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jes2jes
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Re: Anyone took notice?

Post by jes2jes » Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:12 pm

Well, may be it is just me! :(

I arrived yesterday via LGW from across the pond for a couple of days away.

The new colours of the current BIA is so boring and 'brutish' if I may say it mildly. I guess the old yellow colouring was perfect but this new colour was just a mockery to be the face of Britain for new arrivals. I do not know if it is an attempt to tell visitors they are not welcome to the UK :roll: . I suggest to Liam to change this boring colours :roll:

NB: Please note I have not gone through immigration for almost 16 months so, I had not noticed. I thought, I could just have stayed with Uncle Sam (Nice thought!) and never had come back to the UK (Like Jeff has done. God bless him in Aussie Land).

The queues where horribly long and I cursed myself for not registering for IRIS on my way out. My advise to all non UK and EU nationals is to try and register for IRIS if you qualify and avoid all the queues.

As a plus, BIA has a plasma screen showing video footage of removals of Illegal Immigrants and asylum seekers and stats about being tough! They could have done a good paint job in addition.

As I said, it might just be me moaning after enjoying the Interstates of the East Coast and very big indeed Big Mac! Have a nice day all :D
Praise The Lord!!!!

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Re: Anyone took notice?

Post by Dawie » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:21 pm

jes2jes wrote: As a plus, BIA has a plasma screen showing video footage of removals of Illegal Immigrants and asylum seekers and stats about being tough! They could have done a good paint job in addition.
I know! I noticed the plasma screens showing removals of illegal immigrants too and thought they were a particularly sinister Orwellian touch!

I'm not quite sure I understand the purpose of the video footage. To scare illegal immigrants? Surely if you've managed to make it as far as the Gatwick immigration queue, you've pretty much made it already? Perhaps to reassure British citizens that they're on top of the situation? I'm sure they could do without seeing illegal immigrants being restrained and mistreated, just what you need after a long and stressful flight!

What the hell is going on with this government? Do they really think people want to watch videos of people being abused and mistreated while they queue in an immigration line?

What's next? Screens showing bank robberies while you queue to deposit your cheque at the bank?
In a few years time we'll look back on immigration control like we look back on American prohibition in the thirties - futile and counter-productive.

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Post by yankeegirl » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:08 pm

What's next? Screens showing bank robberies while you queue to deposit your cheque at the bank?
Oh don't give them any more ideas! :lol:

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Post by paulp » Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:31 pm

yankeegirl wrote:
What's next? Screens showing bank robberies while you queue to deposit your cheque at the bank?
Oh don't give them any more ideas! :lol:
Maybe they can advertise the exorbitant fees they charge for in-country visa applications these days. :twisted:

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Post by tinux » Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:19 pm

What's next? Screens showing bank robberies while you queue to deposit your cheque at the bank?
:D:D:D:D
or a video at the NHS for those waiting in the theatre for a surgery showing how they get rid of death bodies after death

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