After watching the latest
episode of BBC Question Time, I really get a feeling of how
Ukip foreign policy is still seen by many people: as something very
Nationalistic, and possibly leaning towards xenophobia. It's very
saddening, particularly because Ukip is the most global party of the lot -
seeing prosperity beyond the regulation fuelled shackles of the
EU. Admittedly foreign policy is still quite elusive. There
is also a sense that Ukip does not appreciate the melting-pot granted by
immigrant populations settling in Britain over the past decades; and this sense
is false. I want to differentiate between integrated immigrants and
incoming immigrants; as well as assemble some picture of foreign policy,
or to the least how I see it.
Yes - Britain is a melting-pot, and that's obviously wonderful as
the diversity instilled has really driven our economy forwards, especially in
terms of small business which our county has always naturally thrived
out of; but mass open door immigration, which brings forth
unskilled labour, just increases exploitation. And then there are those
who don't work and seep out of the benefit system, as well as getting involved
with a lot of criminal activity. Basically, if we left the EU we can get
some co-operated skilled immigration from English speaking counties, whose
people can integrate. How can we embrace such immigration? It's simple; they've
been right under our noses all along. The people of the Commonwealth.
Coincidentally, it has been part of Kippers’ tales for a while now for Britain to negotiate free trade agreements with - our true allies
- the Commonwealth under a Ukip government, and perhaps we should go further to establish
a military alliance; frankly because it's the best way to uphold a
global network which defends against redoubling cascades of threats emerging
from the world, and Britain cannot afford to keep it up alone in an epoch of
slow growth. That also goes for Britain's - the Commonwealth's - investment in
the sciences, and there's nothing wrong with saying we want to be a leading
science power once again: it's not looking back because we're a miserable
bunch; it's common sense. In the meantime, the EU is an utter fiasco - and Britain
must start the process of dismantling it by leaving; and pushing the rest of
Europe into a far more flexible, freer agreement in an
organisation like the European Free Trade Association, where global
countries like Switzerland have cherished for their success.
Moreover, what we have seen in migration descending from EU
membership and, bluntly, open door immigration in all aspects, are pockets of
societies expanding and drifting apart from Society's mainstream course;
and consequently we have seen a rocket in
crime, extremism and, (gasp!) artificial Labour tribalism in
post-Blair immigrant communities. However, when we look at our previous
immigration waves, Commonwealth immigration waves in particular, you see
something much more stunning: you see a great deal of respect and concern for
the nation, therefore why talks should be held with credible representatives of
the Commonwealth community, internally and externally, on how to establish an
immigration agreement which makes ambitious skilled newcomers excited, as
well as the indigenous population. But it
would principally be controlled.
As I write, Lord Ashcroft publishes his ‘open letter’ to Nigel
Farage on the Daily Mail, which fundamentally regards Ukip supporters “[knowing] the world is
more complicated – a vote for UKIP is a vote against the complication.” This is
part of the current wave of smearing leading to the local elections of 2013
where Ukip can feasibly win big; but is only true in the aspect of unfolding
the glories of the past – not retreating to the past, where our economy has no
chance. The party’s admiration of Thatcher only goes as far as admiring her
strength in troubled times, but to attempt to
regenerate Thatcherism only demolishes our claim that there is no
street Ukip can’t build momentum on; mutatis mutandis Ukip attempts to
unify a country previously divided by ideology. And the signs are it's succeeding. Besides, Ashcroft's studies show that a large chuck of
the party's supporters are in fact traditional Conservative voters; so this
further conveys how out of touch the old establishment are, and the best is
wished for Ukip's success in every election.
wonkotsane is an author at Bloggers4UKIP.
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