TheThinWhiteDuke- Registered: 7 Jul 2016
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Captain Haddock wrote:A few weeks ago, I came across a document written in the mid 1950s which contained an explanation of the qualities required of the ideal immigration officer. It spoke of a person who was well-read across a broad spectrum of current affairs, who had an interest in languages, who was alert and had an enquiring mind,who was self-sufficient yet someone who was always balanced, discreet and never overbearing or discourteous.
You just can't get the staff! (Especially on discretion, it's leaking like a sieve, time to put the lock back on the photocopier methinks)
The fifties eh?
Twenty odd years ago a foreign language at at least 'O' level(ish), plus two 'A' levels were required for the role of immigration officer (and similar for the equivalent grade across the civil service) iirc.
Source: Me twenty odd years ago. Advertisements for immigration officer jobs were everywhere. Looked at these jobs after having attended university via an access course (i.e. without the requisite 'A' levels). Was therefore deemed "under qualified", despite having technically exceeded the educational requirements.
Prior to that, didn't the civil service had their own internal exams for important (e.g. senior/manager/officer) positions?
Now that every person and their dog is encouraged to go to university, the application forms I look at appear to be all "competency based". I read this as "Can you talk a good game?". Given this current fiasco and the way the Home Office have dealt with it, it is clearly an incompetent system.
Oops. I may have metaphorically picked the lock on the photocopier for a moment. I can hear Social Media Guidelines alarms going off.
[Runs away and hides]
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Paul M- Registered: 1 Feb 2016
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Immigration Officers still require 2 A levels to gain entry into Border Force. A few years back they increased that to requiring a Degree too but the quality of applications were so poor they removed the requirement.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Forget the statistics let's look at the human cost.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44143458John Buckley likes this
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Here we go again a desperate shortage of Doctors and the Home Office want to kick one out on a technicality and use the usual line about drawing on our home grown pool of talent first.
Where are all these unemployed Doctors?
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Just saying...
The Muslim Council of Britain has reiterated a call for the Conservatives to launch an independent inquiry into alleged Islamophobia within the party.
The MCB has repeatedly demanded an investigation, and says there are now "more than weekly incidents" involving Tory candidates and representatives. Source:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44311092#Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Captain Haddock
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Just saying:-
Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006
"Nothing in this Part shall be read or given effect in a way which prohibits or restricts discussion, criticism or expressions of antipathy, dislike, ridicule, insult or abuse of particular religions or the beliefs or practices of their adherents, or of any other belief system or the beliefs or practices of its adherents, or proselytising or urging adherents of a different religion or belief system to cease practising their religion or belief system."
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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more bumrush than windrush.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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that's what the tories are good at.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Another example of the Home office not being fit for purpose.
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/let-him-stay-184244/Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Rubbish Howard. Half the world would like to come here to set up a private business.
The guy has not fulfilled the requirements under the Immigration Rules (and I'm truly surprised that they only require an investment of £50,000) so he should go.
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Jan Higgins
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I can see both sides of this argument, if he does not meet the present criteria he should go.
On the other hand he apparently provides a much needed physiotherapy service, although I could not see any mention of NHS work in the article only private practice.
As he is simply here to make money he is possibly depriving a legal physiotherapist opening a practice in Dover.
As an aside 80 patients a week does not seem very many considering I expect each session is 30 minutes
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Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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Jan Higgins wrote:As an aside 80 patients a week does not seem very many considering I expect each session is 30 minutes
Based on his statement and your quote...simple maths: 80 patients each getting a half hour session = 40 hours. Divide 40 by 5 days = 8 working hours; it would seem that the clinic is full considering he is entitled to a lunch-break. If we put it into a Mon-Fri context, the clinic would be 9am-6pm to include a lunch hour and no other breaks.
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Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
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Very true your right rev. he does say he has not had a day off in three years though so I guess he spreads that over the 7, doesnt sound unreasonable but if he doesnt make the criteria then he shoukd be kicked out.
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Maths never was my strong point.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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According to the article he has been advertising for staff but qualified people want to work in London which I can believe. I used to use the Dentist surgery in Castle street and the staff turnover was ridiculous with Dentists taking a job there only until a vacancy arose in the capital.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:qualified people want to work in London which I can believe
A bit like I [U]want [/U]to live in Monaco!
He could always try offering a higher salary?
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Paul M- Registered: 1 Feb 2016
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He is closed on a Sunday so the working 7 days a week claim sounds a bit supect