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It's against the law to enter the country without permission, but the authorities don't seem to apply that law very much.

Important not to mislead. It is legal to enter the country with the intention of applying for asylum.

Does it become retrospectively illegal if one fails to claim? If so, after how long? If not, it's angels on a pin stuff.

Yes, it would be illegal if they do not make a claim, but 98% of small boat arrivals do, and the majority get accepted as their claims are valid.

Whether you think it right or wrong is beside the point. It is legal to do so.

No need to make up numbers when the statistics are freely available.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2026/how-many-people-are-granted-asylum-in-the-uk

The underlying issue is the state doesn’t give a fuck about the incarcerated. .

IMO everyone held against their will should be safe. Properly safe. Safer than on the streets. The above discussion accepts that prisoners will be unsafe.

If people were safe when institutionalised, the approach to trans etc could be more positive.

(. They should have a vote too. )

Yes, our prisons are truly disgusting. It is hard to see how anyone comes out a better person.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/22/rats-children-prisons-incarceration-ferrets?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

One of the major problems with our prisons is that many of those who end up there are not very nice people. They are selfish, greedy, arrogant, all too often suffering from personality disorders, violent and not entirely honest. Locking them up together in a confined space is highly problematic from a risk assessment point of view.

A simple solution would be to lock up a random selection of non-criminals, so as to dilute the effect.

The underlying issue is the state doesn’t give a fuck about the incarcerated. .

IMO everyone held against their will should be safe. Properly safe. Safer than on the streets. The above discussion accepts that prisoners will be unsafe.

If people were safe when institutionalised, the approach to trans etc could be more positive.

(. They should have a vote too. )

Yes, our prisons are truly disgusting. It is hard to see how anyone comes out a better person.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/22/rats-children-prisons-incarceration-ferrets?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

One of the major problems with our prisons is that many of those who end up there are not very nice people. They are selfish, greedy, arrogant, all too often suffering from personality disorders, violent and not entirely honest. Locking them up together in a confined space is highly problematic from a risk assessment point of view.

Accenture’s crash shows the consultancy racket is finished
Smart chatbots have exposed just how shallow much of the industry has become
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There are already signs of a wider downturn in the consulting industry. KPMG is laying off about 4pc of its American workforce, and 600 jobs in Britain. McKinsey has considered a 10pc reduction in its staff numbers, according to a Bloomberg report.

Here in the UK, PwC cut 2,000 people from its payroll last year and has reduced its graduate intake this year. We can assume there is a lot more “natural wastage” behind the scenes, as people who leave aren’t replaced. One by one, the major consulting firms are all starting to cut the number of people they employ.

For the British economy, that is likely to be especially bad news. Depending on the metric used, the consulting industry generates between £14bn and £20bn in annual revenues in this country and also accounts for close to £6bn a year in exports.

Globally, it is estimated to be worth more than $500bn (£378bn) a year. It provides training for tens of thousands of new graduates every year, giving them the first rung on the ladder in a business career. If it starts to decline significantly, that will impact the entire British economy.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/06/21/accentures-crash-shows-the-consultancy-racket-is-finished/ (£££)