At long last, Britain is waking up.
For years, we have tolerated an immigration system that has been soft, chaotic, and utterly disconnected from the realities of integration. We have bent over backwards, thrown open our borders, and then acted surprised when communities fragment, public services collapse, and the basic principle of “when in Rome” gets tossed out the window. That ends now.
A few weeks back, the government announced a move that should have happened decades ago. Migrants coming to Britain will be required to speak fluent English or face up to a 10-year wait for permanent residency.
Cue the howls from the usual suspects, the lefty lawyers, the open borders brigade, and the bleeding-heart media class. But for the rest of us, for the working Britons who live this reality day in and day out, this is not controversial. It is simply common sense.
Even Labour leader Keir Starmer, our Prime Minister, has said: “If you want to live in the UK, you should speak English. That’s common sense.”
When politicians across the spectrum agree, you know the tide is turning. Whether that is the penny finally dropping, or the fact they are tanking in the polls, it is turning.
Let us be crystal clear. This country speaks English. Our laws, schools, NHS, and entire culture run on the English language.
If you want to live here, work here, and thrive here, then you need to speak it fluently. Not basic conversation, not Google Translate on standby, fluent. Anything less is not good enough, and we are done pretending it is. We are spending millions on interpreters.
Enough is enough. You do not get this lunacy in countries like Spain.
Now, wait for it, because you know what the left trots out every single time.
Labour's latest move should have happened decades ago. You do NOT get this lunacy in Spain - Adam Brooks
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“What about the Brits in Spain?” Oh yes, that tired old line again. As if the average British pensioner sipping lager in Alicante is somehow the same as thousands of people arriving in Britain, relying on interpreters, and claiming benefits without speaking a word of English. It is a false equivalence, and they know it. Those people put into the Spanish economy, most of whom are coming to Britain take out.
Let us be real. British expats in Spain are not demanding that Spanish schools teach in English. They are not showing up at Spanish hospitals expecting interpreters at every turn. And most importantly, they are not applying for Spanish citizenship or permanent residency en masse. Many are seasonal, many have private healthcare, and if Spain wants to remove them for not integrating, that is Spain’s right. That is how sovereignty works.
This is not about being cruel. It is about respect for our culture, our people, and even the migrants themselves. Because let us be honest, not speaking the language keeps people isolated. It traps them in small cultural bubbles, cuts them off from wider society, and makes it easier for exploitation and extremism to take root. That is not diversity, it is division. And it does not work.
The ten-year wait is the kick up the backside that has been needed for years. Learn the language, get involved, contribute, or be prepared to wait. Simple.
Britain has always welcomed migrants, but the key word is integration. We need people who want to be part of this country, not just take from it. Speaking the language is the bare minimum.
So no, this is not a monumental waste. What has been a waste is the decades we have spent avoiding this conversation out of fear of being labelled. That fear is gone now, the silent majority is speaking up.
Fluent English for migrants, about bloody time.
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