The UK TO BECOME THE New Sodom: A Prophetic Lament for a Nation on the ROAD TO PERDITION!
“Woe to those who make unjust laws…”
Isaiah 10:1
There are moments in history when the moral compass of a nation spins so wildly that silence becomes complicity. Today, the United Kingdom teeters on such a precipice. The recent proposals by Reform UK—led by Nigel Farage—to retroactively abolish settled status for millions of lawful residents, including over three million EU citizens, mark not merely a political shift but a spiritual and moral collapse. It is a descent into cruelty, arrogance, and betrayal. And it demands a prophetic response.
The biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah have long served as symbols of divine judgment. But contrary to popular caricature, their sin was not sexual immorality. The prophet Ezekiel offers a piercing diagnosis: “Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy” (Ezekiel 16:49). The sin of Sodom was a refusal to extend hospitality, a contempt for the vulnerable, and a pride that blinded them to justice.
In this light, the UK’s Reform UK Party proposed policies bear a chilling resemblance. To strip lawful residents of their status retroactively is to violate covenant. It is to turn the stranger into a scapegoat, to weaponise bureaucracy against the human face. It is, in biblical terms, to become Sodom.
Nigel Farage’s rhetoric is not new. It echoes the fascist playbook that once plunged Europe into darkness. The scapegoating of immigrants, the exaltation of national purity, the dismantling of legal protections—all these are hallmarks of a political ideology that thrives on fear and division. Farage may wear a suit instead of a uniform, but the spirit animating his proposals is unmistakably fascist.
Let us be clear: the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the European Union was not a casual arrangement. It was a solemn treaty, enshrining the rights of EU citizens who made their homes, raised their families, and contributed to the life of this nation. To revoke those rights retroactively is not only a legal travesty—it is a moral abomination. “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt” (Exodus 22:21). The biblical command is not optional. It is foundational.
The Church cannot remain silent. We are called to be watchmen on the walls, to cry out when injustice threatens to consume the land. “If the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people… I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood” (Ezekiel 33:6). This is not a time for polite equivocation. It is a time for trumpet blasts.
The fascist ideals now reemerging in British politics are not merely dangerous—they are seductive. They promise control, order, and national pride. But beneath the surface lies a rot that corrodes the soul of a nation. The Book of Proverbs warns, “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18). Britain, once a light to others, now risks becoming the smouldering ruin from which future prophets will cry, ‘Never again’. Britain, once a nation of promise, now risks becoming the Sodom of our age—arrogant, inhospitable, and ripe for God’s harshest judgment.
And what of the millions who would be affected? The nurse who tended our wounds, the teacher who shaped our children, the builder who raised our homes—are they now to be cast out as burdens? The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37) reminds us that neighbourliness is not defined by borders or passports. It is defined by mercy. To walk past the wounded stranger is to fail the test of discipleship.
Farage’s proposals would not merely deport bodies—they would exile souls. They would sever communities, shatter families, and sow fear in places that once knew peace. “Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees” (Isaiah 10:1). The prophet’s cry is as relevant now as it was then.
Some will say this is hyperbole. That the UK is not Sodom. That Farage is not a fascist. But prophetic speech is not measured by politeness—it is measured by truth. And the truth is this: when a nation begins to retroactively erase the rights of lawful residents, when it scapegoats the vulnerable to score political points, when it dismantles the very treaties that bind it to justice, it has become Sodom.
Yet even in judgment, Scripture offers hope. Abraham pleaded for Sodom, asking if it might be spared for the sake of ten righteous people (Genesis 18:32). Perhaps the UK, too, might be spared—if enough voices rise in protest, if enough hearts refuse to be hardened, if enough churches dare to speak.
This is not a partisan issue. It is a human one. The fascist ideals now creeping into British politics must be named, confronted, and dismantled. The Church must reclaim its prophetic voice—not to curse, but to call to repentance. Not to condemn, but to awaken.
Let us not be found among those who watched the fire fall and said nothing. Let us be among those who stood in the gap, who cried out for justice, who welcomed the stranger, and who refused to let the name of Britain become synonymous with betrayal; and political and moral rot of truly biblical proportions.
For if we do not speak now, we may one day look back and say: ‘We were warned. And we did not listen’.
