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>The strategy you're proposing (engagement) was tried and has failed. What was tried wasn't engagement, it was an attempt to suppress the issue by holding what
by aninhumer 10y ago
>The strategy you're proposing (engagement) was tried and has failed.
What was tried wasn't engagement, it was an attempt to suppress the issue by holding what they expected to be a doomed referendum, so they could use the result as an excuse to ignore the issue.
True engagement would mean acknowledging people's concerns, and explaining their true causes and how you're going to address them.
- foldr 10y agoHow are you going to address the concerns of people who are opposed to all immigration from non-white and/or non-English-speaking countries? The Conservatives had already restricted immigration to a greater degree than is sensible.