Sunak claims there is 'element of compassion' to Rwanda policy because it is meant to stop dangerous Channel crossings:
Hypocritical bullshit like this convinces me that Sunak is cynically playing to the Tory membership base because they won't let him fix the actual underlying problems.
And Starmer is just as bad, beating the English Nationalist drum for all he's worth.
Sunak claims there is ‘element of compassion’ to Rwanda policy because it is meant to stop dangerous Channel crossings – UK politics latest
Prime minister says that deaths of five people attempting to cross the Channel shows need to stop boats and bill is intended to stop people smugglingAndrew Sparrow (The Guardian)
Quixoticgeek
in reply to Charlie Stross • • •Angus McIntyre
in reply to Charlie Stross • • •Obviously, there's “an element of compassion" in Texas's sadistic razor buoys in the rio Grande, because they are meant to discourage people from risking their lives by trying to swim the river.
And if those prove inadequate, I'm sure they'll be ready to put up some compassionate machine-gun towers or lay a compassionate minefield or two.
#CompassionateConservatism
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Simon Waldman
in reply to Charlie Stross • • •It depends on Rwanda being both,
(a) a safe modern country that refugees can thrive in, and
(b) a deterrent
blaine
in reply to Charlie Stross • • •Quinn Norton
in reply to blaine • • •blaine
in reply to Quinn Norton • • •@quinn yup, it really is. I concluded they aren't. 🛫😢
In fairness, I think most people's politics are pretty shallow and a lot of opinions are easily changed by good [or bad] leadership (as much as I wish that weren't true).
Quinn Norton
in reply to blaine • • •blaine
in reply to Quinn Norton • • •Robert Banz
in reply to Charlie Stross • • •gz
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