To start with, I wasn’t actually at the Amnesty demo as I was unavailable. Ok, semantics aside, the point that we should not judge people coming to this country to escape persecution (whether in the process, ie. asylum seekers, or those successfully completing the process, ie. refugees) by stereotypes stands. Re. the point of nearest country, I’ve read the whole Convention and I couldn’t find the article to which you refer (perhaps you could give me the article number). What I would say is that people come to Britain because (on the whole), we are a fair and open country that gives people the opportunity to earn a decent living.

Yes Dan, people have been persecuted (when they are here) because others have taken advantage of the system. That, as I have already pointed out, is what you are making worse by generalising and stereotyping.

And yes Dan, people feel annoyed at this perceived injustice. But it is the unfair and bigoted (yes, bigoted, I for one shall not be told I can’t tell someone they’re being bigoted when they’re being bigoted) portrayals in the media that cause these problems, not those that are campaigning for a more humane and compassionate system (NOT open borders, I never said that) for our fellow human beings.

But I’m glad we agree on the need to stop the far-right Dan. And I will leave that there.