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May, 8 2009 Pious, loyal and unhappy Less like their non-Muslim compatriots than adherents of Islam elsewhere, but British...  Economist - (07/05) Ministers in disarray as Gurkhas strike again The Government suffered another day of embarrassment at the hands of Joanna Lumley yesterday after it wrote to five Gurkhas refusing them residency. The actress and campaigner, who a day earlier had emerged from Downing Street to say that she was reassured by Gordon Browns promise that he would do the...  The Times - (07/05) Lumley forces government to raise white flag over Gurkhas Gordon Brown all but raised the white flag last night in the battle over the Gurkhas after Joanna Lumley yet again took the starring role in a piece of political theatre at...  The Herald_uk - (07/05) South East Plan dodges impact of immigration The Governments South East Plan, published yesterday, sets out how it intends to deliver 654,000 new homes between now and 2026 but does not even mention that immigration is a main cause of demand. It reveals that the number of households in the region is projected to grow by 39,000 every year for 25 years.  Balanced Migration - (07/05) Nearly 1 in 6 primary school pupils speak English as a second language - doubling since 1997 More than one in seven primary school pupils does not speak English as a first language - a doubling of the numbers in just over a decade, official figures have...  The Mail On Sunday - (07/05) Gurkha refusal letters 'out of date' Legal letters refusing the applications of five Gurkhas to live in Britain will have "no practical effect", according to Downing...  Yahoo Uk And Ireland News - (07/05)