£110m bill for migrants who won't talk English

David Agnew · 03-01-2007, 02:05 PM

My sister is a medic in the NHS. She says that one of the areas of waste in the NHS is the cost of providing translators for patients who then can't be bothered to turn up. The translator has to be paid anyway.

Hartlepool · 03-01-2007, 02:59 PM

I have had a machine for years,it translates Italian,French,Spanish,German into English in a second,let them buy a few of them.

Britannist · 03-01-2007, 03:22 PM

Some of these people demanding that we, the British people, provide translations for them, have no right to be in the UK and are probably using bogus identfications and National Insurance numbers obtained illegally.

In other words - the only thing we should be translating are the words: You are here illegally. Get out of this country now before I call the police.

As for the ones who have entered the UK legally - I really do think that their embassies/high commissions in London could do more to publish translation material they could use - i.e. leaflets/booklets which list the most likely terminology (translated) which they would need to use while they are over here.

g hall · 05-01-2007, 04:21 PM

If you want to live here speak the language (having said that when I worked in London some asian and black immigrants spoke and wrote better English then many of the products of our wonderful comprehensive education system thank you Shirley Williams et al)

freedom & democracy 4 · 08-01-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by freedom & democracy 4

I have sent Havant borough Council (the same one that banned the word chritsmas) an email asking for the figures of how much has been spent on translations ect. They replied saying the request has been passed to the relevant department.

Here is the breif response from the head of resources concering the above qouted question.

"Thank you for your information request dated 21 December 2006 regarding the cost of Language Line over the last 5 years..

The Council does use the services of Language Line translation and has spent £5,724 on that service over 5 years. We are not aware of any forms printed in different languages during that period. Your question regarding adult education would need to be addressed to the Education Authority as this Council is not responsible for the delivery of education services."

Britannist · 08-01-2007, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g hall

If you want to live here speak the language (having said that when I worked in London some asian and black immigrants spoke and wrote better English then many of the products of our wonderful comprehensive education system thank you Shirley Williams et al)

Shirley Williams :evil: - another fanatical europhile who has done much to try to wreck this country.

Gary Poleshit · 27-01-2008, 05:25 PM

She even bent over and i saw right up her scotches lol lovely ****

NickIrons · 31-01-2008, 11:52 AM

I got made redundant in 2002 and had to sign on the
Swiss equivalent of the dole for four months.
I recieved a letter asking me to attend an interview.
It was written in French and German as I live in a
bi-lingual canton. It also stated in the letter that
if I did not have a good enough understanding of
either language, I would be required to be accompanied
by a translator at my own expense.

03-01-2007, 02:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
David Agnew Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maidenhead Posts: 296	NHS translators My sister is a medic in the NHS. She says that one of the areas of waste in the NHS is the cost of providing translators for patients who then can't be bothered to turn up. The translator has to be paid anyway.

03-01-2007, 03:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Translation costs Some of these people demanding that we, the British people, provide translations for them, have no right to be in the UK and are probably using bogus identfications and National Insurance numbers obtained illegally. In other words - the only thing we should be translating are the words: You are here illegally. Get out of this country now before I call the police. As for the ones who have entered the UK legally - I really do think that their embassies/high commissions in London could do more to publish translation material they could use - i.e. leaflets/booklets which list the most likely terminology (translated) which they would need to use while they are over here.

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03-01-2007, 02:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
Hartlepool Uber Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North East England Posts: 6,815 Party: Popular Democrats	I have had a machine for years,it translates Italian,French,Spanish,German into English in a second,let them buy a few of them.

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g hall Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: erewhon Posts: 5,638	If you want to live here speak the language (having said that when I worked in London some asian and black immigrants spoke and wrote better English then many of the products of our wonderful comprehensive education system thank you Shirley Williams et al)

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Gary Poleshit Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 16	She even bent over and i saw right up her scotches lol lovely ****

31-01-2008, 11:52 AM	#18 (permalink)
NickIrons Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bienne, Switzerland Posts: 494	I got made redundant in 2002 and had to sign on the Swiss equivalent of the dole for four months. I recieved a letter asking me to attend an interview. It was written in French and German as I live in a bi-lingual canton. It also stated in the letter that if I did not have a good enough understanding of either language, I would be required to be accompanied by a translator at my own expense.