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Originally Posted by O.A.F.K.1.1
The point I made about members applies just as much to Cabinet members, your whole thesis resting on a couple of Blunkett quotes is ridiculous. Its obvious he has some personal opinions about immigration as can be seen here:
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...st-communities
You seem unaware of the historical context of the immigration in the 90s which is why your reference back to the 60s is so misguided.
The triangulation you speak of, the pandering, is not possible once you are easily identifiable as the prime mover in a new wave of mass immigration that you could simply have deferred.
Whatever glad fly ephemerality you achieve by making alleged pandering statements will be and clearly was in reality washed away in the pounding flood of condemnation for ever having allowed the immigration in the first place, for being its cause and its agency.
Your accusation is an extreme one, and you really have to work so much harder if you are going to support it with evidence and deductive reasoning.
The context of immigration is that a supply of appropriate labour can't be found in the home country. It is a business need. Commonwealth or EU, there isn't much difference, this is about how politicians deal with political opponents, the media, the impact on communities.
In addition to Blunkett, who was a really poorly placed bad egg as home secretary, and if his approach was the exception I'm surprised he lasted long at all. But of course New Labour was far more strategic than this. Attacks on asylum seekers, muslims and economic migrants was all fuel to the fire for the BNP. Sadly, former anti racist Peter Hain also joined in with slurs against muslims and immigrants. However Margaret Hodge went too far even for her colleagues:
"Education Secretary Alan Johnson has added his voice to attacks on trade minister Margaret Hodge over comments she made on housing allocation.
Mr Johnson accused her of "using the language of the BNP" after she said British families had a "legitimate sense of entitlement" over immigrants."
The BNP guy replied to Hodge:
"I am indebted to you for having the gumption to tell the truth about housing allocation."