Sebastian Payne

The View from 22 podcast special: why is it so hard to visit the UK?

In association with Harrods. Does Britain need to do more to encourage tourists and students to visit our country? In this special View from 22 podcast, chairman of Press Holdings Media Group Andrew Neil discusses whether George Osborne’s recent changes to our visa system — including a VIP service and only needing to apply once to visit the whole of the EU — go far enough, the policy on Chinese visas in particular, whether the UK spending enough on its borders and what more could be done to improve our system. Joining the panel are the legendary broadcaster and author Melvyn Bragg, managing director of Harrods Michael Ward and Ben Elliot, founder of Quintessentially. You can subscribe to the View from 22 through iTunes and have it delivered to your computer every week, or you can use the embedded player below: You can subscribe to the View from 22 through iTunes and have it delivered to your computer every week, or you can use the embedded player below:

The View from 22 — why is it so hard to visit the UK? Length: 24:46

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