Blob rule
A DAMNING report into the complete meltdown inside the Home Office — kept secret for two years — makes for grim reading for those who care about protecting our borders.
The internal review described staff as “detached from reality” and guilty of a “culture of defeatism on immigration”.
Some might say it’s worse than that.
For years activist, woke or idle civil servants have either failed to implement or downright sabotaged ministers’ attempts to stop illegal migration — despite overwhelming voter concern.
Dubbed The Blob by frustrated Tories who did nothing to rein them in, they have indulged in “listening circles” to talk about how policies make them feel while senior bosses work from home.
Now that their favoured Labour Government is in power, is it any wonder that since the Election, 127 migrants a day have crossed the Channel unchallenged?
New Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has a huge job to turn the Home Office around.
Breaking it up and creating a special immigration ministry would be a start.
Victims first
THE virtual collapse of the inquiry into grooming gangs is as depressing as it was avoidable.
Survivors of these appalling crimes should always come first.
Instead, inquiry panellists have raised concerns about racial stereotyping of the perpetrators — despite an overwhelming number of Pakistani men being responsible for horrific crimes across a string of Northern towns.
Confidence in the process appears non-existent.
The inquiry is still without a chair and looks years away from delivering justice.
Keir Starmer yesterday backed Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips who has faced some demands to quit.
But there remains a great deal of work to be done to win back trust.
Still Troubling
THE events of Bloody Sunday in 1972 were an appalling tragedy — one of many during the Troubles.
The not guilty verdict yesterday in the trial of Soldier F, accused of the murders of two civilians on that terrible day, is a victory for common sense.
The judge said evidence against him fell well short, yet prosecutors pursued him anyway.
Surely after more than half a century the only way to move on in peace is to treat both sides in that dreadful conflict equally?
Known IRA terrorists have received immunity from prosecution for the cold-blooded murders they carried out.
No such comfort exists for former British Army troops.
Other veterans should never be put through the same ordeal.
