Special report:

your views

Several hundred people took time out to read Sunday’s Boston Eye special report, and a few came back to us with comments. By and large, the item struck a chord with those who wrote - with one or two exceptions.
A former Boston Borough councillor wrote to say “your blog today is a disgrace. You should be thoroughly ashamed of yourselves” – but failed to elaborate.
Another writer, Robert, commented: “Beyond the fact that five foreign criminals can no longer ply their trade, I see no possibility of improvement in the situation.
“As always in Boston, vested interest and self-serving political cowardice will continue to be the order of the day.
“The sickening hand-wringing condolences immediately offered up by the great and good for the 'tragedy' says it all.
“Where is the anger that foreign criminals are allowed to ply their trade in our town unmolested?
“Where is the regret for licensing all those little foreign shops that the hooch was sold through?
“Always-smug local MP Mark Simmonds was on Look North with Peter Levy only a couple of weeks ago.
“It was followed by an appearance on Peter Levy's show on Radio Lincolnshire the following day.
“Those who followed those broadcasts will already know that Simmonds once again refused to stand up for the local population, you know, the ones who gave him his job.
“Naturally, we were, of course, all lazy ne'er do wells, who don't want to have jobs, so we must be willing to accept even more foreign replacement.
“I was surprised he didn't add that we're all fat binge drinkers as well, but then, we all know who drinks what in Boston, don't we?
“Presumably in that parallel reality, prior to the great migrant invasion, no work was ever done and the crops all rotted in the fields.
“Bad enough that we now clearly suffer racial discrimination in our own country, without the local MP supporting it.
“As for newly re-elected Councillor Paul Kenny, let us not forget that he was once part of the Joyce Dobson West Street cabal in his previous political life.
"I seem to recall that particular incompetent administration flatly denying that houses of multiple occupation even existed.”
The issue of HMOs was taken up by another commentator, who said he hoped that our special report would open up the whole debate - but added “However I do feel that once again, as is usual with Boston, after the story has disappeared from the news in the next week or so, the matter will once again become a bit of a taboo subject.
“I am afraid we have seen it all before, with the situation of houses of multiple occupation. The problem has not gone away. I can show you records that suggest that a three bed house in Boston is housing up to eight working adults and I suspect some children. People just no longer complain because they know the authorities will do nothing. Many of the councillors have never had to live next door to one of these premises and the problems that come with; many have not had to sell their homes for than the market value just to get out to save their sanity. Many in power have not had to put up with the 24 hour a day noise, drug dealing and prostitution, threats of physical violence and to burn you out of your home, attempted break ins, and damage to vehicles - only to be told by the Police they can do nothing, and by the council they are prepared to do nothing.”
The pseudonymous “Floff” enjoyed our special report.
“All credit to Boston Eye for giving us the plain facts about a subject which concerns many people in this town - that of unregulated immigration. Although those with their hands on the reins of local government will publicly address home-grown issues such as obesity, drug addiction, teenage pregnancy rates or horrendous traffic problems, and even appear to relish the resulting ‘publicity,’ it seems that certain undesirables escape censure because criticism has been confused with racism. It DOES NOT tar all immigrants with the same brush, if you'll pardon the expression, to say that Boston has acquired more than its fair share of those of a criminally-inclined nature, and many of our newly arrived citizens who are keen to integrate and contribute to the community would almost certainly agree. So let's not be afraid to admit that there are bad apples in every barrel, and they need to be removed before their presence encourages further contamination. Should any town that has the interests of ALL law-abiding citizens, of whatever persuasion, at heart, be afraid to speak out for fear of offending the politically correct and bleeding heart liberals?
Claire from Boston quoted our comment “'There will be some who may level charges of racism against Councillor Fountain – but others might say that his close working relationship with the migrant community over a decade makes him a man who knows whereof he speaks.'"
She remarked: “Perhaps you should look at the close working links between Councillor Fountain and Arturs Liepens, whose licence was revoked this week for .... ooh ... selling illegal alcohol!”
We put the point to Councillor Fountain, who replied: “In my ten years of working with the Eastern Europeans of Boston I have worked with and alongside almost every Eastern European person in Boston in one way or another. If the writer would like to expand on their comments I would be happy to reply."
Referring to the comment that some might consider him racist, he added: “It would be a good question to ask anyone who did think this exactly who am I racist towards? I can only say I am the most experienced person in Boston to comment on East Europeans because I have worked with them for the longest in every sector of business, and I have more Eastern European friends and colleagues than I would say anyone else in Boston.”
Thanks to those who did write to us.
For now, it’s time to move on, and so no further comments will be published.

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