Which one is the insult and which one the crime?
If you don't know now. There's little point in me telling you.
BTW, where did your grandparents come from?
Are you becoming obsessed with me.
Some good links there, Joe.
At least you've taken the time to search for some material that might support your argument.
Pity you didn't actually read the articles.
Some excerpts from the first link;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...-to-come-to-UK-for-free-abortions-on-NHS.html
/…….since Poland introduced some of the most stringent laws governing abortion in Europe 17 years ago.
The Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning estimates that each year thousands of Polish women wanting an abortion travel to Britain, which has a reciprocal agreement with Poland for the provision of free medical care under EU regulations.
Abortion tourism is common among women from Ireland and Northern Ireland where it is illegal to have the procedure.
It is estimated that nearly 7,000 women a year travel from there to England to have a termination, either in a private clinic or on the NHS.
However, a spokesman from the Department of Health stressed that it would be very difficult to get a non-emergency procedure such as a termination on the NHS if the patient is not a UK citizen.
A spokesman said: "The NHS is provided primarily for the benefit of people lawfully resident in the UK. There is no provision in the UK Immigration Rules for people to come to this country for the purpose of obtaining NHS treatment and with certain exceptions non-residents are expected to pay for any medical treatment they receive while they are here.
"We do, however, choose to exempt from charge the residents of some countries for some treatment needs when they visit the UK, under reciprocal health care agreements, meaning that UK citizens receive similar benefits when they visit those countries."
Are you campaigning for womens' rights now?
Some excerpts from the second link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...m-why-the-NHS-became-popular-destination.html
Pregnant women who wanted their babies to be delivered safely, people with HIV who wanted long-term treatment and businessmen who wanted care for their families were said to be among the main beneficiaries of “health tourism”.
However Deborah Jack, Chief Executive of the National Aids Trust, said: “Whilst there is a significant prevalence of HIV amongst people in the UK who have migrated from high prevalence countries, the vast majority of them enter the UK with no knowledge of their infection, and so are not migrating in search of treatment.
“The average length of time, according to the Health Protection Agency, between arrival and an HIV diagnosis is five years which undermines such claims of health tourism in relation to HIV.”
A Nigerian woman was said to have flown to Britain and given birth to a baby girl prematurely, requiring her to have care costing an estimated £1,195 a day in the private hospital, then returned home without paying her bills.
You may, or may not, in your case notice the almost complete lack of specific examples, and those one or two cited are hardly supportive of squeaky's claim of "a constant stream of people".
You'll also note the report of private hospitals being affected, not the NHS, but that fact has probably escaped your prejudiced viewpoint.
Oh, and about Martin Beckford, the reporter in the second link
Martin Beckford
Martin Beckford has been a reporter for The Daily Telegraph since December 2006, having previously worked at the Old Bailey, a local newspaper in north London and a lads’ mag. A core member of the MPs’ expenses team and recently Health Correspondent, he is now Social and Religious Affairs Editor.
Wonderful pedigree, he has, e.g. from a local newspaper and a lads mag!
Yeah, I'd believe all that he says, as well.
