'UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe

6 months ago by Sahwa to c/world

In an interview with Sky News's Ed Conway, Sir Jim says Britain faces profound political, social and economic challenges, among them an unprecedented rise in immigration in recent years.
myrmidex 69 points 6 months ago

That first paragraph oozes irony.

Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.

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OwlPaste 52 points 6 months ago

and he has paid his tax right? right?

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mjr 50 points 6 months ago

Officially, he lives abroad, so doesn't pay taxes here, so can't truly be said to be " of this country ". I suggest we bar him.

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Lemmyoutofhere 31 points 6 months ago

So, he’s an immigrant.

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Buffalox 23 points 6 months ago

But he is ENTITLED to his wealth, he is obviously entitled to exploit others and to be extremely privileged.
You know that because he is rich, he is a higher class of being, a class that needs to be protected because it's only fair that some people have all the privileges.

/s (just in case)

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Taleya 13 points 6 months ago

Can we strip him naked and drop him in the middle of India for funsies?

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astraeus 5 points 6 months ago
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TheBat 3 points 6 months ago
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SnotFlickerman 62 points 6 months ago

Funny because the UK colonized half the fucking planet just for tea and curry.

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BenderRodriguez 29 points 6 months ago
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Coldcell 22 points 6 months ago

Oh look, a billionaire baby boomer who thinks immigrants are the problem.

Can we get his head sized for a basket please?

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WanderingThoughts 20 points 6 months ago

Last time they kept out immigrants, with Brexit, some industries immediately ran into problems. Maybe if they'd start talking wage increase and free training before closing borders they'd make sense, but that's probably an even bigger "resource drain from the state" according to that guy.

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MonsterMonster 19 points 6 months ago

Does that include the thirteen overseas players in the Manchester United squad?

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9488fcea02a9 1 point 6 months ago

And 80% of his cycling team

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MrNesser 17 points 6 months ago

Doesn't he love in Morocco for tax reasons

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sneakyninjapants 3 points 6 months ago

Who doesn't love in Morocco really?

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phutatorius 1 point 6 months ago

I do it every time I can.

But this pig doesn't do that because he claims he lives in Monaco.

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blackn1ght 12 points 6 months ago

Those pesky Danes and Romans!

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dual_sport_dork 8 points 6 months ago

And not to mention those goddamned Anglo-Saxons.

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ftmpch 1 point 6 months ago

"WHAT'S WRONG WITH JUST WORSHIPPING A TREE?!!"

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Buffalox 3 points 6 months ago

Yes I bet they have massive problems with Vikings roaming the streets and pillaging everything, as has always been their habit.

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Avicenna 12 points 6 months ago

Some people just can't get over the imperial mind set. And also when he says immigrats he %100 means non white immigrants lol.

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RizzRustbolt 9 points 6 months ago

Shatcliffe.

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nkat2112 8 points 6 months ago

A racist "leader," with his mind firmly entrenched in the disgraceful ancestry of British imperialism.

Remember, folks: the poor, the marginalized people and the refugees are not our enemies.

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susi7802 7 points 6 months ago

[nasal voice over intercom] Has patient number 13 reveived his sedatives yet?

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CubitOom 6 points 6 months ago

UK, take note of what is happening in the USA and don't let it happen to you.

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Fermion 7 points 6 months ago

Not just the UK. There is a coordinated push to use nationalism to replace democracy with oligarchy all across the world right now. The US is simply the most obvious example due to the orange one lacking any semblance of subtlety.

People need to watch for and oppose media consolidation, anti-immigrant rhetoric, ballooning law enforcement spending, surveillance and online id requirements. These are all hallmarks of groups aiming to install an authoritarian regime.

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FreshParsnip 5 points 6 months ago

Why is everybody so hung up on where people are from? Shouldn't a person's actions matter a lot more than where they were born?

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tirateimas 5 points 6 months ago

I thought they solved the situation with Brexit. Oh well...

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dunestorm 2 points 6 months ago

I bet he doesn’t pay any fucking tax, unlike legal citizens to this country, no matter their origin…

He’s part of the problem, if all big companies and millionaires, billionaires paid tax, everything would be so much better funded that we’d be living in a parallel utopia.

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Akasazh 1 point 6 months ago

Ironically, due to brexit, instead of European immigrants, most come from Nigeria. Which is worse for no-one except the racist knobheads that pushed for brexit who ended up with people with more melanin in their skin.

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astraeus 1 point 6 months ago
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_Nico198X_ 1 point 6 months ago

i'm tired, boss

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