So today we hear that the judge has ruled the Bell Hotel in Epping can continue to house 135 migrants.
The court dismissed the claim that the hotel was breaching planning laws, and once again, the British taxpayer will foot the bill. Another win for the establishment, another kick in the teeth for the local people.
I’ve spent today in Epping talking to locals, and the mood is ugly. They are furious, upset and feel betrayed. The family of the 14-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by Hadush Kabatu are beyond devastated. They’re angry, and rightly so.
They feel let down by a government that promised safety but simply seems to deliver chaos. They feel ignored by a system that protects everyone but them…and who can blame them?
This judgment means we now face a winter with these men loitering around the High Street, hanging around near St John’s School, while ordinary families look over their shoulders.
The people of Epping didn’t vote for this, they didn’t consent to it, and yet they’re forced to live with the consequences. I will be there every week, like I have been since July, standing with the people who have had enough, because this is only going one way… the protests will grow, tempers will rise, and trust in the system will collapse completely.
The people of Epping have been dealt a hand far worse than betrayal. This is a death spiral - Adam Brooks
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The feeling on the ground is simple: it’s them versus us. And when people say them, they’re not even talking about the migrants anymore.
They’re talking about the government, the supposed representatives of the British people, who seem determined to ignore, insult, and silence those they govern.
A government’s first duty is to protect its citizens. Ours does neither. It hides behind court rulings, labels dissenters as “far right”, and washes its hands of the mess it created.
We are now a country where foreign men have more rights than local residents. Where government lawyers argue in court that the safety and consent of communities are irrelevant. Where victims of sexual assault are forgotten, and protesters - decent, concerned people - are smeared and monitored.
And all this, on Armistice Day of all days. A day meant to honour those who fought and died for Britain’s freedoms. A day to remember the sacrifice of men who gave their lives so that their country could be free, fair, and safe.
How bitterly ironic that on this day, I feel ashamed to be British, ashamed that our leaders have turned this nation into something so unrecognisable.
We are in a death spiral; a moral, social, and political collapse, driven by cowardice and betrayal. The people running this country are not protecting it; they’re surrendering it, and unless something changes soon, we’ll be left wondering what’s left to defend by the next election.
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