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Leaf and Stream's avatar

It is beginning to look as if leaving the ECHR is an absolute minimum. But also something in me says that even this might be a bit of a dud firework should the day arrive. By which I mean that the appeals would still drag on in every case, taking months and years. It's also looking as if the pull factors are so huge that nothing short of an Australian-style solution with highly visible physical returns of vessels intercepted, to be deposited on French shores is likely to be effective. But can you imagine the outcry if those on board starting throwing themselves overboard in the hope of being immediately picked up by UK-based charity vessels and delivered to British ports - which would almost certainly happen in any case? The pull factors need to be removed. That is the only workable solution in my humble opinion. Starmer has no intention of getting tough. His controllers wouldn't let that happen.

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Joelong's avatar

Sadly everything Herr Stasi says is a lie.

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