Bill, there is no doubting that smuggling people into the country by boat is a problem. It’s dangerous and people frequently die. If they arrive safely, some work illegally and are exploited by unscrupulous employers keen to hire cheap and desperate labour. Others resort to rough sleeping, fed up with hostel conditions. And over 50% were refused asylum in 24/25.
There’s no doubting that it’s a big social problem which needs a solution. But the issues most folk have day to day are quite different. Small boats did not make the energy companies jack up their bills. Nor did they force Tesco to rip you off every time you step through the door. And I don’t believe they have anything to do with the crisis in the NHS, particularly as most are young and fit. Nor do they affect the shortage of housing, given they can’t get mortgages and don’t occupy council houses.
It’s clear that you’re being encouraged to think that everything bad about the country at present is due to small boats, and here’s superman Farage prepared to put a stop to it, and immediately deliver us from evil. But he’s neither a saviour, nor a very naughty boy. He’s just an opportunist out to stir up trouble and gain power by any means he can. People like him are what our grandfathers fought against in two world wars. Beware.
