[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Livia

The illegals are mostly fighting age young men, do you disagree with the evidence of your own eyes? It's years till the next election, sorry I can't give you chapter and verse of the inner workings of Reform right now but you must admit it's a big ask to expect all the answers from me, on here.

The legal refugees we take are mostly families. I have no problem with that, we must all take our fair share, although, like I said, Australia takes a lot less than we do despite having so much more room... But you know that. Japan, for instance, takes none at all... Perhaps you should start a campaign against their immigration laws.

Australia’s immigration policy might work for Australia, vast country, lower population density, totally different geography and legal system, but it’s not some perfect, exportable model. Their offshore detention system has been condemned globally for human rights abuses. People have literally died in those camps. But sure, let’s pretend it’s a utopia because it makes for a good Reform soundbite.

Japan has a plunging birth rate, an ageing population, and a work culture that burns people out by 40, so I’m not exactly rushing to hold them up as a moral blueprint either. Unless you’re also in favour of that level of national stagnation?

The UK’s asylum system isn’t failing because we’re too kind. It’s failing because we’ve let decade after decade of hostile policy, mismanagement, and soundbite politics gut it from the inside. We’ve let people with no interest in fairness, humanity, or functionality turn refugees into political footballs, and now we’re shocked it’s broken?

So no, I won’t be starting a campaign against Japan. I’ll stick to trying to hold my own country to a higher standard than “well, someone else is worse.” That’s called accountability. You might want to give it a go sometime.