Only a mistake because they got caught. Rot to the core.
EdmundTheInsulter on
What a bungle. The latest lot want us to be refugee central and maybe take unlimited EU young people
Wyvernkeeper on
I’m really struggling with his whole adverb as surname vibe.
MasterofDisaster_BG on
They will fight the next election as tough on immigration and people will believe them as well… Memory is short when your friends control the media.
soothysayer on
And now we get the conservative campaign agenda for the next few years. “Immigration bad for…. Reasons. Vote for us and we’ll stop it. No don’t be silly, forget last time we said this, that time we were worried about the economy. The economy is totally different now. Oh and don’t worry about slashing public spending, that’s a good thing. Public services are failing because of the immigrants”
What a clown show, how can anyone give these guys the time of day?
Ajax_Trees_Again on
“Admits” it mostly happened under the past 15 years of Tory cronyism some refer to as governance. Why is it framed as if labour is responsible
Original_Success3895 on
We’re going to keep getting millions because the employers who fund both political parties are demanding it.
We’re right back where we started with Kier Starmer.
Cronyism, austerity and no end to the migration.
How are we better off?
Happytallperson on
I do wish these politicians could actually be pressed on what the alternative is.
There were, starting in about 2012, three options, given the demographics of the UK.
1) High Net-Migration
2) Policies to significantly boost UK birth rate
3) Policies to significantly boost UK productivity.
Option 1 is the default. If you do nothing, option 1 has to happen as ageing populations need a substantial workforce growth to match.
Option 2 – they did the opposite with child benefit limits and welfare caps.
Option 3 – UK R&D spend is below OECD average and government innovation funding is shockingly badly run, coupled with transport infrastructure being cut because the Tories hate trains.
So the question for Cleverly is ‘what is your plan to balance the demographic changes coming to the UK with low immigration?’
Disillusioned_Pleb01 on
Allowing the rich industrials to dictate government policy, exposed lack of respect for the electorate.
Tribalgeoff_UK on
Allowing Dimly the oxygen of publicity has been disastrous for the UK. What an absolute tool.
botchybotchybangbang on
Well of course immigrants have played a vital role in supporting us and hopefully developing their own happy lives here. This isn’t that though , this is insidious. Something is happening and we will find out soon. Hopefully!!!
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Ok_Leading999 on
The Tories didn’t allow migration to rocket. They tried and failed to stop it.
jeff43568 on
‘Allowing migration to rocket while standing on an anti asylum platform was pure idiocy’
BenisDDD69 on
This is the post-election equivalent of someone being very sorry when publicly outed for doing something rather naughty.
They made a “fatal mistake” not because of whatever damage it may have done to the country and it’s people, but because they think it helped them lose the election.
dorf_lundgren on
I just think James comes accross as a bit racist and a bit weird tbh.
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Only a mistake because they got caught. Rot to the core.
What a bungle. The latest lot want us to be refugee central and maybe take unlimited EU young people
I’m really struggling with his whole adverb as surname vibe.
They will fight the next election as tough on immigration and people will believe them as well… Memory is short when your friends control the media.
And now we get the conservative campaign agenda for the next few years. “Immigration bad for…. Reasons. Vote for us and we’ll stop it. No don’t be silly, forget last time we said this, that time we were worried about the economy. The economy is totally different now. Oh and don’t worry about slashing public spending, that’s a good thing. Public services are failing because of the immigrants”
What a clown show, how can anyone give these guys the time of day?
“Admits” it mostly happened under the past 15 years of Tory cronyism some refer to as governance. Why is it framed as if labour is responsible
We’re going to keep getting millions because the employers who fund both political parties are demanding it.
We’re right back where we started with Kier Starmer.
Cronyism, austerity and no end to the migration.
How are we better off?
I do wish these politicians could actually be pressed on what the alternative is.
There were, starting in about 2012, three options, given the demographics of the UK.
1) High Net-Migration
2) Policies to significantly boost UK birth rate
3) Policies to significantly boost UK productivity.
Option 1 is the default. If you do nothing, option 1 has to happen as ageing populations need a substantial workforce growth to match.
Option 2 – they did the opposite with child benefit limits and welfare caps.
Option 3 – UK R&D spend is below OECD average and government innovation funding is shockingly badly run, coupled with transport infrastructure being cut because the Tories hate trains.
So the question for Cleverly is ‘what is your plan to balance the demographic changes coming to the UK with low immigration?’
Allowing the rich industrials to dictate government policy, exposed lack of respect for the electorate.
Allowing Dimly the oxygen of publicity has been disastrous for the UK. What an absolute tool.
Well of course immigrants have played a vital role in supporting us and hopefully developing their own happy lives here. This isn’t that though , this is insidious. Something is happening and we will find out soon. Hopefully!!!
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The Tories didn’t allow migration to rocket. They tried and failed to stop it.
‘Allowing migration to rocket while standing on an anti asylum platform was pure idiocy’
This is the post-election equivalent of someone being very sorry when publicly outed for doing something rather naughty.
They made a “fatal mistake” not because of whatever damage it may have done to the country and it’s people, but because they think it helped them lose the election.
I just think James comes accross as a bit racist and a bit weird tbh.