{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/6aeccd935e56bd617c775e60?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Immigration – Can Britain ever have a reasoned debate?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/1793903943091-c7e01aa1-4a58-4b64-b208-5947f453acdf.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Shock! Horror! Shabana Mahmood announces a “U-turn” on her <strong>immigration plans</strong>. What did anyone expect after the original proposals were announced within weeks of her becoming Home Secretary without much thought given to strategic and political implications? But Mahmood is by no means alone in not daring to reflect too deeply. British governments take a chaotic approach to immigration compared to some other countries that have established an ordered approach. And what about the mid terms…? </p><p>• Join our never ending debate by emailing <u><a href=\"mailto:steveric14@icloud.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">steveric14@icloud.com</a></u></p><p>• The next live Rock &amp; Roll Politics show is on Monday Dec 7th at London’s Kings Place – tickets available from the <u><a href=\"https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/?kw=2026-12-07\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">King’s Place box office</a></u></p><p>• <u><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/RockNRollPolitics/membership?vanity=RockNRollPolitics\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Support the pod on Patreon</a></u> to get exclusive video of our latest <u><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/RockNRollPolitics/posts/our-budget-video-173879267\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Livestream</a></u> plus regular extra content and bonus episodes, AND the regular podcast a day early and ad-free. </p><p><br></p><p>Written and presented by Steve Richards.</p>","author_name":"Steve Richards"}