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Well if people are dissatisfied about how the Conservatives are handling immigration then surely Labour is the last party they would vote for for a tougher stan
by mytailorisrich 3y ago
Well if people are dissatisfied about how the Conservatives are handling immigration then surely Labour is the last party they would vote for for a tougher stance on the issue, right?
Or we might see a surprising good performance of "Reform UK" but the end result will still likely be Labour in government.
That's why the PVV wins in the Netherlands, and similar parties grow everywhere: both left and right traditional parties have refused to tackle immigration.
- regularfry 3y agoYou say that, but... https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/03/labours-anti-immigrant-mug-worst-part-it-isnt-gaffe https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/03/labours-anti-i...
- mytailorisrich 3y agoYou'd be a mug to believe that, indeed.
- Veen 3y agoIt's not believable. All major parties in the UK talk tough on immigration control and then increase immigration.
- Veen 3y agoWell there's the pickle we're in. The Conservatives talk center-right but are essentially Blairite in their actions—they seem to be doubling down on that approach with the return of Cameron to government. There's a massive gap to the right of the Tories, and someone's going to fill it. Hopefully, it'll be moderate right-wingers, but there's a danger the right will split into factions and we'll have a resurgent far right making trouble for everyone plus a center-left party perpetually in Government and unwilling to address any issues around immigration (in spite of what they might say when they're trying to win elections).