And another immigration related matter. Several of my previous blog entries have suggested the managers and directors of the UK Border Agency live in a parallel universe or at the very least chose to be divorced from humanity.
This week we have conclusive truth, if it were still needed. The UKBA Comms Department have drawn up a Christmas card so devoid of seasonal cheer it could have been designed by King Herod himself. The card pictures the traditional three-tiered Christmas tree shape but is cleverly made up of the Agency’s dismal ‘goals and values’. Emblazoned across this reassuring image are the words “tougher enforcement regimes”, “finger-printing visa applicants” and “deporting a record number”. Obviously no-one in the chain of command which allowed this festive obscenity to be produced has enough humanity left to realise what a PR disaster the card is.
Follow this link to experience the full jaw-dropping horror of it.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_I7rSe6rzIXw/SyN1f1uxLXI/AAAAAAAADfk/jm6RSxA-PRQ/s1600-h/ukbroderagencychristmascard%5B6%5D.jpg
It doesn't end there. About 2,000 children are incarcerated at Yarl’s Wood and other detention centres every year. Two American priests who attempted to distribute presents to the children were confronted by humourless security officers from Serco who immediately called the plod. It would be hard to find a better example of the arrogance of corporate overpowering human frailty than the contemptuous manner these good men were dealt with.
This week we have conclusive truth, if it were still needed. The UKBA Comms Department have drawn up a Christmas card so devoid of seasonal cheer it could have been designed by King Herod himself. The card pictures the traditional three-tiered Christmas tree shape but is cleverly made up of the Agency’s dismal ‘goals and values’. Emblazoned across this reassuring image are the words “tougher enforcement regimes”, “finger-printing visa applicants” and “deporting a record number”. Obviously no-one in the chain of command which allowed this festive obscenity to be produced has enough humanity left to realise what a PR disaster the card is.
Follow this link to experience the full jaw-dropping horror of it.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_I7rSe6rzIXw/SyN1f1uxLXI/AAAAAAAADfk/jm6RSxA-PRQ/s1600-h/ukbroderagencychristmascard%5B6%5D.jpg
It doesn't end there. About 2,000 children are incarcerated at Yarl’s Wood and other detention centres every year. Two American priests who attempted to distribute presents to the children were confronted by humourless security officers from Serco who immediately called the plod. It would be hard to find a better example of the arrogance of corporate overpowering human frailty than the contemptuous manner these good men were dealt with.
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