The policy paper is extremely up to date and includes references to Ceuta (2026).
It did occur to me - and will occur to smugglers - that its legal framework would not cope a boat coming from North Africa, or any other Camp of the Saints scenario.
I just read the Fortress document and (mindful of your take on Reform as being policy-unserious) thought it was a pretty good document. It seemed to address some of the legal issues. The obvious weaknesses to me were the interaction with French soil (as you noted) and also the rather specious argument that the policy would be “protecting lives”.
I have to admit that the document was enough to make me think it would be worthwhile supporting Reform if they would at least take a crack at this. The variable would be if they have the political will to push through when their plan collides with real world friction.
On the issue of dumping migrants back on French soil I suspect their legal argument will be what is encapsulated in one cheeky line where you can practically hear Nige’s voice: “We’ll just be helping the French to carry out their obligations under our bilateral treaties with them.”
The policy paper is extremely up to date and includes references to Ceuta (2026).
It did occur to me - and will occur to smugglers - that its legal framework would not cope a boat coming from North Africa, or any other Camp of the Saints scenario.
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I just read the Fortress document and (mindful of your take on Reform as being policy-unserious) thought it was a pretty good document. It seemed to address some of the legal issues. The obvious weaknesses to me were the interaction with French soil (as you noted) and also the rather specious argument that the policy would be “protecting lives”.
I have to admit that the document was enough to make me think it would be worthwhile supporting Reform if they would at least take a crack at this. The variable would be if they have the political will to push through when their plan collides with real world friction.
On the issue of dumping migrants back on French soil I suspect their legal argument will be what is encapsulated in one cheeky line where you can practically hear Nige’s voice: “We’ll just be helping the French to carry out their obligations under our bilateral treaties with them.”
How is it, we cannot with all our technology not give people, in poorer countries, working toilets and drains and clean water.
Surely, we should have been able to dobthis by now, with all these NGOs? What exactly are they doing with all the money that's been given?
We are, well were building warships and tanks, yet other people are dying from ebola.
I'm not a lefty but like Pete, I want some decent thought out policies that are joined up. They should all interconnect, nothing is separate.
Right now, we seem to he fighting language and losing.
When did we actually do?