Pint & Politics: Immigration!

YouGov has reported Immigration & Asylum as the top political issue in the UK in recent months. 

Net migration stats peaked at almost 1 million in March 2023 and it seems undeniable that Reform's popularity is strongly linked to their anti-immigrant and even dog-whistle racist (or just racist) stance on the issue.

Since then immigration has come down, a lot. And more and more Brits are emigrating. Some predictions estimate net migration could even drop below zero this year because of changes to visa rules and student levies and increased emigration. 

But will that put the issue to bed? And what happens if we do end up with a shrinking population? 

Between Reform and the Green Party, it seems that asylum seekers, so called 'illegal' migrants, and wider immigration figures are likely to remain a big political culture war over the coming years but what do Liberal Democrats have to say about this and what should we say? Especially if we're to move beyond 'culture wars' and find real solutions?