Quote Originally Posted by Andy_Faber View Post
No argument, it was just a high profile piece of political manipulation, albeit far from the only one over the years. BUT if the problem hadn?t been created by the reckless idealism of free movement a decade or so before, no such ?solution? would have been seen as necessary. Two wrongs most certainly don?t make a right, but they were both wrong
Was free movement a bad thing? It worked both ways.

And the contribution from EU migrants in tax etc was a positive one, which is better than the rest of the population.

I know the tabloid and nigel and his ilk would have people believe they were here sponging off the state and living for free in 6 bedroom mansions but it was not the truth.

Successive governments, labour and the tories, could have legally chosen to tighten up if they felt there was need to as EU rules state that we could (as others do) dictate that those coming here had 3 months to demonstrate they could financially support themselves.

If they were positively contributing then they deserved to avail of the NHS etc