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…….but as we have argued before the issue specific to the UK was the non-contributory aspect to our benefits system. As Frau Merkel wisely suggested to Cameron once if you don’t want to be exposed to large scale EU migration do like other EU nations and have an insurance based welfare state. We...

Do you not think that Scotland might get more attention because they’ve had a separatist government up there for 16 years and they spend most of their time denying the quite obvious Union dividend exists? I personally don’t think the anti-English nature of the Barnett formula is talked about enough.

The ONS says that if the Government does nothing to limit or increase inward migration in the next couple of years, then due to a natural drop off in HK, Ukraine and Afghan numbers the net figure should be around 200K annually, which is probably why Starmer (clever chap!) is saying that’s the...

Another example of the authoritarian instincts of the modern left as a Labour MP calls for Nigel Farage to be booted off our TV screens because of his political views. Oh Dear.

You’re right to flag up that one political failure begets another one.

More than happy to hear the case for the alleged need for immigration Spanks. As I suggested the other day I don’t think our current path of bringing in millions of people just to help pay down the cost of our own unproductive economy (ie workforce) is the way forward.

Probably the weakest of the arguments you’ve posted there Art for open or unduly porous borders. In a modern western democratic nation state its about public consent now when it comes to how many people we choose to let in. All inward immigration isn’t necessarily a positive thing as we are...

Probably a case of the victors dictating the course of history Phil. England was first created by a Saxon King I believe.

Isn’t the term English derived from Angles, one of the Germanic tribes you talk of. The Welsh and Cornish are probably best labelled as Ancient Britons.

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The English regions are a construct borne out of our EU membership, they should like that membership be consigned to the dustbin of history. 😎

<sigh!> ……but who gets more of that London cash? 🙄 Actually it’s three English regions that pay for the rest. London, E of England and the South East.

In her weekly and highly entertaining excoriation of the SNP in the commons this week, Penny Mordaunt detonated another highly illuminating truth bomb underneath the terminally terrible Scottish government by reminding them that in each of the 16 years of SNP rule up there, the budget has been...

To be fair on pandemic preparedness the UK was seen internationally as an exemplar. It remains to be seen as to whether that was complete robblocks when the inquiry reports.

Sorry just to be clear, are you saying that there’s been no recent incidents of violence (at that level) re. protesting against immigration or that’s been no history of knife attacks involving immigrants in Ireland? From what I’ve seen this incident has rocked Ireland greatly on both sides of...

It’s your go to argument on irregular migration to talk loftily about international cooperation. What’s happening in Ireland is an example of that cooperation. It’s not the answer if in democracies the people won’t accept those ‘solutions’ is it?

Starmer and Labour are doing precisely what I said they needed to do and courting my vote, not yours as you are inclined to vote labour whatever like the good unthinking Labourite you are. 😉 So then it becomes a matter of trust. Will Starmer be that PM he’s telling me he’s going to be before he...

It’s a difficult conundrum for Ireland as its globalism central and its ‘wealth’ is predicated on membership of supranational bodies like the EU and then using that membership to undercut its EU counterparts when multinational companies seek to limit their tax liabilities globally. The tension...

I guess that will only get tested properly at an election Fred. Immigration is however a massive issue in Ireland at the moment.

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