David Cameron is a filthy fucking socialist. After his predecessors fought so hard for so long against the forces of socialism, the British PM shames their hard-won victories by coming out against freedom of movement, a pillar of global capitalism. Free trade is not just about tearing down barriers to the free exchange of goods, services, and capital, but also to the free flow of labor, a vital component of the market. If an aspect of the market is artificially constrained, the “invisible hand” is shackled. Indeed, immigrants from the 10 EU member states added in 2004 contributed a net total of 5 billion pounds ($7.85 billion) to the British economy by 2011.
Economic and political isolationism failed more than 50 years ago. Socialism was defeated a few decades later. Democracy and global capitalism are the engines that we all agree now drive humanity forward, and the European Union makes these ideals manifest. David Cameron needs to either pay his ticket and enjoy the ride, or get out of the way, and the UK needs to decide if it wants to go with him.
