Reportedly “racist” remarks of a big brother celebrity resulted in outrage in this country and around the world. However the European Union’s Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 have been almost totally ignored. This made it illegal for Commonwealth doctors to complete their post-graduate training in British hospitals, without a work permit, before returning to their own countries.

The European Union’s removal of the rights of citizens of the Commonwealth to work and live in the UK has been slow and stealthy. EU Directives mean Australian and New Zealand doctors and nurses wishing to work in the UK have to demonstrate their ability to speak English. Poles, Latvians, Slovaks, Romanians and other European Union citizens face no such requirement.

Commonwealth Citizens, who have lived, worked and contributed to the UK for many years and who have historic links through the British Commonwealth going back hundreds of years are now facing deportation to make room for East European citizens from countries that joined the European Union only months ago.

The European Union is determined to destroy the UK’s Commonwealth links since once the UK is isolated from its friends outside the EU we will have no option but to accept the rule of Brussels. We have given up sovereignty of our parliament, controls over our own boarders, fishing rights, and many others. It is looking like the British Commonwealth is destined to join the list of things sacrificed by our government in order to show what good Europeans we are.