Bournemouth, the university town I spent my studying days and where millions have visited over centuries for a coastal break, has been hit by a slew of murders, rapes and sex attacks, some of which have been linked to local asylum hotels. The tranquil town – which still gets eight million tourist visits per year – has been upturned by taxpayer-funded asylum seekers given the residency of the 79-room Chine Hotel, the 102-room Roundhouse Hotel and the 123-room Britannia Hotel.
Young women in Britain are advised by our Foreign Office not to visit such countries alone, but now young, unchecked men from these countries wander the streets
The Conservatives, who once held their Tory party conference in Bournemouth, handed over the hotels to asylum seekers. They put arrivals from countries with appalling attitudes towards women – such as Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq (which recently lowered the marital age to nine years-old) – next to blue flag beaches and student bars and clubs. Young women in Britain are advised by our Foreign Office not to visit such countries alone, but now young, unchecked men from these countries wander the streets. It has been some parting gift from the last government.
