Changing Borders

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Tony Smith CBE spent his career managing our increasingly

threatened UK border controls, from junior immigration officer to

Head of the UK Border Force. He spent more than four decades

in the front line of the conflict between those who argue for open

borders and free movement and those whose focus is on building

barriers. He played a prominent role in managing security on both

sides of the Atlantic after the 9/11 attacks in North America. Along

the way he has worked constantly to make controls more efficient,

better informed and fairer, yet less vulnerable to abuse. After

retirement in 2013, he became a prominent media spokesman

on border control issues, from tackling organised immigration

crime, human smuggling and terrorist travel to managing borders

through Brexit and beyond. This is his story.