callan
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I think now is the time for all EU nations to all be taking in refugees, and we're not doing as much as we should in this regard.
In a year or two's time, when things have hopefully settled down, then is the time to make firmer plans and deals with the EU and push for reform. Starting to use this current crisis as a basis for negotiating what we want, isn't going to help our (already poor) standing, internationally.
I would have thought now was the perfect time, the crisis is now....and has been coming for a fair while.
As far as international standing is concerned we are spending more than most on overseas aid, and opened up our doors to Eastern Europe, when Germany and France wouldn't.
Merkel plays the press beautifully by saying let them come, despite having nothing in place to allow refugees to safe transit...which is thoroughly irresponsible.