Tuesday, 15 September 2009

A selection of recent media reports

France's hardline immigration minister Eric Besson calls for 'debased' burkha to be banned
France's hardline immigration minister has launched a fresh demand to ban the burkha - decribed by president Nicolas Sarkozy a sign of 'subservience and debasement'.
Daily Mail (14-Sep-2009)

If children are taught that patriotism is wrong, Britain's very identity is at stake
One of the most startling aspects of our society at present is the way things that were once considered to be virtues have now become the object of intense disapproval, and vice versa.
Daily Mail (13-Sep-2009)

Norway's 'Thatcher' eyes poll chance
She casts herself as the Margaret Thatcher of Norwegian politics, intent on overhauling the country's big-government welfare system and tightening its borders against immigration.
Financial Times (13-Sep-2009)

The spirit of Southall led me to Harrow
I'm not going to protect brown fascists from white fascists.
Guardian Unlimited - Comment is Free (13-Sep-2009)

France dumps controversial plan to DNA test all new arrivals into the country
France's immigration minister today dramatically scrapped a scheme which would have allowed DNA testing of all new arrivals, because it was 'damaging' his country's image.
Daily Mail (13-Sep-2009)

Plan to take in 200 refugees by end of year
They government has given political asylum to 75 Congolese who were living in a refugee camp in Tanzania. The Department of Justice has also granted residency to 82 refugees from Burma, who fled from the countrys civil war to camps in neighbouring Thailand.
Times Online (13-Sep-2009)

Asylum seeker 'faces death penalty'
A campaign group has warned that a failed Afghan asylum seeker who has renounced Islam could face the death penalty if deported from the UK. The British Humanist Association (BHA) warned Hussain Muradi, 24, who had been living in Kent, could be killed if sent back to Afghanistan.
Channel 4 News (13-Sep-2009)

OPEN-DOOR IMMIGRATION IS FUELLING RACE HATE BRIGADE
TO PRESUME that the violent activities of the self-styled English Defence League represent the return of fascist politics to the streets of Britain would be a grave mistake.
Daily Express (13-Sep-2009)

SNP in immigration battle
THE SNP government is preparing for a battle with Westminster over immigration, claiming that a new points-based system for would-be citizens is acting "against Scotland's interests".
Scotland on Sunday (13-Sep-2009)

More suspected asylum-seekers picked up near Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian naval ship intercepted a second boat carrying dozens of suspected asylum-seekers off the northern coast hours after boarding another vessel in the area, a minister said.
Tiscali News (13-Sep-2009)

Leading article: Hatreds that need exposing
The street violence outside a new mosque in Harrow last week was the worst in a recent series of running battles provoked by right-wing groups. The immediate cause of the fighting, which has flared up in several British cities in recent weeks, has been aggressive demonstrations by groups called "Stop the...
The Independent (13-Sep-2009)

Jihad: The Somalia connection
Numbers of young Britons heading for war-torn African country have...
The Independent (13-Sep-2009)

Little Hitlers
Encouraged by Silvio Berlusconi, groups of far-right vigilantes are patrolling the streets of Italy, awakening fears of a return to...
Times Online (12-Sep-2009)