Originally posted by chopper
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Back in the Seventies, things were grinding to a halt. Not just here, but globally. Oil embargoes, unionisation, etc. In the early Eighties Thatcher broke up unions and closed mines, but didn't replace that industry with anything else in those areas. The timing coincided with the rise of yuppies, every man for himself and make money at any cost. This led to what we have today - a massive disparity in wealth between London and some of the regions. 9 out of the 10 poorest regions in Europe are here in the U.K.
The poorer regions have little else to cling to except distant memories of a "winning" Britain - WW2, a World Cup for England.
To expel EU migrants means being able to identify them, which means ID cards for everyone. Cue an uproar from the huddled masses and a hark to that distant memory - "we didn't fight in a world war so that we all need to carry ID cards!". The government now can't identify non-Brits easily and simply (and cost-effectively), and besides, both sides of the house actually want more immigration for different reasons - the Tories want increased cheap labour to keep business costs down, and Labour want more Labour voters and to ease their Socialist consciences by helping all the external poor.
So it's a catch-22. Can't identify them or bring in ID cards or they'll lose political support, can't keep the floodgates open. Stuffed either way. And unfortunately the current lot are all lightweights with no clear vision of Britain in the future, they're all reactive rather than proactive, just trying to cling to power.
Discuss.
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