Crafty buggers, the UK Government

... since EU membership rules out turning the key in the "gates" of our
already overpopulated - yet tiny - lock~shaped mainland to fend~off invading (non Englsh speaking) masses from our nearest neighbouring [continental] countries ... it compensates by:
(a) toughening up its entry conditions for people from
virtually all other overseas nations - many of whom are, in fact, far more capable of communicating fluently



with native Brits than the vast majority from Europe - and
(b) insisting non-Europeans now study ancient British history (which, even if interesting enough to
some ...
... has no
actual bearing on
their lives here)
all at a crippling financial and emotional cost to applicants and their sponsors.
ILR now takes 5 years to obtain. Meaning that, after 30 months, non EEA partners of British subjects need to find
another £1,000
(that's at today's prices) to simply extend their FLR.

's daylight robbery ... and, for the
government alone, a win-win situation
! 