2022-12-08
Reports have it that many of the illegal migrants landing on UK south coast beaches are from Albania.
Albania does seem a long way away, and I'm sure it has a rather warmer climate than the UK, so what is it that propels so many to try their chances with a long and no doubt tricky journey and the risk of a ducking in the decidedly unwelcoming waters of the Channel?
This is a rather important question, as the answer may tell us much about the way the UK is perceived abroad and the state of the world elsewhere.
So this article in Unherd is a timely piece even if it does leave me wanting to know a bit more.
