People acting like this is the first time Britain has relied on immigrants. Do y’all not remember where all your wealth came from? Cotton wasn’t grown in Cornwall, darling.
The majority of British wealth and prosperity came from outside its borders. The fact that there is general amnesia about this is one of the many myths that continues to define this nation.
Why are you here, some Brits ask, when I make these comments. Always brings a smile to my face. There’s nowhere else in the world I have more right to be. I am here, because you were there.
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