Professor of Geography, University of Sussex.
2024 General Election
— Despite Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer’s claims, UK borders are highly controlled. A detailed system tracks arrivals, yet only 30,000 people arrive irregularly. The debate on border control exaggerated issues, missing the complexity and humanitarian aspects.
Immigration
— The current government is the most aggressively anti-refugee administration in British history, with laws threatening to send asylum seekers to Rwanda and language used to discuss refugees linked to increasing unrest. Yet, Suella Braverman warns that millions more people will come to Britain, “uncontrolled and unmanageable”. A migration “hurricane” is
Rwanda Deportations
— The government says it will cost £169,000 per person to send migrants to Rwanda, but this is based on shaky assumptions and does not include many other costs. The real cost is likely to be much higher and the plan may not work at all.
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