Is the Bibby Stockholm inhumane? Some call it a "floatel", whilst others say it reminds them of a jail on the water. Does the British government’s attempts to save money come at the cost of compassion?
Furious debate over migrant ‘floating prison’
No place like Bibby Stock-home: The vessel is set to house 500 single male asylum seekers. Glossary
Mayflower - The ship on which the first Puritan settlers, now often known as the Pilgrim Fathers, arrived. Some US families are proud to trace their ancestry all the way back to this first voyage.
Pilgrims - In 1620, the Mayflower ship arrived in the New World from Plymouth, carrying English puritans fleeing persecution.
Atlantic - The ocean to the west of Europe and Africa and to the east of North and South America.
Treacherous - Dangerous.
New England - A region of the northeast USA including the states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Some of the first European settlers in the region were people from England.
Asylum seekers - People who have left their countries due to danger and are seeking refuge elsewhere.
Taxpayer - Somebody who pays taxes. Most people have taxes taken out of their wages.
NHS - The National Health Service, the publicly funded healthcare system in the UK. The NHS was founded in 1948.
Vessel - A ship or boat.
Home Office - The government department responsible for immigration, security, law and order.
Inhumane - Cruel, or without compassion.
Rwanda - A country in the centre of Africa. At least 500,000 people were killed in the appalling genocide of 1994.
Deterrence - Something which deters, or stops, someone from doing something.
Haven - A place of safety.