Parks planned to charge personal trainers and professional dog walkers/trainers up to £450/ annum to use the local parks to run exercise classes for humans or exercise dogs in Public Parks.
There was uproar, but to be honest, public spaces are just that and if you are running a business , then there is potentially a conflict with those that are using the park for rest and recreation.
Lets get real , these are Public Spaces for everyone and businesses can be very selfish, they are out to make a profit at whatever they are doing and will fight tooth and nail to reduce costs and maximise their sales. Hence the conflict.
Reading the article , I got the impression that the Council did not realise how many small business’s were using Public Spaces, nor do they have a handle on the upset they cause for normal park users.
Potentially some of the business’s don’t even have insurance. Really Council’s do need to know who is using the Parks and protect every user. One of the Conservative Councillor’s argued that the money raised from licence fees would not even cover the costs of administering a licensing scheme and it would be best to leave it as it is. However, surely it is worth monitoring in order to ensure that no business is abusing the situation and also to make the environment in our Public Spaces a pleasure for everyone.
This news headline blows apart the fact that Jersey is a haven of wealth and community minded multi- millionaires and tax evading billionaires. More parsimonious , selfish creatures who last thought is to help their fellow humans.
Surprisingly it appears that the Head of the Fire Brigade for Jersey has announced publicly that they do not have enough PPE to ensure the safety of the Firemen and Firewomen whose duty it is to tackle fires and other incidents that these brave people are contracted to address.
In order to be safe from potential hazards and carcinogenic materials, they need two sets of tailor-made and specially fitted PPE which when used need to be decontaminated( hence the need for a spare set). They simply don’t have it and the Fire Chief of Jersey says it is unacceptable and will put lives at risk.
So where are the billionaires to help out?
Couldn’t the Fire Chief have had a quiet word and the rich have a few quality fundraising dinners and raffles to solve this? Why have the rich people of the Tax- Haven not volunteered some cash to protect the lives that protect their property.
Why I ask isn’t it a good enough cause? The reality is , just like the PPE scandal during the Covid Crisis, all these people are interested in is themselves, they’ll be quick to criticise if they lose their assets because of an inefficient Fire Response.
They won’t care if other people’s lives are put at risk as long as they are safe in their properties. They will argue to their blue in their faces that the “Fire Service ” is properly funded despite the evidence to the contrary.
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