
When Gordon Brown says immigration is a problem he means a problem for him to understand it. He doesn't connect with the people of England over the issue, he doesn't know how many come and go, he doesn't know who has what status. In fact, all he can do is shrug his shoulders.Being a politician suggests you have one thing going for you. An ability to think about issues and any problems that might arise from them. Hazel Blears has just been caught out having an illegal immigrant working as a volunteer on her election campaign. I don't blame the immigrant except to say "What on earth were you thinking about trying to get "that woman" elected?"....