Let's Talk More About The Potential For Anti English Sentiment Around Newport

Hello there. Hope you're feeling well today.

I have on this blog chatted about the potential for anti English sentiment around the Newport area when in a few weeks time the tolls will be abolished from the Severn Bridge and the proposed M4 relief road will encourage families from Bristol to buy cheaper houses in the South East of Wales up to the Newport whilst at the same time there is a lack of social housing for the local people in that area.

When I've gone on Twitter recently I've seen tweets bemoaning English immigration generally. The argument is that those who do emigrate from England will not embrace the local culture. Indeed will actively set out to undermine it. I have read an article where the word "lebensraum" is mentioned.

Personally taken as a whole I don't agree. But there is a clear danger here because those who will be moving will still work in England. Thus they would not be starting a new life but extending the one they already have. I have mentioned in the past that Alun Cairns' Western Powerhouse plan would appear to be partitioning South East Wales.

These people will be resented by the local community if there is a detrimental knock on effect on the housing market for them. The ingredients for social unrest are clearly there.

And yet if Secretary of State for Wales Alun "Chucky" Cairns and whatever non entity/Corbyn disciple becomes the next First Minister just banged their heads together I'm sure this would be resolved.

If the danger I've described does happen we know that Chucky and [insert non entity here] will (rightly) blame those who instigated it and (purely for political gain and ignoring the facts) Plaid Cymru. But as I've emphasised before if the potential for social unrest can be stopped and no action is taken then both Unionist parties would be equally culpable as the instigators.

There is still time. But the time for action is now.

Until the next time.