Friday, 5 June 2009

A selection of recent media reports

Italy calls for EU to share asylum burden
Italy, which has faced sharp criticism for pushing back asylum seekers, said Thursday the European Union should have a system obliging member states to share the burden by taking in...
Yahoo Uk And Ireland News (04-Jun-2009)

Sharia law 'same' as Kray's rule, says Lord Tebbit
Tory ex-Cabinet minister Lord Tebbit today compared Sharia law to the system of arbitration run by the Kray brothers in London's East End. Justice Minster Lord Bach had told peers at question time that individuals have 'the option to use religious councils or any other system of alternative dispute...
Daily Mail (04-Jun-2009)

Vote to keep out the BNP threat
The row over MPs' expenses has made politicians unpopular, but refusing to vote could help build a more racist...
Guardian Unlimited - Sport (04-Jun-2009)

AFGHANISTAN: Sharp rise in attempted illegal migration to Europe
13:41:22 GMT Source: IRIN Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's...
Reuters Foundation (04-Jun-2009)

Europe votes: Europe's heart of darkness | Antony Lerman | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
If UK politicians facing electoral revolt are tempted to ride the tiger of European populist posturing, we may all get...
Guardian.co.uk (04-Jun-2009)

LABOUR IS HEADING FOR OBLIVION AND IT WILL NOT BE MISSED
THE Government is disintegrating before our...
Daily Express (04-Jun-2009)

£4m petrol station card cloners jailed
Two men have been jailed for up to five years for a £4million credit card cloning scam at Shell petrol...
Evening Standard (04-Jun-2009)

Malta seeks EU action over immigrants
Maltas prime minister has pleaded for more help from the European Union to deal with a rising tide of illegal immigrants from north Africa, as the blocs interior ministers meet on Thursday in Luxembourg to discuss how to help those member states most exposed to immigration...
Financial Times (04-Jun-2009)

Dramatic No from Britain in the European elections could derail Lisbon treaty
The best consolation for those elected as MEPs besides the self-sustaining importance of life in the Brussels cocoon is the freedom, even unaccountability, that comes with being...
Times Online (04-Jun-2009)

Bogus college sold fake diplomas to help migrants stay in Britain
A bogus college sold thousands of post-graduate diplomas to foreign students allowing them to work in Britain, a tribunal heard. Immigration officials were alerted after the Home Office received 2,542 applications for post-study visas in just two months from Cambridge College of Learning 'graduates'.
The Mail On Sunday (04-Jun-2009)