It must be coming up to election time in France with right wing candidates telling the electorate the situation in Calais cannot continue and the agreement with the UK which allows our border force officers to be based in Calais should be abandoned.

France seems to only adopt EU policies which benefit them but tend to ignore the rest. Under EU legislation they have a responsibility to look after refugees entering their country, although when you see television footage showing the squalor and unsanitary conditions in the camps around Calais you wouldn’t think so.

One thing that’s noticeable from that same footage is the huge number of young men, who apparently want to get into this country. The majority of people in Britain have sympathy for genuine refugees, fleeing from oppression in their own countries, but the majority of the men in these camps can only be seen as economic migrants, as they’ve left their families back home.

If I were in fear of my life and had the ability to get out I definitely wouldn’t leave my family behind.

I find it hard to understand why the EU bureaucrats have failed to take France to task for being in breach of their laws, after all France signed up to free movement and we just rejected it. They’re living to regret it and we won’t – thank goodness. The problem in Calais is a French problem and threatening to allow the thousands of migrants there to cross the channel is unbelievable.

It simply opens the floodgates for anyone in the EU countries looking to come here.

If a new right wing government is elected in France and their threat becomes reality then the quicker we’re out of the EU the better.

The cost of this vast number of people will certainly drain the coffers and it will be other services like the NHS that will be hit hardest.

Don’t let the French walk over you Theresa May.

Puzzling logic behind argument for Scots currency

So the Scottish Government’s economic advisers think we should have our own currency if we become an independent country.

They are basing their advice on what they see as the follies of sticking with sterling during the last independence referendum debate.

Now I can understand the logic behind having a Scottish currency if the country votes for independence, but not if we wish to become members of the European Union.

Obviously these so called experts are choosing to ignore the advice from the EU which is unambiguous, stating that if Scotland wishes to join the EU it would have to adopt the Euro.

The only winners in either scenario are the money men – the financial dealers and bankers, who don’t have the best of reputations on past performance.

Keeping an eye out for top offers

As with many folk, I have a thing about saving money and have followed an online site for quite a while now gaining some excellent deals along the way.

There are some retailers promoting their credit card and offering not only 0% interest over 23 months, but also a £25 gift card, providing at least 1p is spent.

There are some great offers out there and this site is definitely one to watch but remember only spend what you can afford!