Just four years ago, Britain proudly projected the image of an open, tolerant, confident nation onto the international stage. It was not a mandate to descend into a brutish politics – and a brutish public discourse fanned by the lie factories of Fleet Street. The prime minister has reinforced the message that international students are a drag, not a boost, for Britain. The World Values Survey rates Britain as one of the most racially tolerant countries in the world. This cannot mean dismissing public concerns about immigration or continuing to argue that Britain should remain a member of the EU.

Source: The Guardian October 22, 2016 23:03 UTC