Boycott Trago Mills - fuck racism

category kernow/cornwall | corporations | opinion/analysis author Wednesday January 28, 2009 13:33author by Ivonna Crackasquat Report this post to the editors

For years now Trago Mills have been running racist articles in local newspapers. Here’s their latest, from the Falmouth Packet:

"'For any cash-strapped Moslems reading this...
I have a potential money-spinner for you. On the quiet, with no public announcement whatsoever, the Labour government in December 2007 formally recognised multiple wives, as long as the ceremony took place in a country where polygamy is legal... Islamic law allows a man up to four wives (‘‘harem’’) and according to new guidelines from the Department of Work and Pensions: 'Where there is a valid polygamous marriage the claimant and one spouse will be paid the couple rate... The amount payable for each additional spouse is presently £33.65''... Income support for the 'harem' may be paid into the husband's bank account. He may also be in line for extra housing benefit and council tax benefit, reflecting the larger property needed for his family... Moslem readers may also be interested to know that there is a possible loophole where the man can divorce his wife under British law, continue living with her as his spouse under Islamic law, and then marry a new wife here in Britain, with everybody still claiming benefit. Please remember that bigamy is supposed to be a criminal offence in this country...Chris Grayling, Tory shadow minister, called this ''completely unjustifiable'', adding: ''this sets a precedent that will lead to more demands for the culture of other countries to be reflected in UK law.'' ... Mr. Grayling is right. But when a government embraces the lunacy of multiculturalism, the above is inevitable. Why are we so surprised?
David Challice- UK Independence party
THE VIEW FROM HERE, David Challice's book of the collected Trago articles, is now available at Trago Mills(£4.99)’"

In 1998 the ASA upheld readers' complaints against newspaper adverts for Trago Mills shopping centres in Devon and Cornwall after ads describing homosexuals as “poofters” saying the young should be protected from “this foul minority” were printed. The family who own the company openly support the UKIP.

Please write to the Falmouth Packet telling them this kind of racist crap is unacceptable, at packet@packetseries.co.uk

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   well said     Devon Lad    Wed Jan 28, 2009 17:51 
   Islam is not a race!     Sazz    Wed Jan 28, 2009 20:49 
   Nasty but.     Stalin    Fri Jan 30, 2009 13:32 
   Lunacy of Multiculturalism     Luke    Sat Jan 31, 2009 06:58 
   We're looking to do somethign about this     Mark Edmondson    Sat Jan 31, 2009 13:10 
   Cash-strapped Muslems     david challice    Sat Feb 28, 2009 08:54 
   Think again, David     nickleberry    Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:17 
   No logic     Janye    Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:01 
   non-indegious?     Bill    Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:38 
 10   Totally Justified Comment     David Platt    Thu Mar 31, 2011 18:15 


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