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Bibby Stockholm barge

Posted by Brian on 29/10/2024, 5:33 pm

The government have kicked this initiative into touch by January 2025,whoever thought this was value for money needs their bumps felt. Without setting up costs it has come in at £6k a month per occupant. The lease for 2025 would have been more than £20 million without occupancy costs. Bad fiscal decision, it should never have been brought here.

Re: Bibby Stockholm barge

Posted by Sheila on 29/10/2024, 5:52 pm, in reply to "Bibby Stockholm barge "

It was good enough for workers in the past, why was it not good enough for illegal immigrants. The illegals in Ireland would have appreciated it, better than living in tents on the street. Why do we have to put them up in hotels. We are the laughing stock of the world.

Re: Bibby Stockholm barge

Posted by Brian on 29/10/2024, 6:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Bibby Stockholm barge "

Purely and simply the cost Sheila, £72k per asylum speak plus the multi million pound lease arrangements is not value for money. Sadly the hotel costs would be considerably cheaper

Re: Bibby Stockholm barge

Posted by Liz Dance on 29/10/2024, 6:18 pm, in reply to "Re: Bibby Stockholm barge "

Brian, you are correct about the cost in setting up the Bibby Stockholm it was an utter disgrace, what should have been provided was basic accommodation, 3 meals per day and leave it at that, why did buses ‘into town’ have to be laid on at tax payer expense. As the expense in setting up the Bibby Stockholm has already been spent I think the use of the barge should have carried on but with a greater reduction in the facilities provided, this would have reduced costs, to my mind the occupants should be grateful to be receiving such accommodation, something that is not provided in other countries.

We seem to be the only country that provides such lavish accommodation together with other benefits to illegal immigrants it is not fair to our own people in the UK who live, sometimes, in poverty, we should be looking after our own they should come first they should not be pushed to the back of any queue, apologies if this upsets people it is purely my view, I think our own people are more deserving than immigrants who 9 times out of 10 are usually economic migrants who have deliberately destroyed their documents.

Re: Bibby Stockholm barge

Posted by Brian on 29/10/2024, 6:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Bibby Stockholm barge "

Itwould be a lot cheaper to keep them in hotels, but Newcastle Uni are flattening student accommodation as it's out of date, why couldn't that have been used. Other Uni's could have similar accommodation, what's wrong with hostel accommodation but what we have are hotel chains who aren't particularly good and can't fill them are suddenly getting guaranteed money for minimum service, they must have been clapping their hands when the government approached them.

Re: Bibby Stockholm barge - Brian

Posted by Liz Dance on 29/10/2024, 7:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Bibby Stockholm barge "

Very true Brian about hostel accommodation.

The bad hotel chains are now raking in the money Brittania springs to mind, the guy who owns that chain should be utterly ashamed of how those hotels are, apparently the once Grand Hotel, I think it is what it is called, in Scarborough is an absolute tip.

Re: Bibby Stockholm barge - Brian

Posted by Stan Wears on 30/10/2024, 6:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Bibby Stockholm barge - Brian"

Liz, the Grand is not as good as what it says. Look at it's history and see the write ups on food poisoning apart from the other goings on over the years...

Re: Bibby Stockholm barge - Stan

Posted by Liz Dance on 30/10/2024, 7:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Bibby Stockholm barge - Brian"

That’s my point Stan it is a tip but Britannia Group are making millions, from the UK Tax Payer of course, allowing migrants to live there, thing is I bet they complain but many a homeless person would be grateful to have a bed and warmth at nights.

Re: Bibby Stockholm barge

Posted by Mac Hardy on 2/11/2024, 10:54 am, in reply to "Re: Bibby Stockholm barge "

Brian, tents would be cheaper again, sick of reading what these illegals are getting, Hotel Accommodation, 3 Meals a day, spending money, mobile phones, medical care etc. No wonder I am still paying income tax at the age of 84 with our heating allowance stolen from us.

Re: Bibby Stockholm barge

Posted by Brian on 29/10/2024, 6:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Bibby Stockholm barge "

Purely and simply the cost Sheila, £72k per asylum seekers the multi million pound lease arrangements is not value for money. Sadly the hotel costs would be considerably cheaper

Re: Bibby Stockholm barge

Posted by John Shearer on 29/10/2024, 7:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Bibby Stockholm barge "

But playing on the fact that they are a Hotel, what do we expect?

Re: Bibby Stockholm barge

Posted by Davy on 30/10/2024, 1:36 am, in reply to "Re: Bibby Stockholm barge "

Glad they shut Simpsons hotel down.

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