"The tapestry of cultural life in Britain is what makes our nation strong. From the doctors, nurses and carers who staff our NHS and who look after our elderly people, to the entrepreneurs, artists and teachers who enrich our culture and economy. Migration is our DNA as a country, it is our superpower. Britain has always been built on the contribution of people who've arrived here to build a better life, and our future depends on us embracing that truth, not denying it."
"Our rents are high and our wages are low. Our services are crumbling while our debt is growing. But these crises weren't caused by migration. They were caused by political choices made in Westminster. It was austerity that stripped our communities bare, privatisation that handed public goods to people seeking profit, and tax breaks that showered wealth on the richest. And yet, what makes this moment even more dangerous is that Labour, though claiming to challenge Reform's poisonous narrative, is echoing and enabling it."
Divisive anti-migrant rhetoric has resurfaced in British politics while mainstream parties adopt tougher immigration language under a veneer of decency. Migration underpins Britain through essential workers, carers, entrepreneurs, artists, and teachers, and remains central to national identity and economic vitality. Current crises—high rents, low wages, declining public services, and rising debt—result from political choices such as austerity, privatisation, and tax breaks favoring the wealthy, not from migrants. Scapegoating migrants distracts from structural problems and fuels fear. Elements of the centre-left echo these narratives, amplifying a politics of fear instead of addressing root economic and public-service failures.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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