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The renaissance of political cruelty
There has been a significant shift in politics in Western democracies. Rather than help the vulnerable, we now victimise them. Why has this happened and where are we heading?

Jan Dehn
Jan 214 min read


Distraction Politics
Anti-immigration policies are a distraction that enable our politicians to not deal with the real issues that matter to voters.

Jan Dehn
Nov 16, 20256 min read


On drugs and immigration
Drug smuggling and people-smuggling obey the same economic incentives. Governments have failed to stop both. What do we do now?

Jan Dehn
Nov 5, 20255 min read


Welcome to the ICE age
The massive funding increase for ICE is worrisome. ICE can now expel 12m immigrants, but who will occupy the cells in the new prisons once the immigrants are gone?

Jan Dehn
Jul 21, 20253 min read


The Dark Side of Culture (9): Xenophobia
Dominated by cultural anxety, the debate on immigration has gone stale. Culture should play no role at all in immigration policy

Jan Dehn
Mar 30, 202517 min read


French Guiana’s struggle to populate: Lessons for us all
French Guiana's population dynamics are - don't laugh - really interesting! They hold important lessons for Western economies.

Jan Dehn
Mar 8, 20257 min read


Labour's triple challenge
Labour must fix immigration, low productivity, and soaring debt. Rejoining EU solves all three, but what about Britain's most vulnerable?

Jan Dehn
Jul 7, 20244 min read


Want to cut immigration? You can’t afford to!
Anti-immigrant polices cost you. Europe needs to find 45 million new workers or face stagnation.

Jan Dehn
May 9, 20245 min read


The nation state at a dead end
Despair, anyone? The four most important problems in the world are global and cannot be solved by nation states.

Jan Dehn
Apr 10, 202413 min read


On board a distressing Vueling rendition flight
The British and other governments are sending immigrants back under the radar. No wonder. It is ugly. Heartbreaking.

Jan Dehn
Dec 6, 20236 min read


The UK government's false immigration narrative
The British government is lying about immigration.

Jan Dehn
Jul 31, 20234 min read
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