Quote Originally Posted by howoldboy View Post
The Conservatives have been in power for 13 years and during that time just about every problem in the UK has deteriorated.

Their latest plan to stop the boats will fail just as all their others have.

They are simply playing political games in a desperate attempt to stay in power.

Braverman yesterday was unable to say how someone with links to the UK fleeing persecution could come to the UK via a safe and legal route. That is because they are not doing anything to provide safe and legal channels. Consequently the number of people getting in boats continues to increase.

Their main objective is not to stop the boats. It is to stir up hatred against foreigners.

It is a desperate UKIP type policy decision aimed at saving their skins at the next election.

No fair minded person should fall for it.
There’s a lot of sense in that. I’d add that our first expectation is that a person fearing or suffering persecution in his/her own country should seek to move to a safe area in their own country rather than heading for the UK. Setting up legal channels in countries where there are safe enclaves stops that happening. Foreign governments tend not to be in favour of the UK or any other country setting up what looks to them like an asylum shop unless they are war-ravaged. Embassies can provide a service but are avoided by genuine asylum seekers because they are too easily identified and would still have to live in the country where they are being oppressed while their case is being considered. Legal channels work work in the camps though.

We need a deterrent. Any ideas?