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  During the week there was a debate in the House of Lords about Turkey and its possible inclusion in the European Union. Yours truly just caught a section of the debate in the late night review of parliament on Radio Four.
  
  But it was wildly fascinating in that peer after peer spoke in huge favour, not half hearted favour but hugely in favour, of Turkey joining the EU. Most of the peers speaking in the piece I heard were Conservative peers....and they were 'appalled to see' that the EU itself was dragging its feet on Turkeys inclusion.
  
  I say this is fascinating and it is...as there are suggestions abroad in the air that the Conservatives are somehow anti EU.
  
  Not so. As we know within moments of being elected Mr Cameron was over in Turkey also flagging up the Turkish cause. So I am rather amazed by all this.
  
  There are loads of reasons why Im amazed but just let me quote one or otherwise we will be here all day.
  
  The biggest problem about Muslim Turkey joining the essentially Christian EU ( faiths were brought up in the debate) is not just one of canyon gapping cultural differences, but the fact that the Conservatives as well as everyone else know that once any country is inside the EU they have the opportunity of massed migration within the EU. No politician, no government can hold you out once inside the EU. In other words, once you are inside the EU club, you can migrate anywhere you want.
  
  Clearly one of the most annoying problems the UK citizen encounters is that everyone on his street is from somewhere else...and taking jobs. So with a Turkish population, and it is a large population, inside the EU your local High Strreet will inevitably be flooded out with yet more unstoppable immigrants seeking work.
  
  Some saw the Conservatives as being tough on the EU. It was their clear message for a long time...but now in power they are not only fully embracing the EU but wanting its expansion and its immigrants. Im not sure why, it is extremely baffling to me.

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