Monday 6 July 2009

A selection of recent media reports

Migrants are going to Britain, come hell or high water
Gazing across the Channel in the direction of the white cliffs of Dover, Amir Gul stood on Calais beach and imagined himself on the other side - and living the dream that has brought him 3,500 miles from Afghanistan
Daily Telegraph (05-Jul-2009)

Brown's policy of 'local homes for local people' may be illegal
Labour's attempts to battle perceptions over its housing policy are flawed according to...
U TV (05-Jul-2009)

Labour relaunch is already sinking
Though no one could blame you for missing it, the government had a relaunch last week with the publication of a 126-page prospectus called Building Britains Future.
Times Online (04-Jul-2009)

Sharia law UK: Mail on Sunday gets exclusive access to a British Muslim court
In a shabby converted sweetshop in Leyton, East London, a group of burka-clad Muslim women sit in a waiting room. They have an appointment with Dr Suhaib Hasan at his twice-weekly surgery.
Daily Mail (04-Jul-2009)

Visa checks 'inadequate' - Tories
Officials are spending an average of just 11 minutes checking visa applications from Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Tories have claimed. The introduction of a new system for handling visas means only 11 entry clearance officers have processed more than 66,000 requests over seven months amounting to 43...
Guardian.co.uk (04-Jul-2009)

VISA CHECKS 'INADEQUATE' - TORIES
Officials are spending an average of just 11 minutes checking visa applications from Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Tories have claimed.
Daily Express (04-Jul-2009)

BNP attacks MP's bid to help Indian widow return to Scotland
POLITICAL EDITOR AN SNP MP has come under attack from the British National Party, after calling for the UK's immigration rules to be relaxed so that an Indian woman can return to Scotland.
News.Scotsman.com (04-Jul-2009)