The French are responsible for their dreadful migrant camps. But our refusal to engage makes things worseOn Britain’s doorstep is a shantytown. Scabies is rife (abundant or plentiful, full of sth bad or unpleasant),bronchitis too. Families sleep in flimsy tents in bitter cold. Children play in mud and rubbish. The police don’t proceed in; they just watch from nearby bridges, swinging batons. Volunteers do their best, or bringing food,clothing, tarpaulins; smuggler gangs do their worst, or preying on people’s desperation.
How are we letting this happen? France and Britain each year patent more than 14000 current inventions,support a joint population of more than 120 million people and benefit 20 million more out of poverty overseas.
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Source: theguardian.com