Desperation does not give anyone the right to illegally enter another country from a safe country.
Harsh? Maybe. True? Yes.
This woman nearly disappeared beneath the boat and came dangerously close to the propeller in the chaos of this crossing.
She was pulled to safety by a French firefighter specialising in sea rescue.
But here is the question:
Why are the French authorities only rescuing people after the situation becomes dangerous?
Why not stop the boat, secure it, tow it back to shore and prevent the crossing in the first place?
This endless cycle of standing by, watching boats leave and then managing the consequences is weak, cowardly and, in my view, makes the authorities complicit in allowing this system to continue.
Being polite has achieved nothing.
At some point a country has to draw a line and say:
No more.
This cannot continue.
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They want the old stock to accept that a stamp in a book can replace a thousand years of continuity.
That you, whose fathers held this ground is no more British than the man who arrived last Tuesday and filled in the forms.
That is the deal they are offering.
Your inheritance for a passport.
I reject the deal.