Assuming it’s real, although I have my doubts, I’d be very interested how Labour intend to come up with a logical and effective solution.
Yes we have a moral and humanitarian duty to help genuine refugees.
Yes there are many immigrants who occupy genuinely useful and important roles within our society.
But, we’re a small island, with way too many people already living here without a roof over their heads, this needs to be addressed at the very least in equal measure to allowing more people into the country for whatever reason.
To keep up with forecasted population growth, commitments need to be made to build affordable housing.
If as expected Labout get into power, will they start the ball rolling on this, where will the funds come from?
If it doesn’t happen, will Labour be strong enough to say sorry we’d love to help but we’re full up
Follow the process set out in the 1951 refugee convention.
Resource it properly
If necessary have a proper process facility in Calais as offered by the French and provide transport.
Process asylum applications quickly.
As for other immigration set up a points system or whatever other assessment or criteria you want.
Our government has not done a single one of those things. Not one.
The real problem is that all our growth plans are worthless without migration. We’re an ageing population and as there are nowhere near enough people of working age to support our older people.
That is the great unspoken truth of the migration debate.
I had a leaflet through my door this week from our Tory Mayoral candidate, blaming Labour for bankrupting Nottingham Council. Absolutely fucking shameless.
The real problem is that different problems are added to the initial problem. Which just confuses the issue like you did.
In your mind they may be related but the solutions are very different. Which just goes to show how crazy the situation has got due to policies across the board.
As soon as you start adding unrelated problems and making excuses you start going down very slippery slopes where there is no solution …
She will be a loss to UK politics. Always a good example for when people say ‘All politicians are the same’.
They aren’t. Some are like her, some are like Nadine Dorries.
