Monday, 7 September 2009

A selection of recent media reports

Immigration fuels need for hundreds more primary schools
New research published today shows the impact that immigration is having on our society and public services. By 2013, an extra 96,000 primary school places will be needed in England and Wales - the equivalent of nearly 500 extra primary schools of 200 pupils each . 
Balanced Migration (07-Sep-2009)

Should the UK stop trying to control immigration?
Migrationwatch Chairman, Sir Andrew Green, will be one of the panellists on BBC Radio 4 'Iconoclasts' programmes on Wednesday, 9 September at 8.02 pm.
Migration Watch UK (07-Sep-2009)

Immigrant baby boom costs £1bn 
Immigrant baby boom costs à £1bn Building new schools for the "immigrant baby boom" could cost more than à £1 billion, researchers found. More than 50,000 extra places will be needed at primary schools for the children of parents born outside the UK.
PA Group (07-Sep-2009)

£1bn migrants bill
NEARLY 300 new schools are needed to house an explosion of 67,000 immigrant primary pupils, it emerged last night.
The Sun (07-Sep-2009)

250 extra primary schools 'needed for migrants'
More than 250 primary schools will have to be built over the next four years to provide places for the children of migrants, an MPs' pressure group said yesterday.
Daily Mail (07-Sep-2009)

Foreign killer pledge 'a sham'
A pledge to deport foreign criminals has been denounced as "a sham" by the Tories, after they learned three convicted murderers remained in the UK.
BBC News Berkshire (07-Sep-2009)

SYSTEM CAN T COPE WITH THE INFLUX OF IMMIGRANTS
Enthusiasts for mass immigration like to trumpet the supposed economic benefits of the unceasing influx of foreigners to our shores. We are told that migrants boost our prosperity, increase tax revenues and maintain public services.
Daily Express (07-Sep-2009)

£25M POLICE TRANSLATION BILL
POLICE in England and Wales spent more than £25million on translations in dealing with foreign nationals last year enough to pay for more than 650 officers.
Daily Express (07-Sep-2009)

£1bn school cost of the migrant baby boomers 
Britain's 'immigrant baby boom' requires £1billion-worth of new schools, according to a new report by MPs. As many as 270 new primary schools and 50,000 extra places will be needed in five years time, the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration said.
Metro (06-Sep-2009)

Silence is purposeless | Peter Preston | Comment is free | The Guardian
20.00 BST Now, which debate would you like? Gordon versus David versus young Nick? Alex versus the rest of Scotland? Or Old Nick (Griffin) versus the massed ranks of mainstream Question Time? In fact, those three debates for Westminster power, for Edinburgh hegemony and for freedom from fear down the...
Guardian Unlimited - The Observer (06-Sep-2009)