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Martha Stewart banned from Britain — Here’s a country that is stocked with radicals and terrorists but Martha Stewart is a threat to society. Once again the Brits show what utter a-holes they have become by letting their own idiot bureaucrats push them around.
A UK Border Agency spokesman said, “We continue to oppose the entry to the UK of individuals where we believe their presence in the United Kingdom is not conducive to the public good or where they have been found guilty of serious criminal offences abroad.”
This is not the first time in recent years that celebs have been banned from Britain for potentially being a threat to the public. In 2007, Snoop Dog was denied access to the UK for the second time in less than a year. Looks like Martha’s now in the same boat as Snoop.
In fact this whole situation amounts to USA “exit controls” similar to those imposed by the Soviet Union and the fascist countries in the 1930’s. No fly lists, required passenger manifests and other computerized systems are all designed as a de facto “exit control” system to keep people from leaving the country when they want to.
Look on the bright side, I just read somewhere that Christianity will be dead in Britain given a bunch of years, so at least we’ll be atheist a-holes and not religious ones.
Yup, as the relic known as the Church of England becomes ever more marginalised, at least our a-holitude will be a better quality a-holitude.
At least she didn’t have to get fingerprinted or harassed like an Arab.
JC, are you telling us that I can get a US visa if i have a criminal conviction? I suspect you are just ashamed of your own political and judicial system. One that goes after people like Martha whilst the real criminals running the place go scot-free.
In my opinion, Martha Stewart should be excluded just as any other four count felon. Why the concern, other than rich white people should get a break?
Martha is the worst. She was already rich but wanted to take just a bit more from all the smaller investors. She is even richer today and can travel just about anywhere in the world, but not to Britain this year. Boo Hoo.
Didn’t we do pretty much the same on less pretext with John Lennon? If you can’t do the time, and the consequences, don’t do the crime. Same for Snoop by the way.
Who is Martha Stewart?
I’m pretty sure the Brits are scared Martha will make the food taste better.
I have committed no crimes and I can’t get into the UK either. Oh wait, maybe thats because I’m living below the poverty level in the richest country in the world.
This is fairly common in both directions. The US has denied lots of performers for drug convictions and the like. Canada is probably the most strict when it comes to entry, but has a clear path to be allowed entry. I’m pretty sure that the UK has similar processes in place.
Well it looks to me that if I’d been convicted as Stewart had been as a UK citizen, it’s touch and go whether I could ever go to the US!
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/ineligibilities/ineligibilities_1364.html
I’m no lawyer, so I don’t know if her crime was one of “moral turpitude” but a general rule of thumb is that if you go to prison, lots of countries won’t let you visit.
This is rich, coming just a few years after the US diverted an incoming plane to Maine, because the artist formerly known an Cat Stevens was on board. His crime? Being a well-known covert to Islam.
“covert”? No, he’s quite open about being a convert to Islam. Get thee behind me, Sigmund!
Unsurprisingly for an anti-UK site like yours, you seem to have posted this without checking the facts.
US laws are actually much worse than those of the UKs in this respect.
Anyone who has EVER had ANY kind of conviction in the UK has to be interviewed before they are allowed into the States (and are quite likely to be refused entry on an ad-hoc and arbitrary basis on the whim of the interviewer).
Ahh, John’s just pissed because shes gotta stay in the USA, and can’t say I blame him.
An a-hole Britain and proud of it.
I think they’re afraid we won’t let them come back to the USA once they leave and the Brits will be stuck with them. Did they ever let em&em come back?
then who are the utter A-holes that get EVERYBODY cavity-searched when they enter their country!
pot vs kettle
Is there any way we can get Martha Stewart banned from the U.S. ?
Given their bad teeth, they were probably scared of what she would say.
#17 – chuck
Put her name on the list over known terrorist.
#19 – Damn… terrorists…
I burned her towels in protest.
Probably for the best
it is not that different trying to get into canada. i believe 30-40% of the employees of the company i work for cannot enter canada because of past minor scrapes with the law, even if the convictions are many years in the past.
She is annoying. That should be reason enough to keep her out.
John sounds like a moronic ethno-centric ugly American when he calls Brits a-holes over this.
It is stupid, but every country does it. At least she was convicted and spent time in jail.
The U.S. bars Canadians who have simply been CHARGED with a crime in Canada. Not convicted. Just charged.
I once got in a minor scrap and the police arrested me and finger-printed me. The case was ridiculous, and the crown attorney dropped it. But my lawyer told me to make sure I get my fingerprints removed from the police files before trying to enter the U.S., as they share them with U.S. Homeland Security, and I could find myself barred for life.
How is this an exit control, to have other countries not let you in?
# 7 The Pirate said “I’m pretty sure the Brits are scared Martha will make the food taste better.”
No, trust me, she’s good but not a miracle worker!
No, I think they’re afraid she’ll come over and sell some stocks.
By the way, Bobbo (#4), we might have done Lennon a real favor if we’d have continued to refuse him entry in the U.S.
Money buys respectability. Betcha it gets overturned and she’s allowed in…
#27
I assume that you are new to this site!
Every other story is about UK ‘big brother’ laws or some other anti-UK rubbish!
I like this site for the most part, but I get annoyed by the dis-proportionate number of posts about the UK!
>>I like this site for the most part, but I get
>>annoyed by the dis-proportionate number of
>>posts about the UK!
Just be thankful you’re not a Christian from the UK who likes to vacation in Florida.
Does anyone know why Dvorak has so many negative posts about the UK? Maybe he’s been watching too many Mel Gibson films or I suspect he had some bad experience in London in the 60’s.
Please Mr Dvorak, tell us in your next podcast. I really want to know all the grizzly details and what she was like.
Not allowing to to visit the UK is part of the problem of having a felony conviction. Most States also deny her the right to own a firearm (some even include defensive items such as a bullet proof vest), to vote, they must register with the Sheriff, work in some occupations, or live with-in a certain distance from a school.
Most civilized countries do not allow visitors that have a criminal past.