Friday, 26 June 2009

A selection of recent media reports

47 arrests as Calais riot fears build up
FRENCH riot cops made 47 arrests yesterday following clashes with anarchists plotting to help asylum seekers smash their way into Britain.
The Sun (26-Jun-2009)

1 IN 5 UK BIRTHS IS TO A MUM FROM ABROAD
THE number of babies born in the UK to immigrant mothers shot up by almost two thirds between 2001 and 2007, according to official figures.
Daily Express (26-Jun-2009)

From the streets to the courts
A mini-pogrom in Ulster has shocked Britain.
Economist (25-Jun-2009)

WHY LABOUR HAS NO REAL DESIRE TO SORT OUT ASYLUM RACKET
THE grotesquely mismanaged asylum system created by the Labour Government is an affront to justice.
Daily Express (25-Jun-2009)

Britain could never debate the burka like France
President Sarkozy's proposed ban may be pure politicking, but it does expose a fundamental cross-Channel difference
Times Online (25-Jun-2009)

Law firm boss 'at centre of immigration scam'
A law firm manager was at the heart of a lucrative plot to con the Home Office into allowing "hundreds" of foreign nationals to settle in Britain, a court heard today.
The Independent (25-Jun-2009)

M1 man is deported to Afghanistan
A failed asylum seeker who caused chaos when he climbed up an overhead gantry over the M1 in Hertfordshire has been deported to Afghanistan. The 46-year-old Afghan man brought the motorway to a standstill on 11 June after sitting on the gantry between Bricket Wood and Hemel Hempstead.
BBC News England (25-Jun-2009)

Four in ten under-20s in London aren't white 
Four out of ten young people in London are members of ethnic minorities, it was revealed yesterday.
Daily Mail (25-Jun-2009)

Keeping control of our borders
The Home Office, specifically the Border and Immigration Agency (IBA), has had a difficult relationship with the haulage industry. Ever since it introduced its illegal £2,000 per head system of fines in 1999, the industry has been angered that it is suffering a financial penalty for effectively doing the...
Road Transport (25-Jun-2009)

Number of households in England 'to rise by four million by 2021'
URL: http://www.24dash.com Source: 24 Dash The projected number of households in England will rise by four million by 2021, figures showed today. The report by the Office for National Statistics projected a total of 25.
Society of Procurement Officers (25-Jun-2009)

Repatriation scheme to go ahead after £1m failure
A PILOT scheme to help failed asylum seekers living Glasgow to return home is to continue despite the failure of a similar project in the south of England.
The Scotsman (25-Jun-2009)

Torture? Cop was running tap
COPS accused of using "waterboarding" torture on a group of suspects did nothing more than run a tap, police sources said last night.
The Sun (25-Jun-2009)

ONE NEW HOUSEHOLD EVERY 2 MINUTES IN MIGRANT BOOM
LABOUR S immigration policies were denounced as madness yesterday after an official report highlighted how Britain s population is expected to soar.
Daily Express (25-Jun-2009)