Totally agree. Windrush was an entirely predictable and widely predicted consequence of the hostile environment. A basic knowledge of law and history was all that was needed to see the trouble coming.
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Chris Bertram
“we didn’t realise there was this group of people who were here legally but who wouldn’t have the ability to prove it.” says May re Windrush. Well not because nobody told you but because you chose not to listen to people you identified as "the immigration lobby". You are totally responsible
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We *already know* that she failed - that's not the interesting part!
It's like a lighthouse keeper telling you that the funny ship about the shipwreck is that they were asleep at the time. Yes, obviously - but **why** were you asleep then!