Should we be able to have a reasoned debate about immigration without people resorting to calling others names? Interesting debate on radio

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08jf76l
 

Interesting debate as I say... and covered exactly what I was talkin about the other day... that it can be very hard to even talk about immigration and the various problems associated with it - without being called racist, hateful, negative  or, as happened to me, being compared to Trump or Farage. And this is interesting because it highlights exactly the problem, there seems little opportunity for reasoned debate, in a climate where when one attempts to do that, one is shouted down or accused of really quite unpleasant things.. and that is something that is happening on a wide-scale, here - I had no idea, of course about elsewhere, just knew that here, it's increasingly acknowledged that  people are afraid to talk about it..., I won't dwell on my own experience on here, in many ways that's irrelevant but that it highlighted exactly the point made in the radio prog - that it seems we cannot have even a reasoned debate without being accused of things.  Anyway, if anyone wishes and has time to spare perhaps have a listen.... it does kinda sum up how many/most Brits feel.. There will, of course be extremes either side outside of the debate on the radio  but mostly, the majority just want to be able to have a reasoned debate and discussion about the problems, very real, reasoned problems, for example shortage of land for housing, pressure on the countryside for house-building in a small country, environmental limitations such as waster and ability to deal with waste water without polluting the rivers and streams etc... associated with large scale immigration.  Just to re-emphasise, I have no problem with ANY race or country's immigrants - and I treat all people equally and fairly. I've certainly no wish to get insulted on here again, but as it came up, I did want to offer the opportunity for people to perhaps hear other Brits on the subject without me getting involved :)
That aside it's always a really good prog to listen to regardless of the subjects discussed and I thoroughly recommend it to anyone :)