‘Me is me, there is nothing to live for, there is no point… How do they know there is no point? What do they mean? Have they ever tested it? Have they ever been hungry without any knowledge of what is going to happen next? Have they ever tested the point with their bodies? Or with their minds? Have they ever been so angry that they have wanted to kill? Or so mad with happiness that they might not have cared one moment for anything and everything that anybody might think about them? If they had tested hunger they would know there was tremendous point in the richness of a full belly. If they had tested anger they would know the point of raging hate and quivering nerves; if they had testing shouting ecstatic happiness it would kill all imaginings of pointlessness for ever.’
— Tom Harrisson, ‘Letter to Oxford’, 1933
‘Illegal migration is not fair on British taxpayers, it is not fair on those who come here legally and it is not right that criminal gangs should be allowed to continue their immoral trade. I am determined to deliver on my promise to stop the boats. So make no mistake, if you come here illegally, you will not be able to stay.’
— Rishi Sunak, 2023