{"id":650403,"date":"2025-12-23T13:06:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/650403\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:06:50","slug":"dont-let-farage-poison-scotland-as-attacks-on-glasgow-schoolchildren-new-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/650403\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t let Farage poison Scotland as attacks on Glasgow schoolchildren new low"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Record View says Farage is an ignorant man and Scots should ignore his poison.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2_Nigel-Farage-visit-to-Falkirk.jpg\" alt=\"Nigel Farage\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Nigel Farage(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Nigel Farage is a dangerous buffoon who tries to sow division in British society.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">His anti-immigration views and opposition to asylum seekers are designed to anger ordinary folk by getting them to believe foreigners are the problem. He used this vile line of attack in the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/brexit\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"BrexitLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Brexit<\/a> referendum and will use it again as he tries to become prime minister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">His attack on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/glasgow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GlasgowLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Glasgow<\/a> schoolchildren who do not have English as a first language was a new low. The reality is that immigration and asylum have been positives for the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">We should have a zero tolerance approach to illegal immigration, but the many people who have come to the UK properly have enriched our society. One such person is Sabir Zazai who arrived into the UK\u2019s asylum seeker system from Afghanistan in 1999.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sabir spoke no English at the time, but he has risen to become CEO of the Scottish Refugee Council and has raised his three Glaswegian kids.<\/p>\n<p>Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">You&#8217;ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">All you have to do is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/KSTVj4OXVzG0HyeQZBjVGo\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">click here<\/a>, select &#8216;Join Community&#8217; and you&#8217;re in!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose &#8216;exit group&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">If you\u2019re curious, you can read our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/privacy-notice\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He has said of the Reform UK leader\u2019s attacks on Glasgow pupils: \u201cFarage hadn\u2019t fully checked the facts, as he wasn\u2019t accounting for kids being fluent in English as well as another language, so there is not cultural smashing \u2013 the kids are embracing Scottish culture. It was an attempt to just divide our society and create fear and division. But I think we\u2019re much better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Diversity is good for society and Glasgow\u2019s decision over 20 years ago to house asylum seekers has been great for the city. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/nigel-farage\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"FarageLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Farage<\/a> is an ignorant man and Scots should ignore his poison.<\/p>\n<p>Sort housing hell<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Nowhere is the gap between the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/snp\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"SNP\u2019sLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">SNP\u2019s<\/a> bold rhetoric and the grim reality bigger than on housing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">As of March this year, nearly 18,000 households were living in temporary accommodation like hotels and bed and breakfasts. Over 10,000 children are also living in short-term digs \u2013 a damning indictment of this government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Our story today shows that over 100 poor souls died in temporary accommodation. Much is written about dying with dignity and leaving this world in the best possible way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But dying in a home that is not your own is not how anyone wants to pass away. All governments should be judged on how they treat their most vulnerable citizens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The record of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/snp\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"this SNP governmentLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">this SNP government<\/a> on housing and homelessness is a disgrace and they have failed. Ministers need to stop chasing headlines and start working with councils to get results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Record View says Farage is an ignorant man and Scots should ignore his poison.Nigel Farage(Image: PA) Nigel Farage&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":650404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,918,4884,40,384,712,8545,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-650403","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-glasgow","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-immigration","12":"tag-nigel-farage","13":"tag-scotland","14":"tag-scottish-national-party","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115769039690904358","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=650403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/650404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=650403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=650403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=650403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}