There are many things that could be said about Tony Blair’s suggestion that the UK should toughen its immigration policy to reduce the numbers coming in from Europe. He claims this can be done “by measures within our own law or by negotiation with Europe”. Hey presto! – the British will then suddenly come to their senses, demand a second referendum and vote to stay in the EU after all. I don’t know which is the most startling here – the fantastic magical thinking, the fathomless hypocrisy or the deep … Continue reading The pie in the anti-democratic sky