Mellor 3 Ward 4
Well-known member
Labour running scared of Reform - does anyone think this would have been announced (or gone this far) if the recent election results (and polls) weren't so bad for Labour.
PM promises tougher visa rules to fix 'broken' migration system
Sir Keir Starmer promises new migration rules will "create a system that is controlled, selective and fair".www.bbc.co.uk
Right, this isn’t party political, so let’s nip that in the bud right now. This is an ongoing issue under successive political parties, but it’s coming to a head. UKIP was the warning, Reform are the real deal.
Blair had a policy of actively encouraging broader immigration for study and work, and lauded multiculturalism as the future of Britain.
(https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/immigration-legacy-tony-blair)
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Since the door was opened under New Labour, immigration both controlled and uncontrolled has spiralled under successive governments. Brexit, supported by the Tories and the collective right, has caused immigration to reach a nadir whereby the government is largely toothless to act in the interests of Britain, without being labelled with the “far right” brush. The ECHR regulates our actions.
Starmer’s new proposals are just performative pandering, reacting off the back of a very poor election performance. This is the stock “we’re listening” response we’ve seen from successive governments on this issue. Tories had the mental Rwanda plan, Labour are going after care-workers (rather than, say, the criminal operations which use care-work as a front to attract vulnerable people to Britain for a life of modern slavery).
Blustering and paying little attention to what some people are (rightly or wrongly, depending on your viewpoint) actually upset about, is playing into Reform’s hands.
Just by listening to what people are actually saying, I’ve learned what people in affected communities are angry about.
They’re not angry about care-workers being essentially trafficked here from poor countries with a promise of a better life (but they should be).
They’re angry because
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Having the net equivalent of the entire population of Northumberland or Dorset immigrate to the UK year on year is unsustainable.
Natives don’t understand why they can’t get appointments with their overburdened NHS services, why crime rates and poverty rates are rising in their towns, and yes, in some towns and cities why communities are so racially segregated. Ask the people of Blackburn what it’s like being an Asian person entering certain areas, or a white person entering others.
Add the ever-present threat of Islamist terror as we’ve seen in Europe, particularly Germany, people are bubbling.
If Starmer thinks this will win votes from Reform voters, he is sorely mistaken.
(I shouldn’t need to say this, but it’s NSC so I’m obliged, f*** the Tories, f*** Reform, f*** Farage, f*** Tommy Robinson, f*** racists - this isn’t a race issue, it’s an immigration thing - and if you can’t tell the difference or lump them all in together, then I won’t be wasting my time on you).
