Nigel Farage declares war on my band, The False Dots

 I literally couldn't believe what I was listening to when I watched the news last night. Nigel Farage has declared war on LEGAL migrants. He clearly stated that it his intention to revoke the right to remain for non UK citizens. On top of that, non UK citizens will not be able to claim benefits. Now, I guess that if you don't like foreigners, that is a wonderful policy. But the effects of this will be catastrophic for millions of people in the UK. Lets get this right, people who came here perfectly legally, worked for years, or decades and have paid taxes are at risk of being kicked out. I know dozens of people who this may affect. People who have a right to remain but are not British citizens. All contribute huge amounts to the UK economy. But there is one person particularly, who it concerns me. That person is the bassplayer in my band, he has been in the band since 1998. Not only that, he has worked for me at the studio for 30 years. I know he pays taxes, because I do the payroll. He has three children, all born in the UK. He came over when the UK was part of the EU and got a right to remain after Brexit.

Under Farage's rules, if he got ill and incapacitated, he'd get no benefits, despiter over three decades of contributions to the system. As a percentage of his income, I suspect he's actually paid more tax than Farage has. I suspect he's also contributed more to the UK economy than Farage, who was the architect of Brexit, which has cost the UK billions (even Brexit supporting James Dyson has admitted that). 

Joseph Stalin once said "If you kill one person it is a tragedy, if you kill a million, its a statistic". Farage is clearly interested in making headlines with statistics. He is not in the least bit interested in the tragedies he will cause. For my band, our bassplayer is irreplaceable. For me, he is a friend. For my business, he is a key member of staff. If he is kicked out, what his son will be uprooted from the life he was born into. If he gets ill and needs to claim benefits, he will get nothing in return for the tax he's paid. Most people I know are not concerned about people who have spent decades obeying the law, living legally, working and paying taxes.

With his statement, Nigel Farage has caused everyone affected stress and upset. For me personally, he has declared war on my band. I am not the only musician in this position. Us creative types collaborate with people with diverse influences.  I am simply not prepared to let a two bit fascist like Farage give my friends, my band and the economy of our nation a beating without fighting back. Farage has drawn a line and millions of decent, law abiding citiziens, who pay taxes and contribute are on the wrong side of it. I am still fully processing my response to Farage. Should I write a song, make a band video, or something else? I honestly don't know. What I do know is that now is the time for Rock Against Racism to be revived.

Here is a clip of our band in action. This is what Nigel Farage wants to destroy