Pausing won't suffice. Reverse. Also put the traitors on trial. Trying to make the natives a minority is an extremely serious crime.

Protect your own culture and citizens? Totally unacceptable - next thing you know you end up with a decent nation state where citizens have pride in their country and can have real families, jobs and safety.

Peter says the British Library "is decolonising everything". With respect, I believe that's a serious misunderstanding of what's happening. Our schools, our universities, our museums, they are not being "decolonised", rather, it's us, our society, our country that is being colonised by an alien "culture". We are not being decolonised, we are being colonised.

Best policy idea in years. On this basis I would vote SDP at the next election.

The desire of a community to survive is perfectly honourable.

I totally agree with the pause on migration . We should be training the people here to do the jobs that are required and hopefully a bonus from that will be getting a lot of people off welfare and benefits .

I don't agree with his assertion that the Tories have been complacent or incompetent. They know what they're doing, they're fully aware

This is the most sensible suggestion I have heard about immigration ever!!!!!!!

Totally agree. Including the often unknown chain migration.

Never mind pausing, put it in reverse

I'm seeing William for the first time and I'm SO impressed. He gives me hope . . . .

Wonderful, a trained town planner, stationary population for a number of decades, encourage integration, and finally a good dose of patriotism and pride in the country 🇬🇧SDP sounds good to me.

William is articulate, measured, gentlemanly, practical and patriotic. So, I fear that he will never get anywhere near Westminster.

Great interview. So glad I chose to read their manifesto. I am no longer politically homeless. 💪👍

Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, ... and, of course, the UK, will have to make their choices very, very urgently!... "Demographic Change" in Europe has become a huge, huge problem!...

A really interesting interview. Feels like coming home!! Thank you, Peter.

Pause - like forever - you all need to join with Reclaim, Reform and Heritage - i will vote for you

The epitome of common sense - a truly measured and civilised conversation between two intelligent and reasonable men. For the sake of sanity and our children's future, we desperately need to get behind William Clouston and the SDP.

Not only the organisation's like British Library, the MOD is bending over to be "Woke"

Even better, roll it back 50 years.

Don't be fooled by 50 thousand NET as the older 'normal' annual intake. Net would really mean 100 thousand which only goes back to Blair's first term. Before Blair 50 gross was the normal average intake in the 90's, 40 gross in the decade before and so on till we get to the 30's and the whole of British history before when there was none. That's the default we need to return to. Zero thousand immigration per annum - a net zero immigration policy for the future of Britain.

Very interesting. Didn't know they still existed. Very measured speaker. Might join them !!

Why have constant immigration when we are a small island?

So much more thoughtful than Boris Johnson

Sign up to UKIP 's Referendum on Immigration.

I'm disappointed I don't have a SDP rep in my constituency (Rishi Sunak). However, I'm impressed by what I hear so I'll donate to your party in the hope you'll expand over the years. I'm done with the rest I won't be voting again.

At last. A politician I can agree with. Thank you.

Honestly looking at the SDP and their policies it looks like they should team up with smaller parties like For Britain, and similar to win elections and try and gain exposure

Any political party needs to decide which aspects of existence in the UK are human rights, citizenship privileges (based on responsibilities), and personal preferences of the individual. We have many muddled issues which try to mix these up. We give illegal immigrants the benefits of citizenship priviledges because we are told they are human rights.

I'd make William prime minister tomorrow.

I find myself agreeing with everything he says.

Read through most of their policies while watching this and now a member! Where have you been all my life.

I joined last year. Love the mix of politics. I would vote SDP if I had a candidate in my area.

sadly it's too late for this kind of action, the only way is mass deportations, which the government will claim is illegal and against their human rights.

The immigration policy would get my vote and when you look at our justice system we have 16% foreign convicts in our prisons. We are building prisons we dont need if we deported overseas convicts. Each prisoner costs the state £40k per year and we would see a massive reduction in costs. The sheer costs of using hotels to house illegal migrants and the people we cannot deport who have no right to be here or have had their asylum visas rejected

Sadikh Kahn angered me with his ‘passed away’ comment.

FINALLY someone who makes sense

Make it a 1000 years, we should be like Japan.

Another excellent guest......

Got my vote 🗳

It's been a long time since I've heard a politician talk so much sense. Well done the SDP for upholding its principles of sound and reasonable policies based on the needs of the UK.

This has become the central issue for many of us English/Welsh/Scottish/Irish folk. But at this point it isnt just a freeze thats required... This needs to be significantly rolled back. There are around 10-15M people here who should not be. We cannot try to fix the Worlds problems any more... we have some serious housekeeping to do before anything else. Have you been to London/Manchester/Liverpool/Birmingham/Sheffield etc. recently?. Im all in favour of sitting down and having a serious chat about 'who and what WE are', as a Nation, but I refuse to accept that foreigners should have any say in this discussion whatsoever.

Audit all immigrants. I want to know who they are! Especially post 1997.

Keep Smashing the DEPORT button. Their best ain't worth the rest.

What an outstanding man. How we desperately need people like William in British politics.

How refreshing.

What he's proposing is allowing 500 000+ foreign people (+ the extra that will follow in "re-uniting families") in for resettlement in the UK every 10 years. That's not a radical policy to halt the foreign immigration invasion, it's continuing it. SUPPORT & VOTE UKIP FOR AN IMMIGRATION REFERENDUM, it's now party policy.

Perhaps 200yrs...

if climate change is man driven then the number 1 objective should be to reduce population, like we are reducing emissions unilaterally we should be reducing the population of the overcrowd UK.

Just what British politics needs :)

Immigration must be reversed and non-Britons returned to their countries of origin permanently.

Someone talking sense at last

Great interview seems to talk a lot of sense will be looking for either SDP or Reform on the ballot paper at the next election.

Every conservative politician should be asked to sign this pledge prior to elections.

When there are still politicians like this man and Richard Tice maybe all is not lost. The trouble is the voters who feel like me are not aware of their parties or their politics.

William came over very well indeed, always quite enamoured by former Conservatives from the left of that party. How the heck the SDP can get 'power', enough to change the UK voting structure and effectively clean up UK power politics is the big dilemma!

I like this party and it's leader. Pretty much on board with all of their ideas.

I never thought I'd agree with the leader of the SDP, but in this case I do on a hold on immigration. With the sole exception of those who have the skills that are needed by the industries we have. I also like the stand on free speech and the editing of our culture because it doesn't fit the Woke narrative and the removal of funding from universities, museums, etc who are removing statuary and exhibits to follow that narrative. I agree with the state getting behind Social Housing not just the State building housing but giving current Social Landlords a leg up with on the planning side, but also taking the current building regulations and making them fit for purpose and not the mishmash that led to the flammable cladding that has been put on tower blocks.

7:52 they are aware of it and have embraced it. That's why you see a very diverse cabinet. You are cutting them far too much slack by implying they are ignorant. They are not.

Reverse it.

Wow. As an American, it's amazing to hear a politician so intelligent and commonsensical. He really is an example of what makes Great Britain great (intelligence, practicality, innovation and understatement). I do hope England embraces this guy...

Amazing! I actually agree with the SDP!

Its a real shame this party can't get more traction. Its a pleasure to listen to a politician for once.

In the 3rd world country I live in, every doctor, dentist, nurse, lawyer, plumber, electrician, waiter, bar staff, cleaner, taxi driver, shopkeeper etc. etc. I have ever seen is a native. Foreign workers are only allowed in very specific industries, such as when they need some serious engineering doing that they'd prefer didn't fall over or explode or sink into the ocean... Funny, if they can manage it here, how come the UK can't ?

Go for it you get my vote

What a sensible discussion and man .What a good idea about immigration

Definitely worth considering at the next election !

Great to hear from William, but very sad that the mainstream media would never allow him airtime.

9:45 The SDP leader is talking about yearly net 100K immigration, which he believes is 'reasonable'. For Britain policy is 5 years of no immigration. When's Anne Marie coming on Peter?

Putting at least a temporary halt to immigration is a sensible action,but commonsense is not part of this, or any other Governments,vocabulary. We are already a small,overcrowded island,and with mounting debts,struggle to provide a decent standard for all,which means providing life's necessities. These include well paid jobs, housing,schooling,health etc. Many of our own people are already lacking some of these essentials, and living in miserable circumstances. We also,of course,have a huge backlog of those who have arrived in this country,both legally and illegally, waiting to have their cases heard. The idea of adding even more to that list is not only ridiculous but also,ultimately,destructive to our society. Above all,and one aspect of immigration that is largely ignored,is the cultural clash, the desirability of allowing thousands of immigrants from countries whose culture is so very different to ours. Of course the elite can afford to ignore the downside,they live comfortable,secure lives, shielded from the harsh reality of life in the multicultural hell-hole that this country is fast becoming. I mention multicultural as opposed to multi ethnic because the problems are not down to a difference in skin colour. Problems come when you allow a society to develop which includes many who are at best indifferent,but at worse despise the society they have chosen to join. We need to have the courage to say to all those who wish to immigrate to this country that it is a privilege to be allowed to become a British citizen,not a right,and it is granted on condition that you are able and willing to make the necessary adaptations in order to fit in. Call a halt to immigration now,deal with the backlog,and then consider who,how many,and how likely would be immigrants are going to prove a valuable addition to our society. Lastly,all who have arrived illegally should automatically be refused the right to live here.

Excellent, the SDP would get my vote.

A social-democratic party that wants to pause immigration is also much needed in Germany but unthinkable, because of Germany's war guilt complex.

I wish they could build a strong core in Scotland, our one party state is repugnant.

Stop it altogether 30years minimum. The country needs a chance to recover!!

Pause for 20 years? No reverse this mess at this instance

We need to repatriate on as last arrived first to leave basis to protect our civilised way of life from incompatible cultures of the Middle East, Africa, Pakistan, India, West Indies and others and also to protect out environment from over population. 10 million need to go.

[ SDP Leader William Coulston - Pause UK's Demographic Replacement Immigration for 20 - 30 Years ]

What a great man. The sort that has lived and experienced life before becoming a politicians. SNP are sounding good

Wow, I never thought I could join the SDP. This chap actually makes sense. Really though can any small party break through the 2 horse race we call democracy?

Please ask the SDPs to put their conference speakers on You Tube - what a great line up!

Refreshing to hear a politician talking with candor and common sense about the current malaise and woeful inadequacy befalling the UK at the hands of the Conservatives (and indirectly, Labour). Can we have more of this type of common sense politics please.

Don't just pause it! Reverse it!

Dover could be stopped if we had a united front !

I’ve heard William Coulston interviewed on talkRADIO a few times, he speaks common sense every time. A party to vote for imo 😊👍

I will be giving my vote to the Patriotic Alternative

This makes so much sense, it gives me goosebumps.

Amen❣️

Please let's hear more from the SDP, we will definitely vote for them because this country is lost with the conservatives & labour

My new party

repatriation

Even though I'm not a social conservative (I'm center left), this is the party I would support, even if they have no chance of being in government. I thought the SDP had disappeared. I'm glad to see they're still around. Anyway, it doesn't matter, as I'm not British.

SDP - Reclaim - Reform electoral pact would be great in 2023/4.

This is what happens when a compassionate people are told they can't tell the rest of the world how to be better, because that's not nice.. So they decide at large to try to at least save as many as they can from an awful life by bringing them in. Problem is you are going to lose all that made British culture great, and culture is not DNA, but culture needs to be taught and if you dilute the culture too much too fast it loses essential elements. (BTW I said British culture is great, not perfect. The real solution is to tell people to make where they live more like Britain is when Britain is the way it should be, free with individual rights protected both economic and social.) And at some point it becomes obvious that some want to use mass immigration as a weapon to destroy a culture that they don't like, so don't pretend that isn't the case.

This thing about we don't train enough doctors or engineers. Perhaps true in the case of doctors, where we actually prevent UK applicants from gaining places at medical school in favour of overseas students, but in the case of engineers: we train plenty and always have. Problem is there's never been enough well-paying jobs for them, hence a great many drift off into doing MBAs and software, or emigrating to places where graduate, chartered engineers are respected (and much better paid).

Love your line up for conference too!

Blimy looks like I am a SDP supporter who knew

Finally a sensible attitude to the covid crisis. Starmer escaped criticism on that count where if he had his way we'd probably have remained in lockdown with the army banging on our doors, syringes at the ready. Called him out rightly on other matters though. Let's not forget that this is an international matter and there are huge global links to consider sucking out money from the public purse and the nation which is hardly conservative. When it comes to talking to others I think talking to other nations who have taken a stance against the grain on aspects of the pandemic would be a good idea.

India, Kenya, Singapore, Nigeria, Rhodesia all achieved independence . . . When is the UK going to free itself from colonisation and become Independant ? Britain is a small Island - it is already heavily overpopulated - immigration must indeed stop . . And for good - if not our quality of life will begin to decline and all of those who live here will suffer

Nice guy. where has he been hiding, talking a lot of sense and could pull a lot of support at the next election, maybe the Party people are looking for, surprisingly.!

You can't have open borders and a welfare State. One of these has to go, and will go by default if not by choice. Guess which one would disappear by default? Oh, i'll have to phone a friend on that one.