Friday, 30 May 2014

Migration is a 2 way process

Migration is a 2 way process. In excess of 2 million Brits have used their rights as EU citizens to live, work and retire in Europe. This freedom is threatened by UKIPs proposal to take the UK out of the EU. I regularly work in other EU countries, and UKIP will deny me the right to do so; thus UKIP's policy is  a threat to personal freedom and will undermine our economy.

The principle of free movement was fought for by Margaret Thatcher, when she helped to create the single market; it seems bizarre that the Right Wing of her Party now seek to undermine her achievement. The Conservative Party are the architects of Britain's membership of the EU, and Heath/Thatcher/Major & Cameron were/are committed Europeans. Ironically when Labour fought the 1983 General Election with a policy of leaving the EU they lost heavily.

So let's have some balance here. Yes there is a need to address migration, but simply slamming the door will turn the UK into a prison - with us all as the prisoners denied the right to live and work in other EU countries.

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