I don't think that we can ethically say that because we happen to be further from (e.g.) Afghanistan than (e.g.) France, all Afghani refugees should go to France. In practice, most refugees already e… (View Post)

I grew up in Denmark and follow their politics closely - I used to be a member of the Social Democrats there. The pattern of polling is to favour the extremes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_p… (View Post)

I was 18 years in Denmark - there are certainly people who don't like the high level of taxation (hence the relative success of the far right), but it was much less of a talking point than in Britain… (View Post)

Yes, I phrased that badly. What I meant is that if it was known that getting into Britain is rather difficult, but there was a way to do it from home, and crossing the Channel wouldn't help, that wou… (View Post)

I still think it's wrong - family have a right to their opinions, and they're still family. I'd be surprised if a family member cut me off for being left-wing, and I wouldn't be bothered if they were… (View Post)