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Daniel Hannan says "free movement of labour" will continue, despite Brexit. See who hyped him. - 06/26/16
From the Daily Mail [1]:
A leading Tory Brexiteer has insisted quitting the EU does not mean the numbers of people coming to Britain will be slashed - and claimed Vote Leave never said it would.
After a bitter referendum battle dominated by immigration, senior MEP Daniel Hannan insisted the Vote Leave campaign had only ever demanded control and not a specific number.
Half of Mexicans have unfavorable image of Americans - 01/13/13
The Pew Research Global Attitudes Project shows that Mexicans - the largest immigrant group to the U.S. - don't like Americans all that much.
Daniel Hannan starts English Tea Party; will they be as gullible as some Americans? - 02/25/10
Libertarian-leaning Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan will be kicking off an English version of the tea parties (see that link) on Saturday, February 27, 2010 ([1], promoted of course by Glenn Reynolds, [2]).
UK conspiracy revealed: Labour allowed massive immigration; to "fill gaps in the labour market and make the UK more multicultural" - 10/24/09
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From this:
[Former Downing Street adviser] Andrew Neather said the mass influx of migrant workers seen in recent years [to the UK] was not the result of a mistake or miscalculation but rather a policy the party preferred not to reveal to its core voters.
He said the strategy was intended to fill gaps in the labour market and make the UK more multicultural, at the same time as scoring political points against the Opposition.
Mr Neather worked as a speechwriter for Tony Blair and in the Home Office for Jack Straw and David Blunkett.
While I'm not overly familiar with the...
UK Culture Secretary wants ratings for websites; might negotiate with Obama administration - 12/26/08
From this:
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, [UK Culture Secretary] Andy Burnham says he believes that new standards of decency need to be applied to the web. He is planning to negotiate with Barack Obama’s incoming American administration to draw up new international rules for English language websites.
The Cabinet minister describes the internet as "quite a dangerous place" and says he wants internet-service providers (ISPs) to offer parents "child-safe" web services.
Giving film-style ratings to individual websites is one of the options being considered, he confirms. When asked...
England: Big Brother recording comments at takeaway shops - 12/26/08
Jolly old England continues its descent with this:
Takeaways in Wrexham now have voice recording technology to catch drunken customers who racially abuse staff members. Wrexham town centre inspector Chris Beasley revealed the equipment had been fitted at different eateries as police continue to clamp down on anti-social behaviour.
His comments came at the launch of the Calling Time on Violent Crime scheme, which will see officers tackle problems in the town over the festive season using numerous different tactics.
The shops are fitted with cameras too. Per the copper:
"But the voice...