@Sue. From my perspective Same Shirley came here as an immigrant separated from her parents because of the Nazis but, in spite of that, was resourceful and innovative creating a technology company that broke down barriers, mainly for women. Interestingly, she was probably one of the first people, long before Bill Gates, to realise the commercial value and importance of software. Nigel Farage comes from a privileged background (OK, that's not his fault) but in the message you posted he makes no attempt to build bridges with, as he calls them "remoaners", and his party's activities seem likely to build barriers with our neighbours, possibly also Northern Ireland! He seems to be ignoring climate change, something that requires immediate action and close cooperation with both our European and global neighbours. I'm sure it's an unintended consequence of his naivety rather then a deliberate intention but this attitude seems to have led to a surge in confidence in the far right in the UK ... I wonder what the response will be when lowlands flood and hordes of refugees head for Europe ... I doubt these people will like that:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/28/britain-first-far-right-members-5000-have-joined-tories
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