It was some time in the 1990s that the phrase “evidence-based policy” first lumbered on to the UK political landscape. So within a largely fact-free zone, unsubstantiated claims rubbed shoulders with urban myths, dog-whistle xenophobia and outright falsehoods. Immigration policy based on facts not outrage? Most of the focus has been on its recommendations on the shape of immigration policy post-Brexit, recommendations that were instantly weaponised by the opposing sides in World War Brexit. Years of using immigration as a political football with which to achieve short-term goals have clearly come at a cost.

Source: The Guardian September 23, 2018 09:00 UTC