Immigration is a serious issue.

Historically from 1950-90 immigration occurred at a reasonable pace and the Asians and Caribbeans who entered Britain by and large have made a very valuable contribution to British society.

What has occurred in the last decade has not been valuable, it has occurred too quickly, and too many immigrants have been allowed to dismiss British culture and to fail to 'join in'.

There is a world outside London which many in the media and Westminster seem incapable of recognising - it is a world where primary schools are completely full and what is more full of children who hardly speak English - this negative impact must be absorbed by British families and is hard.

Similarly with housing, welfare and medicine British people feel they are being short-changed.

Those in the Metropolis are completely out of touch, and the Gordon Brown / Gillian Duffy encounter was but one piece of evidence.

Immigration must be rigorously controlled, and we can start by ignoring the concept of a 'right to family life' and deport all foreign criminals - but that's another story.