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Oliver Schick

I think this is a very good editorial on Javid's most recent nasty bullshit:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/03/the-guardian-view-on-channel-crossings-a-failure-of-humanity-not-controls

Worse, he appeared to suggest that the UK would discriminate against those who arrived this way to deter others: “We will do everything we can to make sure that you are often not successful because we need to break that link, and to break that link means we can save more lives.” (As lawyers noted, it would be illegal to use decisions to deter others; Mr Javid later said applications would be processed “in the normal way”.)

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In recent days, Javid has also been criticised after he repeatedly referred to people making the Channel crossing as “illegal” migrants, though it is not against the law to seek asylum.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/02/people-crossing-channel-not-genuine-asylum-seekers-javid

I consider this sort of thing politically scandalous, but nothing seems to scandalise people in politics any more, unless they want to damage Jeremy Corbyn.

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Fox in reply to @Oliver Schick

Javid is pushing voter's buttons by saying what they want to hear unfortunately.

The reality is most of the country aren't the slightest bit scandalised by his comments because they agree with him.

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Oliver Schick in reply to @Fox

Absolutely not 'most of the country'.

It's the usual race to the bottom that rightwingers try for votes. Thankfully, it often misfires, as in the recent case of Horst Seehofer in Germany, whose behaviour has been disgraceful and cost his party dearly at the polls (in Bavaria).

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