THE LAST DITCH
From our hotel balcony in Paris this morning, Mrs P. and I had a view of an interesting demonstration against "mondalisation". Assorted nationalists (including, amusingly, a French skinhead wearing a biker jacket with a Union Flag on the back) expressed their concerns about Islam.
A black bandana obscuring the face is hardly chic attire for Sunday on the rue de Rivoli however.
Such a shame that only the Nationalists seem prepared to stand up to the Islamists.
Of all the things New Labour did, probably the most dangerous was to throw open our borders to millions of people who do not share our values, with no expectation of assimilation.
It may seem a strange thing for a libertarian to say, but we are a democracy, and democracies are especially vulnerable to demographic changes.
Open borders will have to wait until the world is a much more libertarian place.
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I’m sorry, you are quite wrong. If anything these are the French equivalent of the UAF. They are anarchists. Take note of the flags in the video. http://bit.ly/kecbAj
There is a French equivalent of the EDL. And they wanted to hold a march, but in Lyon, a “marche des cochons” on the streets regularly occupied by Muslim prayer. http://vimeo.com/23221794 It was however banned by the authorities.
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Tom is a retired international lawyer. He was a partner in a City of London law firm and spent almost twenty years abroad serving clients from all over the world.
Returning to London on retirement in 2011, he was dismayed to discover how much liberty had been lost in the UK while he was away.
He’s a classical liberal (libertarian, if you must) who, like his illustrious namesake, considers that
“…government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”
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