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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
It’s not government policy. He clearly went off piste with that remark.
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Wishful thinking on your part, OB. Thus far no rebuke.
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Because there would be no point, as I’ve described.
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Only if they get caught.
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It can be done if the will is there. The Bill will be passed this year and the ECHR will be dealt with.Nobody is suggesting that we will ditch the ECHR - that was considered and rejected.What is proposed as I understand it is a modification in respect of ECHR judgements on deporting illegal migrants.
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So many things can be done if there’s will - like reducing net migration to the tens of thousands. This Government has none. You are the English dog barking to their whistle.
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We at least agree that too many people are entering the country. We cannot support immigration on this scale. All our public services are under immense strain and housing is in short supply. Unfortunately, there is plenty of organised opposition to any controls on immigration and the government believes it needs to tread carefully here with an election on the horizon.
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Yet the Government does nothing to adequately fund public services, or improve housing supply. Take off the blinkers, OB. The tiny numbers on the boats are an irrelevance.
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I don’t agree with that view and I think they should just go for it. I believe that would win more votes than they would lose.
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The next Government can work it out, just like everything else.