11/12/2023
Via The London Economic:
“Renowned writer and activist George Monbiot passionately dissected the government’s deportation policy for Rwanda on BBC Question Time, denouncing it as “sadistic.” During his appearance on the flagship politics show based in Petersfield, Monbiot criticized the flawed plan, asserting that its primary objective was not to address any issues but rather to “performative[ly] beat up some of the most vulnerable and traumatized people on earth.”
Highlighting the plight of asylum seekers who have endured “unspeakable things” and seek nothing more than a “safe haven,” Monbiot condemned the government’s actions as those of a “government of sadists deliberately beating them up to showcase their toughness.”