Channel This, Man

Peter Hitchens writes:

By 2014, it will be impossible to travel between England and the Channel Islands, or England and the Isle of Man, without a passport. But you will be able to cross the international border between Ireland and Northern Ireland without any document. And with luck, you’ll also still be able to go freely to the Isle of Wight, or the Orkney Islands or Lundy, too.

Why the anomaly? The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are not in the EU. Lucky them, you may say, and interesting proof that you don’t have to be huge to be independent.

But also proof that the EU, and not we ourselves, now controls our borders.

Yes, but we can still legislate to give everyone from a Realm or Territory with which we share a Head of State the same rights of entry and abode here as are enjoyed by EU citizens.

You know what you have to do.