Don't come to Britain! We even made posters!

**Stanislaw** · 2013-01-29 03:41

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/ja...aria-ministers

Immigration: Romanian or Bulgarian? You won't like it here

Ministers consider launching negative ad campaign in two countries to persuade potential immigrants to stay away from UK

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Ministers consider plan to discourage immigration that would focus on the downsides of British life – such as rain and a lack of jobs. Photograph: Rex Features

Please don't come to Britain – it rains and the jobs are scarce and low-paid. Ministers are considering launching a negative advertising campaign in Bulgaria and Romania to persuade potential immigrants to stay away from the UK.

The plan, which would focus on the downsides of British life, is one of a range of potential measures to stem immigration to Britain next year when curbs imposed on both country's citizens living and working in the UK will expire.

A report over the weekend quoted one minister saying that such a negative advert would "correct the impression that the streets here are paved with gold".

There was no word on how any advert might look or whether it would use the strategy of making Britain look as horrible as possible or try to encourage would-be migrants to wake up to the joys of their own countries whether Romania's Carpathian mountains or Bulgaria's Black Sea resorts. With governments around the world spending millions on hiring London-based consultants to undertake "reputation laundering" there would be a peculiar irony if Britain chose to trash its own image perhaps by highlighting winter flooding of homes or the carnage of a Saturday night A&E ward.

There are precedents. In 2007, Eurostar ran adverts in Belgium for its trains to London depicting a tattooed skinhead urinating into a china teacup. It remains unknown if any discussions have taken place over personalities who could carry off a similar exercise in anti-nation branding.

On Sunday a Downing Street source said: "It is true that options are being looked at but we are not commenting on the specific things mentioned ... as obviously it is an ongoing process and we will bring forward any proposals in due course."

The source also said that the government did not think the rule changes would necessarily bring a big influx of people, since Romanians have closer links to Germany and Italy rather than Britain.

Other reported options include making it tougher for EU migrants to access public services. Another is to deport those who move to Britain but do not find work within three months.

The Home Office has not produced an official estimate of how many of the 29 million Romanian and Bulgarian citizens will take advantage of their new freedoms when controls are lifted.

Campaign groups such as MigrationWatch have predicted that 250,000 will come from both countries over the next five years, although these figures are disputed. One Tory MP, Philip Hollobone, has claimed that Romanian and Bulgarian communities will treble to 425,000 within two years.

These figures have been questioned by experts, because they are based upon the numbers of Poles and Czechs who moved to Britain in in 2004. Then, only three countries opened their borders. This time, all of the 25 EU states will lift Labour market restrictions.

Buoyed by Cameron's offer of an in-out referendum, a growing number of Tory MPs now believe the UK should block the lifting of restrictions even if it were to prompt a row with the European commission.

The idea, however tentative, appears to clash with the billions of pounds Britain spent on the Olympics, partly to drive up the country's reputation. It also emerged as the Home Office launched a guide to Britishness for foreigners who would be citizens which opens with the words: "Britain is a fantastic place to live: a modern thriving society".

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Putting people off coming to Britain: your pictures

With government ministers reportedly considering a negative ad campaign to deter potential immigrants from coming to the UK, we asked you for your tongue-in-cheek suggestions for what aspects of Britain should be included in the campaign. The weather, our transport network, and our politicians were all popular suggestions - here's the best of your posters

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Perhaps the Republican party should try this on for size next. /sarcasm

**Kuya** · 2013-01-29 05:02

Well at least they aren't making them temporarily sterile with contraceptive injections without consent. I've heard that's a mean thing to do.

**BaneTheBrawler** · 2013-01-29 05:07

Slightly comforting to know that the U.S. doesn't have a monopoly on stupid and/or closet racists/bigots.

**The Stig** · 2013-01-29 05:14

Totally agreed.

Those that do get in eventually end up on the UK's A++ benefits system coming out of my fucking tax; if you know how to abuse the system and loopholes. This is where I wished we had US's "food voucher" system (I'm not very educated on this, just general knowledge); here if you visit most families on benefits you'd see 50inch TVs, PS3s, gadgets, drugs, smokes, booze ...

"handouts" are to be capped at £500 a week too soon ... you bet everyone is going to try and "score" each of these benefits. Especially foreigners.

small print: I'm not very political overall so I'm not one to discuss about the failings/strengths of each "party" etc -- this post may make me seemconfused

**Cahlum** · 2013-01-29 08:47

The UK is totally full.

This is a good idea anything to help deter people from moving to the UK as we have no control over the amount of European people that can move to our country. Bulgaria and Romania can now send over as many people as they like when we have massive housing shortage.

**archibaldcrane** · 2013-01-29 10:02

Why don't you have control over how many people immigrate to your country? Is it an EU thing?

**Cahlum** · 2013-01-29 10:19

The European Union has a freedom of movement law that allows anyone in the EU to live, work and study in any other part of the EU. Previously we had a quota restricting the amount of Bulgarians and Romanians that were allowed to come to the UK but that is gone now so now another 29 million people have the right to come to our overcrowded Island. People expect 250,000.

We had a massive influx of Polish people in 2004 when they gained the same rights that Bulgarians and Romanians now have.

The Government is looking at why they want to come to our country (generous benefit system and free health care are the obvious two mains) and if we can deny them access to these.

**Lucavi** · 2013-01-29 10:59

So, in this instance, its not White Jews trying to keep Black Jews out... Its white Europeans trying to keep out other white Europeans?

Man,white people just don't like anyone, do they?

**Cahlum** · 2013-01-29 11:04

It's more British people don't like anyone, not even British people :D

**archibaldcrane** · 2013-01-29 11:06

This is what happens when you give the rule of your country over to the UN..or EU..or whatever.

**ronin sparthos** · 2013-01-29 11:20

So where are the snobby Brits and Canadians always touting that their countries are somehow superior and lol'in about America? Seems like the utopia is on the skids, eh?

It's ok, we love you guys anyway even if you were delusional about your local problems.

**noblemountain** · 2013-01-29 11:31

Originally Posted by Lucavi

So, in this instance, its not White Jews trying to keep Black Jews out... Its white Europeans trying to keep out other white Europeans?

Man,white people just don't like anyone, do they?

They really don't. My white half has been trying to kick out my Mongolian half for the last 20 years at least.

**Athas** · 2013-01-29 12:18

Originally Posted by Cahlum

It's more British people don't like anyone, not even British people :D

Damn brits, they ruined England!

**ronin sparthos** · 2013-01-29 12:41

Originally Posted by noblemountain

They really don't. My white half has been trying to kick out my Mongolian half for the last 20 years at least.

Two great masters of conquest flow through your veins... have you considered employment in the Middle East?

**noblemountain** · 2013-01-29 12:44

Originally Posted by ronin sparthos

Two great masters of conquest flow through your veins... have you considered employment in the Middle East?

Not just any white, German. I fucking hate walls.

I was employed in the Middle East for quite some time actually...through the Army. lol

**Lucavi** · 2013-01-29 14:06

Originally Posted by ronin sparthos

So where are the snobby Brits and Canadians always touting that their countries are somehow superior and lol'in about America? Seems like the utopia is on the skids, eh?

It's ok, we love you guys anyway even if you were delusional about your local problems.

A combination of jealousy and of white people hating everyone and everything.

**Indalecia** · 2013-01-29 16:40

Originally Posted by noblemountain

Not just any white, German. I fucking hate walls.

Mother fucker, everyones looking at me now. I just lost it in the library.

**noblemountain** · 2013-01-29 18:00

:D I am glad someone got it. lol

**Skjie** · 2013-01-29 22:13

Originally Posted by ronin sparthos

So where are the snobby Brits and Canadians always touting that their countries are somehow superior and lol'in about America? Seems like the utopia is on the skids, eh?

Not sure what Canada has to do with this, cause we're doing fine and actively trying to convince people to move here *

*if you have a useful trade or degree.

**Keria** · 2013-01-29 23:22

Originally Posted by The Stig

Totally agreed.

Those that do get in eventually end up on the UK's A++ benefits system coming out of my fucking tax; if you know how to abuse the system and loopholes. This is where I wished we had US's "food voucher" system (I'm not very educated on this, just general knowledge); here if you visit most families on benefits you'd see 50inch TVs, PS3s, gadgets, drugs, smokes, booze ...

"handouts" are to be capped at £500 a week too soon ... you bet everyone is going to try and "score" each of these benefits. Especially foreigners.

small print: I'm not very political overall so I'm not one to discuss about the failings/strengths of each "party" etc -- this post may make me seemconfused

sorry afk brb, can't breathe from loling at wide screen tvs

even i have one of those and i'm broke as shit

since when is that a status symbol??

£500 a week is less than it costs to keep 1 kid in care, never mind feed and house a whole family! maybe if they paid some of these rogue eastern europeans to build some houses they could kill 2 birds with one stone... rent in this country is bloody ridiculous.

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