(London) Labour were in power from 1997 to 2010. As soon as they took control of the country, one of the first things they did was open up the borders to every man and his dog. Which means today in 2012, the UK which had a steady population of around 56 million for around 30 years now has a population of 63 million.
Anybody who opined about this huge mass migration was instantly silenced by being tagged as a racist bigot. (The most public example was when the socialist PM Gordon Brown did just that on an open microphone to a pensioner.)
Well, in 2005, after the government realised that their open door policy was offending the natives, they came up with the wonderful plan to bring in a Citizenship Test for people who moved to this country, in which to show the natives that actually these people had worked hard in which relocate to the UK and thus earn a British passport. However, as this is the left I am talking about, a test that, while including questions about customs and practicalities in Britain, the legal system and the role of the monarch, parliament and the government, they were told they would not be tested on it. Instead, they were quizzed on topics such as the make-up of the European Union, how to claim benefits and even how to buy a round in a pub.
Get that? A citizens test which didn't ask you anything about the history of the UK, but instead had you swatting up on how to claim benefits.
Well, this government have said enough is enough, and as of this year, they have amended the test to inform immigrants that "historically, the UK is a Christian country". They will also have to learn the first verse of the national anthem before they can become UK citizens. The sections of the test which dealt with claiming benefits and the Human Rights Act will be scrapped. Instead, potential immigrants will be expected to learn about Byron, the Duke of Wellington, Shakespeare and other historical and cultural figures. The new handbook, expected to be issued in the autumn, will include sections about key battles such as Trafalgar, and British inventions and discoveries.
Expect the left to be up in arms.
Anybody who opined about this huge mass migration was instantly silenced by being tagged as a racist bigot. (The most public example was when the socialist PM Gordon Brown did just that on an open microphone to a pensioner.)
Well, in 2005, after the government realised that their open door policy was offending the natives, they came up with the wonderful plan to bring in a Citizenship Test for people who moved to this country, in which to show the natives that actually these people had worked hard in which relocate to the UK and thus earn a British passport. However, as this is the left I am talking about, a test that, while including questions about customs and practicalities in Britain, the legal system and the role of the monarch, parliament and the government, they were told they would not be tested on it. Instead, they were quizzed on topics such as the make-up of the European Union, how to claim benefits and even how to buy a round in a pub.
Get that? A citizens test which didn't ask you anything about the history of the UK, but instead had you swatting up on how to claim benefits.
Well, this government have said enough is enough, and as of this year, they have amended the test to inform immigrants that "historically, the UK is a Christian country". They will also have to learn the first verse of the national anthem before they can become UK citizens. The sections of the test which dealt with claiming benefits and the Human Rights Act will be scrapped. Instead, potential immigrants will be expected to learn about Byron, the Duke of Wellington, Shakespeare and other historical and cultural figures. The new handbook, expected to be issued in the autumn, will include sections about key battles such as Trafalgar, and British inventions and discoveries.
Expect the left to be up in arms.
