Taxpayers charged £16 MILLION for Refugee Action

Open border charities are out of control

“Will you help people like Abduallah who are being pushed into crisis and isolation?” asks Refugee Action, a charity that received £16,765,000 in taxpayer funding between 2021-25:

I don’t think taxpayers will be very happy when they see its activities – never mind the hundreds of millions they are already being charged for de facto open-border charities:

For instance, Refugee Action provides “activist packs” to give people “everything [they] need to become an advocate for refugee rights – from information about our ongoing campaigns, to practical guidelines on how to mobilise and take action.”

Activists are encouraged to influence their MP, “organise a letter writing event” and make their “community a place of sanctuary” – by working with open-border charity City of Sanctuary UK:

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Throughout March, Refugee Action is also encouraging people to “March for Refugees” to help “drown out the voices of hate.”

You can discover more of its activities on its Instagram feed, where it posts important information such as this beautiful quote about Pokémon.

“Pokémon taught a generation that movement, exploration, and diversity make worlds stronger.

“Migration is not new. It is not abnormal. It is how societies grow.

“Britain has always been shaped by movement, including people seeking safety.

“Maybe the lesson was there all along.

#pokemon30

I don’t think Pikachu or Charizard demanded hundreds of millions from taxpayers, though…


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