Has anyone questioned why the whole “free house, free TV, front of the queue” stuff - abject bollocks to anyone with even the tiniest sliver of knowledge - might act as an attractant when relayed as fact by the usual suspects? I know that it’s way too late to be starting now, but that means it’s only the second best time to do so. Tell the poor sods the truth: you can’t work, you’re given pocket money; you’re shoved into any available accommodation at the lowest possible cost (except to the private sector landlords); you’re likely to get shunted around at a moments notice, etc.

If the entire local population of a given area has been radicalised to believe immigrants are a threat, how is integration supposed to happen at all, much less be successful?

Labour Party, my arse.