No matter what one may think/feel of this policy, if immigration detained these people and denied them contact with their embassy, than that is a very serious v

No matter what one may think/feel of this policy, if immigration detained these people and denied them contact with their embassy, than that is a very serious violation. Not that I'm really surprised though. This kind of lawless (and borderline fascist) "might makes right" behavior appears increasingly popular/prolific within the UK government. I'd suggest UK tourists spend their holidays within country borders from now on, for any of the involved countries (assuming there is indeed a pattern here, as suggested in the article) may decide to reciprocally harass or shake down UK tourist on their next visit to a warm beach. What comes around goes around.