LONG HOT SUMMER:

Howard sparks TV storm with 'fears of new race riots' (FRASER NELSON, 4/19/05, The Scotsman)

BRITAIN faces a fresh wave of race riots unless immigration is brought under control, Michael Howard warned last night, in a dramatic escalation of the stakes in the general election.

The disturbances seen in Burnley and Bradford four years ago could set a template for what is to come, warned the Conservative leader, if immigration continues to be "out of control".

But Mr Howard was savaged on television last night by an audience which accused him of stirring up racial tensions before the general election - and seeking to scare voters into believing asylum is out of control.

Is that really a moreeffective line than coming out against the EU?

Posted by Orrin Judd at April 19, 2005 8:04 AM