Those so sensible Scandinavian Social Democrats ! They are in many ways a model we could learn a lot from . Extremely high levels of taxation admittedly but greater social provision and less disparity in wealth distribution that does lead their populace to consistently report themselves as amongst the “ Happiest” in the world. There does seem something in it!
However one topic they are certainly not happy about is immigration. Given your admiration for their economic model perhaps you should consider what they are doing to resolve their immigration issues , given you see this as insurmountable problem.
Sweden is only coming to terms with the disastrous impact its generous immigration policies have had on crime and social cohesion but Denmark has for some time now taken a hard line on immigration and achieved remarkable progress in reducing the numbers. The Government has a stated aim to reduce asylum applications to Zero and last year they were down to a little over 2,000 with total net migration down to less than 30,000. Of course a much smaller country than the UK but nonetheless they are determinedly going about dealing with the issue. It is not for me to detail here how they have gone about it and I dare say you may find some of policies enacted by the Danish government disagreeable. But consider this…
The target of Zero Asylum applications and the enactment of policies to deter migrants to Denmark has not been the work of some Far right Nationalist but by a Centre left, Ex Trade unionist Social democrat Prime Minister. The starting point for which has been to just admit an obvious truth….
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Once accepting that truth they admitted to themselves and the electorate another truth …. That the Danish welfare system would be unsustainable as a universal entitlement under the strain of immigration.
Following that logic their immigration policies have their reference point of protecting their Welfare state and in doing so they are putting the Danish people first!
Is that unreasonable ? In this country, is it not the Lower classes that have paid the greatest price for Globalisation and immigration ? Is our Welfare state not being tested to destruction ? The answer is Yes to both.
Now, if any of the UK political parties were honest enough to say that they disagreed with that and their policy was for open borders , that a consequence of that would be that in all likelihood housing would be in short supply , we would no longer be able to offer universal NHS medical cover and would have to cut back social protection etc, then if that is what a majority voted for I would accept that . But that would never get a majority , because that is not what the people of this country want . Our politicians know that so for the best part of 30 years they have been gaslighting us on immigration.
So as to your claim that “ Immigration will never be solved, it’s just a perpetual debating point, whoever is in government “ Just more gaslighting ! Of course it can be solved, it just requires some honesty and political will . But most of all some courage . Some courage to face up to doing some unpleasant things, but things that must be done to preserve our Welfare state and restore the trust of the Lower classes of our country that their politicians care about them.
The politics of the Western word is currently dominated by immigration , the left has already lost the war , they just haven’t yet accepted defeat ,the open borders, refugees welcome brigade are in full retreat . They may win some battles along the way but it is only a matter of time. Already Meloni with the tacit approval of the EU is paying the Libyans millions of Euros to turn back migrants before they can cross to Italy, horrendous things are happening to those people but the EU choose to look away and keep it off the radar because they know their populace are done with mass immigration.
The left have no where to go with this, you just cannot make the numbers add up. The potential numbers of people wanting to move from Africa and the Middle East are overwhelming and simply incompatible with the provision of a Welfare state as we know it.
When will a British Left wing politician just do as Frederiksen has done in Denmark and confront the truth and be honest with the British people and the World at large.
That goes for you to . History will be against you . No use being the King Canute of the BlueMoon political forum standing against the tide of popular anti immigration sentiment . It is of no use being a stooge for left wing progressives. If you really care about working people, stand for their interest , put them first. They want immigration resolved and it can be. It starts by acknowledging their pain and their concerns.
It is the only way the Labour Party can re-connect with its roots , its core support, otherwise it will be lost.