People in boats

According to editorial in The Independent the ‘major incident’ declared by Home Secretary Sajid Javid at the end of December 2018 - relating to supposedly unprecedented numbers of ‘migrants’ (I prefer simply calling them 'people') arriving in boats at Dover - was a ruse to further his party leadership campaign.

So, we’re back to Bridget Chapman's stance: “In the 7th biggest economy in the world we can afford to look after people that need it...How many people need help, we need to be helping them.” (sic) It will require dedicated resources and joined-up thinking with our EU counterparts. I’m not talking about opening the flood gates, but about coming up with a global solution which is humanitarian at its core. Idealistic? You bet. Who’s with me?