Is immigration policy friction bringing Britain to the brink?

Published September 10, 2025 2:00pm ET



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The United Kingdom is not about to collapse into absolute chaos or, as Elon Musk has suggested, a 21st-century successor to England’s 17th-century civil war. Nevertheless, tensions over immigration policy snap into emotive public protests, increasing civil discord.

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