//…have you never heard of irony;//
Yes I have. As it happens, I fully support Sweden’s ability to decide who stays within its borders and who does not. That’s what normal countries do. Alas there are 400-odd million people over whom they cannot exercise that right. But it’s a pity they did not exercise it more diligently when it allowed tens of thousands of young single foreign men to enter and remain there, leading to widespread problems in some of their larger cities.
However, that is not the point I am making. All countries exercising such rights need also to exercise compassion and to choose a 74 year old lady suffering from Alzheimer’s does not paint them in a good light and I would criticise the UK authorities if they did something similar. Of course it is an ideal example chosen by those unhappy at the UK’s departure from the EU to demonstrate their argument. That’s why it’s crass.
//Brexiteers promised us sunny uplands, no negatives as a result of Brexit;…//
I’m a Brexiteer but you shouldn’t include me in that statement because I promised nothing of the sort. For one thing I was not in a position to promise anything and nor was anybody else (including politicians). As I have said many times, anybody who cast their vote in the referendum based on what politicians had told (or promised) them was foolish. For my part, as I have also said many times, Brexit has been a resounding success for one single reason - the UK is no longer a member of the pernicious, protectionist organisation that is the European Union. Anything else is just noise which will abate in time. But you already know all of this – you just need reminding now and then.