cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/60568257
Migration minister Mike Tapp failed a UK citizenship test question before insisting he is a “proud Brit.” Speaking at a parliamentary committee on settlement, citizenship, and integration on Tuesday, 10 March, the Labour MP for Dover and Deal admitted he did not know the height of the London Eye - one of the questions in the official UK citizenship test. “I am confident that I would be able to pass the test, I’m a proud Brit,” he added, but promised to “take a keen interest” in knowing the answer “when it comes up again” in the same meeting next year. Chair of the committee, Lord Don Foster, said he will “follow up” on Mr Tapp’s word.
Why is the height of a Ferris wheel on the UK citizenship test?
I saw the headline and was ready to clown on the guy but then I actually read the question and I thought yeah, no. That’s fair to not know actually. Why is that on the citizenship test? That’s just silly
I kinda assume the reason to clown on him is because he’s in some way in charge of what questions there are.
I did think of that after I posted the comment but I didn’t feel like editing it
It isn’t a Ferris wheel, it’s a cantilevered observation wheel. Its height still shouldn’t be on the test.
But it is a ferrous wheel
That would be attractive
Magnetic, even.
Because whomever decided which questions are in the test are incompetent as fuck, as are the people who gave them that responsability.
The whole thing has a massive stink of being the indirect result of some posh cunt giving one of his post cunt mates a top position in the part of the Public Service he’s responsible for.
In the UK at the level of the so-called “Public School” educated (in a perfect illustration of the level of deceit in that society, what they call “Public Schools” are in fact expensive Private schools) Cronyism is standard and Merit is at best secondary to Knowing The Right People.
The only relevant question I can accept for the UK citizenship would be about the airspeed of an unladen swallow.
European or African?
Uh, I don’t know?
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Which to be honest really fits the discussion here. Can’t answer the question? Off you go, no UK for you.
Velocity*
Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?
Having left the UK some years ago after having lived there for over a decade, I had almost forgotten just how much governments ministers over there tend to be sleazy posh cunts.
Classic Tory move by Labour.
Not defending that cunt, but the citizenship test questions are stupid anyway.
The height of the london eye? Is this a UK citizenship test or a london citizenship test?
It is part of the official eye tests for the citizenship
… .the f**k is “London Eye”?? Yank here (obviously). Almost seems like a gag the Britts might be trying to pull on us, similar to our asking airplane newbies to go get some prop wash.
the fuck is a statue of liberty
It’s that thing in Paris over the river. I heard it was stolen though, better check if it’s still there.
Missing one questions doesn’t necessarily mean he couldn’t pass the test.
