Blood on his hands

You are of course quite right. But what if peoples (unwritten) orders are that they should not deport people who outstay their Visas. What if everybody is told not to follow the rules.

I do understand your position. However, think about what you have written.

One 'rule' is that if a woman says no to having sex with a man then she means no. But if she does not say no then that is ok, even though the man has got her drunk or persuaded her to take drugs. So, you will agree that it is not quite so simple as following rules.

It is the same with Smith and her new rules on prostitution. If a man asks a woman are you doing this sex act with me as a free person or are you being forced to do this. Well the woman says I am free to do this, and the pair then have intercourse. Now, it transpires that the woman was not free, that she had been trafficked illegally into the country. The man apparently will be guilty of rape. Should the woman be forced to carry an ID card, so that the man can verify her situation.

Of course if everybody does their job then there will never be a problem, but I ask is Gordon doing his job. Because if he is then he has an awful lot of blood on his hands.