Gers wrote:
Council Kev wrote:
under a Tory Government, have been one of the lions of the West
Holy shit! Well if nothing else it's good to see irony alive and well on this forum. Ukraine apart, we're the laughing stock of The West. Johnson, and brexit in particular have reduced our standing internationally. There's no argument there. Under the current administration, our influence has been diminished.
No doubt those in power in The West know that Brexit was caused by a massive error by a Labour Government.
Existing EU members had the option to restrict movement of former Eastern Bloc countries residents, when joining in 2004, for a period of 10 years.
All members restricted movement, apart from Sweden, Irish Republic (largely protected from a mass influx by having the Great Britain option close-by) and of course the UK. Gordon Brown's Labour Government only thought 60,000 would come. Had we not had a massive influx, then the Brexit vote wouldn't have been necessary and we'd still be in the EU now. I have no problem with those from former Eastern Bloc countries coming, after all a Labour Government made a huge error in judgement.
Would also add the a Tory Government blocked freedom of movement when Romania and Bulgaria joined, as allowed by the EU.
Keep Labour out of number 10, they're a wrecking ball that lasts for decades.