Are 30% of te UK population knuckle dragging racists? Obviously? Not.
Therefore they must have some legit concerns that the twat known as Farage can tap into! There is real concern at the loss of Englishness (Britishness) as the last government allowed millions to move in, especially as they were not people with a similar cultural heritage from Europe – but people with very different cultures. This country, apart from the real brain deads, have always welcomed migrants and those seeking asylum. However many feel overwhelmed by the numbers moving into selected areas, thus not acheiving the diversity that leads to understanding and tolerance. This influx was also to coincide with the Brexit shambles that has led too economic problems, when people are financially constrained their tolerance is diminished – they look to blame others. Asylum seekers being given free accomodation (albeit that they are also deprived of the right to work and get an income) is a red rag to those struggling with fuel bills and rising prices.
In an ideal world the asylum seekers would not exist – migration would be limited, wars would not occur and everybody would be happy and caring! Knob head himself stood in front of an airline departure board with 10 countries listed – all stating illegal immigrants boarding. Of the 10 8 have significant disputes occuring within their borders (the other 2, Turkiye and Vietnam have internal fractions that I am not au fait with). So back to the question without an accepted answer (except by the knuckle draggers) – should people facing death and torture at home be allowed to seek safety elsewhere?
There is also a bigger question – we allow capital (money) to flow freely within and between capitalist countries. Why islabour not allowed to flow freely? I think it was Thatcher who told the recently unemployed workers in the north that if they could not find employment “they should get on their bikes!”.
So dickhead Farage – basically “shut the fuck up” until you accept the facts of a world crisis – and 122 million refugees, including 42 million needing international protection. Until you acknowledge and discuss this you and your followers are ***** (an anagram using the letters uncst).