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I hope this doesn't get ugly when people try to actually leave. On the bright side, I wonder what good things this will do for the UK. I doubt many of these pe

I hope this doesn't get ugly when people try to actually leave. On the bright side, I wonder what good things this will do for the UK. I doubt many of these people will vote Torry.

rayiner 6y ago
Many immigrants who fled communism to come to the US remain strong Republican voters. Cubans are still registered Republicans 2:1. Even as of 2008, Vietnamese Americans were registered Republicans by a significant margin. Unlike Trump, Johnson has done a good job pulling in minority voters. About half the Indian MPs in the U.K. Parliament are Tories. Your comment is particularly inexplicable given that Labour just ran someone who wants to put a call for collectivizing property back in Labour’s platform.
- peteretep 6y ago
  Of the four “Great Offices of State”, two are held by people of South Asian heritage, as is the AG, and another Cabinet Member. Two of those people are also women. Got to imaging Sajid Javid will be back there soon. Three of those five families that went via the empire in Africa. Conspicuous absence of black people tho.
  - mhh__ 6y ago
    I imagine Javid will battle it out with Sunak if the Tories decide Boris can't cut it against Keir
    - peteretep 6y ago
      I imagine Priti will throw her hat in the ring too, although God forbid it comes to pass. I think Sunak would be a strong choice, where Javid doesn’t have the charisma.
- Ericson2314 6y ago
  People are not leaving Hong Kong because of the Mainland's leftist economic policies. This isn't 1960s Mao-led China we are talking about. Cuban Floridians who came of age after the Cold War have very different politics. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-cuban-american-poll-20190131-story.html https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-cuban-ameri... Vietnamese Americans: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/vietnamese-americans-are-no-longer-a-lock-for-the-republican-party/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/vietnamese-americans-ar...
jussij 6y ago
> I wonder what good things this will do for the UK. Firstly this would bring UK a lot of respect from the world community as any country prepared to stand up to the rule of law will always look good. Next, before China started messing with HK it was the financial hub of Asia, but as China starts to erode the rule of law in HK that title will most likely move on to Singapore. This then means the UK has a great opportunity as it then means they will most likely see an influx of: 1. Well educated HK citizens 2. HK citizens bringing in their wealth (some of whom will no doubt be super rich) which is always good as it helps to build up the national wealth.
- ryanlol 6y ago
  > some of whom will no doubt be super rich Surely the super rich already have Cyprus passports? This doesn’t really seem like a meaningful offer for the rich, they’d have no trouble with immigration anyway.
  - Ericson2314 6y ago
    It would be more lower upper class who collectively spend more than the ultrarich who are misers proportionally.
AnimalMuppet 6y ago
To keep them from leaving, they'd have to forbid travel for either tourism or business. That's possible, but 1) a bad look and 2) harmful to business. And, with rayiner I suspect that many will remember which party opened the door for them, even decades from now.
garmaine 6y ago
London is currently in a life or death battle with HK over its future as a financial trading hub. Brexit was making prospects difficult for the UK, but an exodus of the wealthy upper class and their businesses to London would change that.

I hope this doesn't get ugly when people try to actually leave. On the bright side, I wonder what good things this will do for the UK. I doubt many of these people will vote Torry.

rayiner 6y ago

Many immigrants who fled communism to come to the US remain strong Republican voters. Cubans are still registered Republicans 2:1. Even as of 2008, Vietnamese Americans were registered Republicans by a significant margin. Unlike Trump, Johnson has done a good job pulling in minority voters. About half the Indian MPs in the U.K. Parliament are Tories. Your comment is particularly inexplicable given that Labour just ran someone who wants to put a call for collectivizing property back in Labour’s platform.

peteretep 6y ago
Of the four “Great Offices of State”, two are held by people of South Asian heritage, as is the AG, and another Cabinet Member. Two of those people are also women. Got to imaging Sajid Javid will be back there soon. Three of those five families that went via the empire in Africa. Conspicuous absence of black people tho.
- mhh__ 6y ago
  I imagine Javid will battle it out with Sunak if the Tories decide Boris can't cut it against Keir
  - peteretep 6y ago
    I imagine Priti will throw her hat in the ring too, although God forbid it comes to pass. I think Sunak would be a strong choice, where Javid doesn’t have the charisma.
Ericson2314 6y ago
People are not leaving Hong Kong because of the Mainland's leftist economic policies. This isn't 1960s Mao-led China we are talking about. Cuban Floridians who came of age after the Cold War have very different politics. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-cuban-american-poll-20190131-story.html https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-cuban-ameri... Vietnamese Americans: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/vietnamese-americans-are-no-longer-a-lock-for-the-republican-party/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/vietnamese-americans-ar...

jussij 6y ago

> I wonder what good things this will do for the UK. Firstly this would bring UK a lot of respect from the world community as any country prepared to stand up to the rule of law will always look good. Next, before China started messing with HK it was the financial hub of Asia, but as China starts to erode the rule of law in HK that title will most likely move on to Singapore. This then means the UK has a great opportunity as it then means they will most likely see an influx of: 1. Well educated HK citizens 2. HK citizens bringing in their wealth (some of whom will no doubt be super rich) which is always good as it helps to build up the national wealth.

ryanlol 6y ago
> some of whom will no doubt be super rich Surely the super rich already have Cyprus passports? This doesn’t really seem like a meaningful offer for the rich, they’d have no trouble with immigration anyway.
- Ericson2314 6y ago
  It would be more lower upper class who collectively spend more than the ultrarich who are misers proportionally.

AnimalMuppet 6y ago

To keep them from leaving, they'd have to forbid travel for either tourism or business. That's possible, but 1) a bad look and 2) harmful to business. And, with rayiner I suspect that many will remember which party opened the door for them, even decades from now.

garmaine 6y ago

London is currently in a life or death battle with HK over its future as a financial trading hub. Brexit was making prospects difficult for the UK, but an exodus of the wealthy upper class and their businesses to London would change that.