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David Holmes's avatar

An obvious solution would be to discard the four star hotels and private housing and build massive, and I mean massive, detention centres (heck, we could build Nightingale Hospitals within weeks, so we obviously have the capability to do this). Think of some desolate Scottish islands for example (pay any inhabitants a couple of million to leave - it's worth it) - think Rawanda. Such islands/ places will have no phone and no internet access - any immigrants will be fed basic minimal food and have basic but adequate medical facilities in line with their country of origin. Any people sent there will be forced to stay there until their stay to leave is approved - otherwise they stay there for the rest of their lives. They have committed a crime and therefore are prisoners. If they wish to reject their asylum claim and to be voluntarily chosen to be deported to their home country or any country which would accept them, this would be done immediately at no expense to them - however they would be banned from entering the UK forever. If they choose not to take this option, they will stay there indefinitely.

It's time to stop pussyfooting around and get tough. Trump managed it; 2TK is clearly of a lesser intellect. Otherwise, the UK as we know it won't exist in a few years.

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george hancock's avatar

Fearing a physical confrontation with activists is no basis for rejecting the demand of the majority of the populace.

Either the government is in control and follows through with the demands of the populace (who put them in power) or it wrings its hands in submission.

If that’s the best the parties can offer, it’s time to give up, the UK is finished as a nation.

The French police have recently taken action to face their mobs using batons.

If the French police can do it, why can’t our police?

If it’s acceptable to arrest and imprison people for memes or for shouting at police - because they’re regarded as right wing - challenging left wing protestors who try to stop the law being carried out is not a problem, surely?

The general publics attitude to stopping left wing agitators, physically, if necessary, will be acceptable provided the mass media are shown up for what they are, criminal facilitators.

We are not in a position to pussyfoot around.

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