Lord Carey is concerned about the levels of immigration to the UK
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has said that migration “threatens the DNA of our nation.”
Writing in today’s Times, Lord Carey, who was born and raised in Barking, says that he supports Balanced Migration’s calls “on the leading political parties to make manifesto commitments to prevent the UK population reaching 70 million, which is projected in official figures by 2029.”
He also said that he would like to see immigration “return to the levels of the early 1990s”, about 40,000, compared with 163,000 in 2008. He added that if failed to do so Britain risks “seriously damaging to the future harmony of our society.”
Lord Carey also conceded that the rise of the BNP has a direct link to the bona fide concerns of ordinary people surrounding the issue of immigration. He said the failure to have a rational debate on mass migration that has often “degenerated into name-calling and charges of racism” has allowed parties like the BNP to “exploit genuine concerns about both overpopulation and the ability of this nation to integrate new communities whose values are sometimes very different, even antithetical, to our own.”
The Daily Telegraph also report that Lord Carey has attacked the Church of England for being “too soft” and allow people to “walk over them” to avoid upsetting people.
“I think we need a tougher Church. We Christians are very often so soft that we allow other people to walk over us and we are not as tough in what we want, in expressing our beliefs, because we do not want to upset other people.
“We have got to be more outspoken.”
Lord Carey’s remarks are like a breath of fresh air on the debate concerning immigration.
As a former Archbishop of Canterbury, a senior figure in the Establishment and a respected independent voice, his words should be listened to by the mainstream parties, who have been silent on this issue for too long. We hope that after his intervention, in the run up to the General Election, Britain can finally have a rational debate on this very serious and important issue.
