farmers will be undercut and forced to own just the one state subsidised Range Rover.”
If we want to stop poverty in Africa, we have to buy their stuff. The Chinese know this and are carving out massive trade deals with the continent, safe in the knowledge that any Africans fleeing to welfare wealth will end up in Europe, not Hong Kong. If we want to stop dead
African economic migrants washing up on our beaches, we have to give them the chance to find their fortunes at home. We have to stop our culture of aid and welfare for all and allow Africa to trade itself into prosperity. Put the lid back on the free jam and the wasps will disappear.
This article first appeared in Backbencher, October 2013. Nothing has changed since.