This incremental process has now reached the point where large numbers of British people, particularly those who are working class, feel a deep resentment about the way they have been marginalised and ignored, on a matter about which they have deep concerns. This is reflected in the recent surge in support for the Reform Party, and the riots which took place in response to the Southport stabbings.
This concern is not new; it was made clearly visible at the time of Enoch Powell’s ‘River of Blood’ speech in 1968. Powell warned that as a country we were sleepwalking into disaster by allowing the inflow of vast numbers of third world immigrants into Britain, who were racially and culturally separate from the indigenous native population. He was denounced by the political establishment of the time, but in contrast he received a hugely favourable postbag from the public, the overwhelming majority supporting his stance.
Powell accurately predicted the potentially unlimited growth of the ethnic population and its distribution into ghettos. Most importantly, he also came forward with the only credible policy for permanently addressing the problem, namely ending all further third world immigration and instituting a well funded high profile programme of offering financial incentives to persuade the ethnic population to return to their countries of origin or ancestry.
However, the British political establishment, then speedily moving in a liberal direction, denounced Powell as a populist agitator, intent upon stirring up race hatred for his own personal ends. This was a moment in time when the British nation was presented with an opportunity to look into the abyss and step back. Instead our political leaders hurled us headlong forward to our almost certain doom.
So, most unfortunately, the legacy of Powell’s speech has been the complete opposite of what he hoped to achieve. The uproar it caused galvanised liberals into the creation of a vast race relations industry with intrusive new initiatives to oversee public thought and behaviour. Powell accurately predicted race riots, ethnic ghettos, civil disturbances, the open ended increase in the numbers of ethnic people, and the ever expanding state apparatus to force race 'equality' on an unwilling population.
So the position now is that we have a situation in which white people can be openly discriminated in employment under the guise of so called ‘equity’ and ‘inclusion’. We are delusionally told, in Orwellian terms, that ‘diversity is strength’, a trope which even appears on our coins. We are led to believe that huge levels of alien immigration bring ‘enrichment’ to our society. We are flooded with greatly disproportionate images of black people in advertising, and in TV dramas, including those set in an all white past. Finally, if we draw attention to any of this manipulation we are denounced as racist bigots promoting hatred. It should not be forgotten that Enoch Powell warned us who would have ‘the whip hand’ in the future, and we have allowed it to happen.
There are also adverse indirect consequences to high level immigration. The most notable is the steep rise in housing costs reflecting the ever increasing demand, with the result that many young people are priced out of owning a home, or even of renting one. A significant amount of social housing is allocated to immigrants as they are deemed to be in greater need, causing immense resentment to those on a waiting list. Immigration also increases pressure on the health service, transport network and education provision.
In contrast, the benefits specifically accruing to this immigration are very limited. The most obvious is the wider range of cuisine which has been introduced to the British public. There was some contribution to popular music by black artists, but all of this is in the past since much of their current output is seriously degenerate, frequently featuring gratuitous obscenities. Some members of the black community have attained eminence in sports such as football and athletics where they appear to have greater natural abilities, but this has mainly given this country’s national teams an unfair advantage over other European countries such as Poland with very few black residents.
So on this issue the British public have been treated with contempt over many decades by successive governments, intent on appeasing the vocal self righteous progressive elite at the expense of the cohesion of British society. This is not to blame the people of ethnic origins who came to this country to improve their economic prospects. Those who were born here have been placed in the extremely difficult situation of being in a visible minority, and notionally British citizens, but not fully accepted as such by many of the white majority because of their race and ethnic identity.
So the British people have a choice. They can continue to accept the narrative of the woke elite which will continue to subvert our traditional society and communities, or they can wake up and take the necessary action to address this issue.
So what should that action be? The first obvious necessity is to repeal all the equality laws (other than those relating to physical disability). These laws were never intended to create a level playing field, but rather to provide a mechanism to ensure that the interests of ethnic people would always prevail over the white majority. This move will signal that the rules have changed and that the majority will no longer accept being passive victims in their own subjugation.
All diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) schemes in the public sector will need to be ended with immediate effect. With regard to private businesses they should be free to recruit whoever they please from those who are resident in Britain, and suffer the consequences if they prioritize identity over talent and ability. Public sector bodies should be banned from requiring private firms bidding for contracts to meet DEI targets. As many local authorities and quangos are likely to continue to operate DEI objectives, it will be necessary that all applicants for white collar employment in the public sector must pass an examination to test their competencies in English, arithmetic, intelligence and computer skills, similar to those operated by the Civil Service for many years. More challenging tests should be required for those seeking promotion to higher posts.
The allocation of all publicly subsidised housing should be confined to those born in Britain meaning that immigrants will have to make their own arrangements in the private sector. This will end the unfairness of new arrivals jumping the social housing queue over British residents. People living abroad should be debarred from purchasing housing in Britain as this prevents British people joining the housing ladder.
The current level of immigration into Britain is clearly unsustainable and it needs to be drastically reduced. A net zero approach as proposed by the Reform Party is inadequate as it allows far too high a level of undesirable immigration. As most immigration is legal there will be a need for drastic action to bring down current numbers. All immigration from outside Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand should be prohibited other than in exceptional circumstances.
It is nonsensical that we donate billions of pounds in aid to developing countries whilst at the same time poaching their most educated and skilled citizens. The health service and care sector will need to stop relying on cheap foreign labour and start to train up British residents. Chain migration through arranged marriages from the Indian sub continent will need to be prohibited. In future such marriages must be confined to those already resident in Britain.
By definition, all illegal immigrants commit a criminal act by setting foot in this country. So they can be legally detained pending deportation. However, large numbers continue to remain here so a deterrent is required to stop them coming in the first place. The policy of the previous Conservative government was to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda, but it was never implemented as they lost the election. Something similar needs to be adopted. As a matter of principle all immigrants should be ineligible for benefits.
It will be necessary to not just reduce the inflow but to take measures to increase the outflow. This will be achieved by offering financial incentives to ethnic minorities to settle elsewhere, beginning with those who appear to make the least contribution to British society, namely those with a criminal record, or unable to speak English, or with low educational attainment, or on benefits. Many ethnic minorities express how much more comfortable they feel when visiting their ancestral homelands where they are surrounded by people ‘who look like themselves’. So they too would benefit from this initiative.
These suggestions are proposed as a start to address the problem of societal breakdown, but further measures may be required in due curse. For it to work it needs to be implemented as a national priority.
