The EU's moral failure

"We live in the age of the refugee, the age of the exile" – Ariel Dorfman View this email in your browser The migrant boat tragedy is throwing a very harsh light on the priorities of the UK and the EU. In the tail end of last year, the UK struck out against search-and-rescue operations in the Med, arguing that it they were encouraging people to get on the boats. The falsehood of that argument is now obvious, but at a terrible price. News emerged overnight that up to 800 people may have drowned in the latest tragedy. The EU's response has won few allies. At its heart is a concern for security over humanitarianism. As Green MEP Jean Lambert writes for us today, the reality of British and European rhetoric on immigration can be seen in the corpses at the bottom of the sea we usually holiday in. Thursday sees another EU meeting on how to deal with the tragedy. Let's hope it's more productive than the one yesterday.   Latest Articles     This isn't a migrant rescue plan – it's an EU border-control plan   On Apr 21, 2015 10:08 am The EU stamps on its own reputation for human rights with a response to the migrant boat deaths which focuses on border control, not search-and-rescue Read more... »   Miliband is now most likely to be next prime minister   On Apr 20, 2015 12:25 pm For years the idea of Ed Miliband in No 10 was judged unthinkable, even laughable. But with the general election just over a fortnight away, a consensus is gradually emerging that his premiership is now the most likely outcome. Read more... »       Comment: Migrant boats show us the true desperation of refugees   On Apr 21, 2015 11:46 am The only solution to the migrant boat crisis is empathy Read more... »   Comment: This election's Trident debate should be about more than just symbolism   On Apr 21, 2015 06:13 am The profile of Britain's nuclear future has been far greater than expected Read more... »     Opinion Formers press releases     London Oratory vs Schools Adjudicator: High Court judgment leaves vast majority of adjudicator's findings upheld Last week, the High Court handed down a judgment in the long-running dispute between the London Oratory School in west London and the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA), which led the school to describe its challenge as 'successful'. Read more... »   Parents running London Marathon three-legged for their son Parents of Seb, Lorna and James, will be running the London Marathon three-legged on the 26th April to raise money for their son. Read more... »       Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences