Labour's new voters

Plato is depressed : (

Just read this small extract to understand why...

"...the Government had "both economic and social objectives for immigration policy"; the benefits included "a widening of consumer choice and significant cultural contributions"; entry controls, on the other hand, "can contribute to social exclusion"; and, most devastating of all, the previous policy of curbing immigration had "no economic or social justification". [Ed,  read that sentence again - isn't it meant to be a great thing, that's what we've been told for yrs...]

John Major on Gordon Brown: 'Britain must be put first'  Here, at last, is the truth of what the Government really thought about immigration but never dared tell the electorate. There was also, for Labour, a handy political spin-off. Research by the Electoral Commission into the 2005 general election showed immigrants voted for Labour by overwhelming margins. Very convenient..."

Read the rest here.