Petition!

[Nick30]

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/34835
Let's all get behind this and sign it.
Need 100,000 you know.
Come on folks and please get all your family and friends to sign it too :smile:

[Ako Si Jamie]

No problem Nick. I will do exactly that :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[andy222]

Sorted.

[bhem_bhem]

Done it!! :xxgrinning--00xx3::smile:

[Ako Si Jamie]

:Erm: Only four of us seem bothered!

Anyway, have some rep from me guys for adding your support to a worthy cause! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[les_taxi]

Just done it now:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Dedworth]

The wording is a bit loose - I wouldn't want to support anything that might make it easier for Indian Sub Continent arranged marriages

[Arthur Little]

have some rep from me guys for adding your support to a worthy cause! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

:Erm: ... signed this petition earlier but omitted to mention it at the time. Am I still eligible for a share :biggrin: of the rep being freely spread around, folks?? :icon_sorry:

[andy222]

Thanks Arthur.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[andy222]

The wording is a bit loose - I wouldn't want to support anything that might make it easier for Indian Sub Continent arranged marriages
That is the problem Ded. All tarred with the same brush. I think most of these petitions (but not this one) are on behalf of like you say the Indian subcontinent.

[jake]

Even though myself and my wife of 17yrs have no plans to live in the UK i think you guys should be allowed to be with your loved ones. Signed:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[andy222]

I dont blame you for not wanting to live here Jake thanks.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Arthur Little]

Thanks Arthur.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Nice of you to say so, Andy ... but it was actually Jamie who dished out the rep in this instance. :smile:

[imagine]

all done and dusted :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Ako Si Jamie]

Nice of you to say so, Andy ... but it was actually Jamie who dished out the rep in this instance. :smile:Hmmmm....repping a moderator Arthur?

That's like giving an NAIA official a backhander! :icon_lol:

All done. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[imagine]

thanks for the rep Jamie :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[lastlid]

That is the problem Ded. All tarred with the same brush. I think most of these petitions (but not this one) is on behalf of like you say the Indian subcontinent.

Exactly that Andy. UK Immigration policy doesn't distinguish between Filipina wives / fiancees on the one hand and Indian subcontinent wives / fiancees on the other. I don't see that it ever will unless the next government all have filipina wives / fiancees.

Interesting that Dedworth has abstained so not to increase the chances of immigration from the Indian subcontinent, as his is a potential name on the petition list that might help Filipina wives and fiancees in the future.

I have added mine to the list.

[Ako Si Jamie]

I can't see the 100,000 limit being reached solely by Filipina relationships alone sadly. We need all the signatures we can get and if that means ones involving the Indian subcontinent then so be it. Only 98,500 or so more to go!

[lastlid]

I can't see the 100,000 limit being reached solely by Filipina relationships alone sadly. We need all the signatures we can get and if that means ones involving the Indian subcontinent then so be it.

Exactly. We need those guys just now. :biggrin:

Think of it like Dave Cameron did with the Lib-Dems :biggrin: Or might be thinking just now with UKIP.

[andy222]

:Erm: Only four of us seem bothered!

Anyway, have some rep from me guys for adding your support to a worthy cause! :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Thanks Jamie.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[nnomad]

What is the difference between , indian sub continent wife / fiance / loved one and a philli one ??????

[andy222]

what do you think?

[grahame 1]

Just signed it Nick.

[Michael Parnham]

Done!!

[lastlid]

What is the difference between , indian sub continent wife / fiance / loved one and a philli one ??????

I would say that to a majority of people in this country, for whatever reason, none. And that is the key to it all.

Having said that, here, there is some kind of preselection in favour of pinoys.

[andy222]

Or pinays lastlid. I think there is a big difference. Culture for a start.

[lastlid]

Or pinays lastlid. I think there is a big difference. Culture for a start.

I agree with that, of course, but I am not certain that the majority of the UK public do.

[andy222]

Very true. I think the british public as a whole are ignorant to other cultures. That includes polititions.

[Dedworth]

Interesting that Dedworth has abstained so not to increase the chances of immigration from the Indian subcontinent, as his is a potential name on the petition list that might help Filipina wives and fiancees in the future.

I have added mine to the list.

I'll copy below what I posted on a previous petition thread - my comments apply just the same to this thread

This petition is a bit of a dead duck. You need to lobby your MP's and get them on side, don't just email them make an appointment to see them at their local surgery and work on friends and colleagues to do likewise for you. Try to get in the local papers and radio.

12 years ago I was involved in a bit of a local campaign and must have met my MP (now Secretary of State) 5 or 6 times in as many months - They are there to represent you


http://filipinaroses.com/showthread.php/35446-We-must-all-sign-this-petition?p=334577&highlight=lobby#post334577

[lastlid]

I'll copy below what I posted on a previous petition thread - my comments apply just the same to this thread

This petition is a bit of a dead duck. You need to lobby your MP's and get them on side, don't just email them make an appointment to see them at their local surgery and work on friends and colleagues to do likewise for you. Try to get in the local papers and radio.

12 years ago I was involved in a bit of a local campaign and must have met my MP (now Secretary of State) 5 or 6 times in as many months - They are there to represent you


http://filipinaroses.com/showthread.php/35446-We-must-all-sign-this-petition?p=334577&highlight=lobby#post334577

Borrowing a phrase from that great retailer:

Every little helps....

[Dedworth]

Borrowing a phrase from that great retailer:

Every little helps....

I agree but I do feel that if people really want to get stuck in to the cause they need to front up to their MP - remember we pay their wages and expenses :smile:

[andy222]

I agree to a certain extent. If your MP is in the party that is in power you stand a chance. If not you have had it. As I have found out.
http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk/news/2012/parliamentary-inquiry-new-family-migration-rules-call-evidence

[lastlid]

I agree but I do feel that if people really want to get stuck in to the cause they need to front up to their MP - remember we pay their wages and expenses



I agree to a certain extent. If your MP is in the party that is in power you stand a chance. If not you have had it. As I have found out.
http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk/news/2012/parliamentary-inquiry-new-family-migration-rules-call-evidence

I think there is a need to use any and every method in ones armoury. The more the merrier.