Mogged

Most people who vote for Brexit did so because of immigration. Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, leading Brexiteer who this morning spoke on BBC Radio 4 "Today" about this issue, is the son of the Editor of "The Times" who is partly responsible for about half a million foreign men (and their children) living in these islands. In 1969 James Callaghan, Home Secretary and later Prime Minister, stopped foreign men from using marriage to live in the UK. "The Times" ran a campaign against this, under the banner heading "The Law against Wives". The law was repealed in 1975. These wives can now, of course, live in two countries: their husband's and the UK. So they are very privileged, since most Brits can only live in one (apart from the EU)

Make a Difference

These blogs and all the many activities on Twitter don't make a blind bit of difference. But the alternative is to do nothing. And the Hope is that someone, somewhere, somehow will pick up the torch and something positive will result. The current imbroglio in Parliament about the UK leaving the European Union is the result of an individual, Gina Miller, bringing a court case and a judge determining that Brexit should be decided by Parliament. There are many legal cases about immigration. Legal aid is provided. So in 1980, when I had legal aid for my divorce, I applied for legal aid to bring a case of Treason against Mrs Thatcher for allowing foreigners to live and work in the UK while I (and other Britons) can't live and work in their countries. I believed I had a strong case. But the Law Society refused me the necessary Green Certificate. Please see this blog of 8 November 2016 for more on this.

Another fine Mess!

Most people voted Leave in the EU Referendum because "immigration"/"control our borders". But there is more immigration to the UK from outside the EU than from within. Iran and Vietnam want hard currency and don't take back failed asylum seekers. (Please see this blog of 9 January 2019.) Mrs Thatcher was elected in 1979 with the promise to curb immigration, but within weeks she had allowed Vietnamese and Iranians to settle permanently in the UK. With an established community already here, it is no wonder that other Vietnamese and Iranians see the UK as a good place to colonise. Tony Blair says the EU has changed its stance on freedom of movement since the 2016 EU Referendum. And Chuka Umunna MP says the Government can legally deport Romanians who scrounge off the UK state, but won't do it. Instead of reducing immigration by leaving the EU, we are poised to mess up the lives of the Irish, French.... and ourselves.