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Tiny village votes for 'independence' from UK amid asylum seeker row

22 points · 41 comments · Danhale93

  1. rapsey · · focus · HN ↗
    Much like the residents of Martha's Vinyard, I am sure all have been very progressive, until it was time to have migrants in their back yards.
    1. hagbard_c · · focus · HN ↗
      This was voted down but it is to the point, NIMBYism is more the rule than the exception when it comes to this subject.
      1. pjc50 · · focus · HN ↗
        This is more likely going to be a situation where they were always xenophobic.

        There's a rather uncomfortable interview with a local resident (of many years) who is Australian with a Jamaican husband, saying "well great now I know all my neighbours hate foreigners".

        1. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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