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    Gary Barlow Afghanistan visit/concert

    Did anyone see this?
    Easily for me the best programme at xmas,brings things home to you when you see our brave soldiers out there and showed what a great performer he is too.
    If you not seen it I cannot recommend it enough,it brings a lump to your throat.
    https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/gary-b...to-afghanistan


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    He hasn't by chance got a new album out has he


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    Quote Originally Posted by SimonH View Post
    He hasn't by chance got a new album out has he
    He does not need to promote it by going over to Afghanistan Simon.
    It was a fantastic program and more to the point highlighted those we forget while tucking into our Xmas dinner.


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    Thanks Les I'll have a look at it later


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    A genius in my book. Not just for going to perform for our troops. Great songwriter and musician.


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    Too right Andy and when you see most of the Take That songs he is the main voice on nearly everyone of them,as we know 2 of em couldn't even sing


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    Just watched it Les thanks for the link I have been busy working the last few days. . Our troops have deffinately got talent. Its a shame some of them wont have a job when they come back thanks to this government.


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    It's a bigger shame they were sent there in the first place due to the previous goverment!


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
    It's a bigger shame they were sent there in the first place due to the previous goverment!
    When Britain deployed 3,300 troops to Helmand province in June 2006, then Defence Secretary John Reid said: “We hope we will leave Afghanistan without firing a single shot.”


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
    It's a bigger shame they were sent there in the first place due to the previous goverment!
    well at least me don't have millions of Afghan asylum seekers here
    http://www.filipinouk.com/forum/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=870&dateline=1270312908


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    Quote Originally Posted by joebloggs View Post
    well at least me don't have millions of Afghan asylum seekers here
    they've already been granted it and are busying themselves breaking the law and claiming benefits, biding away their time until they become Labour voters


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    not that many dedworth, not when you compare it to 1m poles who came here ..

    Asylum applications
    Afghan applications for asylum to the UK have been
    consistently high since 2000 and from 2006 have
    been in first and second place in tables among the
    top nationalities in asylum applications (Home Offi
    ce,
    2001 – 2010). In 2009 there were 3,300 applications
    made (Home Office, 2010a), a slight fall from the
    3,505 applications made in 2008 (Home Office, 2009)
    . The number of applications has fallen since 2001
    when a record 9,000 applications were made (Home Of
    fice, 2002). Table 1 below shows Afghan asylum
    applications (excluding dependants) from 2005 to 20
    09.
    Table 1: Asylum applications from Afghan nationals
    2005 - 2009
    Source: Home Office 2005 - 2009
    There were 3,280 initial decisions made by the Home
    Office on Afghan applications in 2009 (Home Office
    ,
    2010a). These led to 155 individuals being granted
    refugee status (5%* of initial decisions made). 10
    were
    given humanitarian protection (0.3%*), and 1,225 ap
    plicants were not recognised as refugees but grante
    d
    discretionary leave (37%*). The remaining 1,890 (58
    %*) were refused asylum and 510 Afghans withdrew
    their application. This trend of UK asylum grants a
    nd refusals for Afghans is broadly consistent from
    2002
    to date (Home Office, 2002 – 2010).

    http://www.icar.org.uk/Afghans%20in%20the%20UK.pdf
    http://www.filipinouk.com/forum/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=870&dateline=1270312908


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    Anyway this was a nice thread til that bloomin Andy politicised it!


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    Watching this now..
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    ...When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible...



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    Quote Originally Posted by raynaputi View Post
    Watching this now..
    It's really good


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
    Anyway this was a nice thread til that bloomin Andy politicised it!
    Just stating a fact Les.


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    Great programme really enjoyed it


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    Quote Originally Posted by andy222 View Post
    Just stating a fact Les.
    Me too about not sending em there in first place


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