Comments on: Tory announcements on marriages http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1164 Current affairs for a progressive generation Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:00:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: sonia http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1164/comment-page-1#comment-66681 sonia Thu, 31 May 2007 10:15:24 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1164#comment-66681 A prerequisite declaration of intention to marry abroad. now that's something that might be interesting. personally i can't see how a 21 year old village girl is somehow expected to be able to 'defend' herself better than an 18 year old village girl. that would depend on on what was happening to the girl in the meantime the thing with the tests/english etc. --> that's different sunny no doubt they would ask them to take english language tests at the British Council, and not rely on some local test. the British Council administers GCSEs and A-levels internationally, so i'm sure there would be no problem doing that. what would make sense is to for people who are waiting to come into the country on a spouse basis be given sessions at their local British Council on what they could expect when they went to the UK, what rights they would have etc. if they don't know english the info could be given to them by a translator. and contact details of asian women/community groups/shelters in the part of england they are planning to go live in. A prerequisite declaration of intention to marry abroad.

now that’s something that might be interesting.

personally i can’t see how a 21 year old village girl is somehow expected to be able to ‘defend’ herself better than an 18 year old village girl. that would depend on on what was happening to the girl in the meantime

the thing with the tests/english etc. –> that’s different

sunny no doubt they would ask them to take english language tests at the British Council, and not rely on some local test. the British Council administers GCSEs and A-levels internationally, so i’m sure there would be no problem doing that.

what would make sense is to for people who are waiting to come into the country on a spouse basis be given sessions at their local British Council on what they could expect when they went to the UK, what rights they would have etc. if they don’t know english the info could be given to them by a translator. and contact details of asian women/community groups/shelters in the part of england they are planning to go live in.

]]> By: sonia http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1164/comment-page-1#comment-66678 sonia Thu, 31 May 2007 09:54:18 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1164#comment-66678 what do they mean by 'introducing' the Life in the UK citizenship test for spouses? spouses already have to take this when they apply for a passport. So do they mean right at the 'port of entry' - blanket statements like that are just so meaningless, unless they specify how things are going to be different from how they are now. what do they mean by ‘introducing’ the Life in the UK citizenship test for spouses? spouses already have to take this when they apply for a passport. So do they mean right at the ‘port of entry’ – blanket statements like that are just so meaningless, unless they specify how things are going to be different from how they are now.

]]> By: TheFriendlyInfidel http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1164/comment-page-1#comment-66673 TheFriendlyInfidel Thu, 31 May 2007 09:13:55 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1164#comment-66673 Can we send back those 1000s chaps with their multiple wives too? TFI Can we send back those 1000s chaps with their multiple wives too?

TFI

]]> By: The Wardman Wire » Forced Marriages http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1164/comment-page-1#comment-66076 The Wardman Wire » Forced Marriages Fri, 25 May 2007 14:21:32 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1164#comment-66076 [...] 25/5/2007 Tory announcements on marriages [...] [...] 25/5/2007 Tory announcements on marriages [...]

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