Wednesday 21 May 2008

The Ties That Bind

Sir Paul Beresford was right to use today's PMQs to defend the current visa scheme for British-descended people from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa . But it is also true that that scheme discriminates in favour of white people.

Instead, let all subjects of the Crown, including the people of almost all the English-speaking West Indies and several parts of the Pacific, have at least the same rights of entry to the United Kingdom as are enjoyed by EU citizens. If the South Africans want to enjoy this benefit, then they know what they have to do. Compared to their impending choice of President, they should jump at the chance.

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