Immigration Now Number One Issue
The public must be listened to.
It has been appalling to witness the recent violence and chaos on England’s streets.
Widespread media reports of up to 100 far-right rallies last night proved to be total nonsense and indeed there was little if any trouble.
What we do know is that, of course, the patriotic and law-abiding citizens of this country reject the rioting.
As YouGov recently found:
“Only 7% of Britons support the riots, 8% have sympathy for the views of the rioters, and just 12% think the riots are justified.”
When it comes to those with genuine concerns who are protesting peacefully however, the picture is much more mixed:
“The public are more split on whether the views of those taking part in recent protests peacefully are representative of the wider public.
“Do represent the views of most Britons: 42%.
“Do not represent the views of most Britons: 38%.”
Political change must come via the ballot box. And the verdict from voters time and again has been clear.
In manifesto after manifesto, the Conservatives have pledged to reduce levels of immigration.
Disgracefully, post-Brexit, they instead chose to ramp levels up to a degree we have never seen before as a country.
The mainstream view in our country is that immigration has been too high and must be reduced.
It is shameful that this verdict has repeatedly been outright ignored by successive Tory Governments.
No wonder then that Nigel Farage and Reform UK emerged from pretty much nowhere to becoming the third most popular party at the last General Election.
And consider this: immigration is now the number one issue in this country.
A huge surge has seen this issue overtake the economy as the top priority for the public, YouGov’s research shows:
“Our latest survey, conducted on 5-6 August, finds that immigration is the most commonly chosen ‘top issue’ facing the country, with 51% picking it.
“This is a 10 point increase since our previous survey on 17-18 July.
“This is the first time immigration has topped our list of issues since 2016, and the highest figure we have recorded for the issue since August of that year.
“Fully 90% of Reform UK voters say immigration is a top issue facing the country, as do 76% of Tory voters.”
There is also growing concern when it comes to law and order:
“Concern about crime has grown at an even faster rate, with 39% now saying it is one of the top issues facing the country, a nineteen point increase since mid-July.
“This puts it in third place overall, and is the highest figure for crime since 2011 – the time of the last major national rioting.”
So what is the way forward?
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has dismissed any idea of there being two tier policing, over 3,000 people have crossed on small boats since Labour got into power and the Government seems to have absolutely no plans to slash legal immigration.
Just consider this crazy stat from the Office for National Statistics:
“We estimate the population of England increased by a total of 7.0% (3,772,000) between 2013 and 2023.”
The population explosion surely cannot continue on in this way. The public must be listened to on what is now the number one issue in this country.
Reform needs to URGENTLY get its act together. A big chunk of the 4 million people who voted for Reform should be getting news EVERYDAY into their email boxes, or at least a weekly summary; this is a no brainer. The September conference is a VERY bad idea, and it's in Birmingham, a perfect target for trouble, it will be attacked. It's such an old fashioned idea asking people to come from all over the country to one place; expensive, grossly inefficient, dangerous. When will the old 'management' learn? Reform needs to be decentralised and much more competent online. Conferences should be regional or by county. And when will they appoint some proper spokesmen and women in key roles? When will Reform start its own Petition system?
The Liebour government, MSM and other institutions (Police) are demonising right-leaning and socially conservative citizens hoping the smears will muzzle them. The violent idiots in the riots are reprehensible and not doing our cause any favours, by handing excuses to Starmer to clamp down. I expect hate laws will be introduced undermining free speech. Painting Farage as a bogeyman is also awful; we must resist this.