Frank Field has long been one of the most sensible, and, rare phenomenon amongst Labour MPs, original thinkers in Tony Blair’s parliamentary party. It hasn’t helped his career.

Nor will this:

Tom Clark totally ignores the importance of immigration to Labour voters and offers not a hint of how the fears of our core supporters might be met. Bashing Migration Watch is no substitute for policy. An immigration rate of 2 million new people over three years, which is our current rate, will be seen in the longer run as the politics of madness. Immigration has benefited immigrants and has allowed the boom to continue without drastically increasing interest rates. But allowing immigration at current levels risks not only a political explosion, but also a physical one.

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