Immigration Minister Tony McNulty is coming to Glasgow on Monday 27 March.No Borders Glasgow, Unity, the Scottish Union of Asylum Seekers, and Glasgow Campaign to Welcome Refugees are planning a reception party, and everyone is invited.
First up is McNulty's 8:30am press conference at the Radisson Hotel on Argyll Street, near Central Station.
McNulty will then be at the City Chambers to meet with Glasgow City Council’s Chief Executive, the new private landlords (including the Angel Group, under investigation for defrauding the Home Office during their last contract in England, and renowned for housing asylum seekers in sub-standard accommodation) at 10.30am.
Between 11am and 2pm, assorted fat cats and high heid yins will be treated to a Civic Reception in the City Chambers. Protestors will be meeting at Radissons at 8:30, then on to George Square from 9:30am to meet and greet McNulty and his cronies. Come and join us. If you can’t get time off work, come in tour lunch hour – we’ll be there til at least 2pm.
Dawn raids and abductions from Brand Street Immigration Reporting Centre have been stepped up in recent weeks. Detentions and deportations are on the rise. Now McNulty is coming to Glasgow to announce the new “target contracts” for housing asylum seekers.
Private landlord companies are to make millions from misery. The targets include evicting asylum seekers as soon as possible once their claim has been rejected by the “New Asylum Model” system, which will once again make it harder to get protection in this country. Come and join us on Monday to let McNulty and the fat cats know that the people of Glasgow say refugees are welcome here – McNulty is not.
