Monday, August 3, 2009

Keep your mouth shut and we might let you in?

Immigrants hoping to settle permanently in the UK would have to earn points towards citizenship under proposals being outlined by the home secretary.

Alan Johnson says while qualifications and skills could earn points "bad behaviour" would be "penalised".
The definition of "bad behaviour" being...?
Amid reports "bad behaviour" could include taking part in protests at soldiers' homecoming parades - he said he did not want to comment about "specific instances".

"Taking part in protests", as long as it is kept within the normal limits of the law, is merely exercising your fundamental dual rights to dissent and free speech- that's now considered by the Labour Government as being "un-British"?

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