Why ?

[youngmafbog]

http://news.sky.com/story/1179923/university-boat-race-protester-can-stay-in-uk

Why was this man allowed to stay, he is not desirable to our country, clearly doesnt like the way we are so why was he allowed I wonder?

Looks like the clue is in here:

The Australian told an immigration tribunal that if he is deported from the UK his British wife and five-month-old baby daughter will not move to Australia with him because it is a "racist country".

Is Australia any worse than here ? This has to be the lamest excuse ever but as usual the ruigth-on brigade swallow it hook line and sinker.

[ToraToraTora]

I Blame Pinsent, he should not have stopped the race, then hopefully one of the crews would have brained him with an oar, problem solved!

[ummmm]

According to my daughter who recently spent two years in Oz, it is much worse than here.to

He's been here for 10 years so you really can't expect his wife to up and move to the other side of the world because he did something stupid.

[sp1814]

He's quite good looking.

He should be allowed to stay on that basis alone.

[bazwillrun]

"He's been here for 10 years so you really can't expect his wife "

for better for worse !

[bazwillrun]

If we cant get muderers, rapists, thieves, hijackers illegals,etc etc and god knows what else out how on earth did we expect to kick out a bloke who's only "crime" was to disrupt a boat race ?

[ummmm]

For better or worse is nonsense. He's been here long enough for his wife to assume he wouldn't be deported at any point in the future.

[hc4361]

Would his wife and baby be allowed in to Australia? Just because she is married to an Australian and they have a baby her right to settle in Australia is not automatic.

[daffy654]

He disrupted a stupid (elitist) boat race, it's not like he murdered anyone.

[jno]

disrupting a boat race is clearly a hate crime. He's lucky the death penalty isn't in force.

Yes, Australia is more racist than here.

[ummmm]

Unless it's changed he/she would still have to prove that they have sufficient funds to support themselves...

[hc4361]

He's quite a wealthy man, ummm

[tamborine]

"'.....I think I was vulnerable in terms of realising how short life can be," Mr Oldfield told the hearing before breaking down in tears...." awww he's sorry. He is entitled to stay as his wife & child are Brits.

Aussie isnt racist, theyre just fussy about who arrives to threaten local jobs.

[ummmm]

So we can presume he pays taxes and they want to deport him for disturbing a boat race. That's nuts!!

With a 5 month old baby there is no way I'd up and leave.

[hc4361]

He has a master's degree from the LSE, he set up and organises the TINAG festival (http://www.theguardian.com/society/2008/oct/22/1) and has never claimed benefits from the UK.

[hc4361]

Tambo, ask an Aborigine if Australia is racist.

[tamborine]

Be honest, the boat race is elitist, though fun.

[ToraToraTora]

I think he's a bit sweeping about Aus, are they inherently racist? Or perhaps they don't take any right liberal cobblers so they get labelled as such.

[ummmm]

I know the Irish are a nationality but according to my daughter they are very much hated in some parts of Oz.