Social Democratic Party Leader: UK Addicted to Immigration and Debt

The UK is addicted to immigration and debt, says William Clouston, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Speaking to NTD’s “British Thought Leaders” programme, Mr. Clouston said the country needs to pause mass immigration for 30 years to “try and find a new us.” He also said SDP would like to re-nationalised railways, build houses, and support families. Predicting a “substantial” Labour victory in the upcoming general election, the SDP leader said the likely new government would “probably [be] the worst combination you can have, which is a combination of neoliberal Blairite economics”and “runaway liberalism socially.” He also criticised the successive Conservative governments for doing “the opposite of what is conservative” on issues such as immigration and housing, and blasted liberal politicians for treating the UK “as a shop and not a home.”...