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I think it was Tony Smith.Do you remember who he was and where he was interviewed. That would be an interesting interview to see or read about.


I think it was Tony Smith.Do you remember who he was and where he was interviewed. That would be an interesting interview to see or read about.
I think it was Tony Smith.

but he does regularly comment on the subject with some expertise.I've just Googled him. He hasn't worked at Border Force since 2013.


The numbers prove otherwise and the commentator is an active and recognised expert on the subject.Rwanda wasnt even on the table as an idea then.
And it has never been a proper deterrent nor econimcally viable.
Is that really the best thing the Tories had, and never implemented ?
The numbers prove otherwise and the commentator is an active and recognised expert on the subject.
There is no evidence that political discussions surrounding the Rwanda policy deterred small boat arrivals. The number of people taking this route did not fall following the policy’s announcement in April 2022, for example. If there was a deterrent effect, it was too small to see in the data.
Because the Rwanda policy was never implemented, we cannot be sure what its impact would have been on the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats or claiming asylum in the UK.
The available evidence suggests the deterrent effect of asylum policies is often small, which means there was no guarantee the Rwanda policy would have been the game-changer that the Conservative government had hoped it would be.

No they don't.The numbers prove otherwise and the commentator is an active and recognised expert on the subject.

not what the Irish were sayingNo they don't.
Rwanda never was an effective solution. But the point is, was that all that the Tories achieved ?
Where has the current mess appeared from? Just suddenly happened?

Nationality and Borders Act 2022Oxford University disagree.
Explain on this graph which numbers show the effect:
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All had the effect of reducing the number crossing.
Labour Announced they would cancel the Rwanda project in April/May-24 and the numbers have been growing ever since.
With the exception of just 3 Months we've had increases over the previous period. Since their announcement.

I'll stick with Oxford University until better evidence becomes available.
Reform have no solutions? And Labour have ? Just heard that boat crossings are 46% up on this time last year. Smash the gangs?Reform have no solutions. Zilch.
You’re not the only one who thinks that.Are you paid to be devil's advocate? Are you Billy Jo?