Radio Free never accepts money from corporations, governments or billionaires – keeping the focus on supporting independent media for people, not profits. Since 2010, Radio Free has supported the work of thousands of independent journalists, learn more about how your donation helps improve journalism for everyone.

Make a monthly donation of any amount to support independent media.





Drowning in the Channel Courtesy of the Tories

The Tory government is exaggerating the scale of the refugee situation to curry favour with its xenophobic and racist base. This base has been active in the current Channel crisis. On 20 November, a Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteer crew wa…

The Tory government is exaggerating the scale of the refugee situation to curry favour with its xenophobic and racist base. This base has been active in the current Channel crisis. On 20 November, a Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteer crew was “blocked” from launching out to sea on an emergency call-out by a small crowd which accused the crew of going to the rescue of “illegal” asylum seekers. Bigots of this kind are being egged-on by far-right politicians, like Nigel Farage who described the RNLI as "a taxi service for illegal immigration." More

The post Drowning in the Channel Courtesy of the Tories appeared first on CounterPunch.org.


This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Kenneth Surin.


Print Share Comment Cite Upload Translate Updates

Leave a Reply

APA

Kenneth Surin | Radio Free (2021-12-08T09:59:23+00:00) Drowning in the Channel Courtesy of the Tories. Retrieved from https://www.radiofree.org/2021/12/08/drowning-in-the-channel-courtesy-of-the-tories/

MLA
" » Drowning in the Channel Courtesy of the Tories." Kenneth Surin | Radio Free - Wednesday December 8, 2021, https://www.radiofree.org/2021/12/08/drowning-in-the-channel-courtesy-of-the-tories/
HARVARD
Kenneth Surin | Radio Free Wednesday December 8, 2021 » Drowning in the Channel Courtesy of the Tories., viewed ,<https://www.radiofree.org/2021/12/08/drowning-in-the-channel-courtesy-of-the-tories/>
VANCOUVER
Kenneth Surin | Radio Free - » Drowning in the Channel Courtesy of the Tories. [Internet]. [Accessed ]. Available from: https://www.radiofree.org/2021/12/08/drowning-in-the-channel-courtesy-of-the-tories/
CHICAGO
" » Drowning in the Channel Courtesy of the Tories." Kenneth Surin | Radio Free - Accessed . https://www.radiofree.org/2021/12/08/drowning-in-the-channel-courtesy-of-the-tories/
IEEE
" » Drowning in the Channel Courtesy of the Tories." Kenneth Surin | Radio Free [Online]. Available: https://www.radiofree.org/2021/12/08/drowning-in-the-channel-courtesy-of-the-tories/. [Accessed: ]
rf:citation
» Drowning in the Channel Courtesy of the Tories | Kenneth Surin | Radio Free | https://www.radiofree.org/2021/12/08/drowning-in-the-channel-courtesy-of-the-tories/ |

Please log in to upload a file.



There are no updates yet.
Click the Upload button above to add an update.

You must be logged in to translate posts. Please log in or register.