Tony Erikson Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 The Daily Mail and Barones Flather seem to think so. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2041244/The-truth-polygamy-A-special-investigation-Muslim-men-exploit-benefits-system.html Is it time the whole child benefit thing was overhauled. Maybe pay for the first child only perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrod Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 I can hear the hornets stirring already on this one . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 I can hear the hornets stirring already on this one . . . And most of them wear sandals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 I can hear the hornets stirring already on this one . . . Yes, I quickly noticed my spelling mistake in the title and have asked for it to be changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Yes, I quickly noticed my spelling mistake in the title and have asked for it to be changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 I can hear the hornets stirring already on this one . . . The article seems to suggest that certain communities are working together to allow the manipulation of the system. Would anyone have any anecdotal evidence of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrod Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 The article seems to suggest that certain communities are working together to allow the manipulation of the system. Would anyone have any anecdotal evidence of this?I daren't comment, there are keyboards across Sheffield now being set to caps lock and the first few letters of racist are being typed ready for them to rant the moment anybody is wicked enough to support the linked article. I have to say, it's a wonderfully provocative article - the Mail's excelled itself with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 Also why are the politicians reluctant to do anything? Lady Flather also lamented the reluctance of politicians to address the issue: ‘It is certainly difficult to discuss this phenomenon of serial marriage and exploitation of the benefits system, with few people in Britain seeming to want to confront the disturbing truth.’ As was proved by this statement. Two years ago, another peer, Baroness Warsi, born in Dewsbury to Pakistani parents, and now a Coalition Cabinet Minister, also voiced her concerns. She said cultural sensitivity was stopping politicians addressing the problem. Why is cultural sensitivity being used. Do police use cultural sensitivity towards a Jamaican man when searching him? And bearing this in mind. I was told this week that even the mosques’ preachers — the imams themselves — have second or third wives, some chosen from among their own worshippers. Should all new mosques currently being built be halted as they may be harbouring organised crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 And if you knew of a polygamist would you report them or would you not want to rock the culturally sensitive boat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 Worryingly, a government review two years ago does recognise marriages with multiple spouses. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/1577395/Multiple-wives-will-mean-multiple-benefits.html Even though bigamy is a crime in Britain, the decision by ministers means that polygamous marriages can now be recognised formally by the state, so long as the weddings took place in countries where the arrangement is legal. The outcome will chiefly benefit Muslim men with more than one wife, as is permitted under Islamic law. Ministers estimate that up to a thousand polygamous partnerships exist in Britain, although they admit there is no exact record. The decision has been condemned by the Tories, who accused the Government of offering preferential treatment to a particular group, and of setting a precedent that would lead to demands for further changes in British law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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