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Posted By: Lizzie Cornish 1
10-Jan-10 - 10:00 AM
Thread Name: Imigration in the UK - Lord Carey speaks
Subject: Imigration in the UK - Lord Carey speaks
This morning I turned the TV on to find a programme called 'The Big Question' was on, on BBC 1. The question was 'Is Immigration Destroying British Values?'
It was a very interesting programme, brought about by Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, daring to write a letter stating his concerns that 70 million people, as has been forecast by 2029, is way too many for this small island...
Many agreed with him..even Peter Tatchell, who said that many people coming to these shores didn't have any interest in our values of toleration and understanding...although he also stated that many people who live here also suffer from that as well....But it was good to here Peter Tatchell having mellowed somewhat in later life. I've not always agreed with him, but in this, I do...
>>>>>Lord Carey calls for 'reasonable limit' on migrationRuth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent
"The former Archbishop of Canterbury said he was not calling for a ban on non-Christian immigrants settling in Britain, but he warned that if concerns about immigration were not addressed it could play into the hands of the British National Party.
"What I think we must call for is an understanding on the part of those who come into our country that they are coming into one which values parliamentary democracy, which is built upon our Christian heritage. They have got to understand our commitment to the English language and espouse it, and they must understand our history," he said in an interview with the Today programme on BBC Radio 4.
Lord Carey said he was not arguing for an outright ban on new immigration but believed that there needed to be a "reasonable limit" on the numbers coming into the country..........."<<<<