Stop the boats: The government's latest catastrophe policy, made famous by a football show
The chaos and confusion surrounding Match of the Day has brought attention to a few important topics, among them free speech, impartiality and the new Illegal Migration Bill Small boat crossings have been rising sharply over recent years. It has taken the meltdown of the world's most famous sports programme for us to be more aware of it, so what exactly are the government's new set of laws aiming to 'stop the boats' coming across the English channel? More or less, this is how it goes: In early March the UK's home secretary announced the new plan for illegal arrivals into the UK; a law that would allow them to be immediately detained and deported either back to where they came from, or to the UK government's idea of a 'safe' country. She specifically referenced Rwanda, with whom there is already a much-maligned agreement to deport immigrants to while they wait for their asylum claims or if their claims fail- although luckily no one has been sent there yet...