Thursday, 17 September 2009

A selection of recent media reports

ILLEGAL MIGRANT EMPLOYED BY GOVERNMENT S TOP LAW OFFICER
A CABINET minister was left red- faced last night after claims that she hired an illegal immigrant to work at her home.
Daily Express (17-Sep-2009)

CALAIS JUNGLE CAMP TO SHUT
THE migrant camp at Calais known as The Jungle is to be closed, France said last night.
Daily Express (17-Sep-2009)

Attorney General 'hired illegal immigrant'
A member of the Attorney General's staff has been sacked amid allegations she was an illegal immigrant. The woman, Loloahi Tapui, from Tonga, worked as a cleaner at Baroness Scotland's family home in west London.
The Independent (17-Sep-2009)

Minister cleaner is illegal
THE Government's most senior law officer faced humiliation last night amid claims she employed an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper.
The Sun (17-Sep-2009)

Baroness Scotland may have been caught out by her own law
The Attorney General's employment of an illegal immigrant highlights the grave inadequacies of the system over which she has presided as a Home Office minister and Britain's top law officer.
Daily Mail (16-Sep-2009)

Illegal workers: You have been warned
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Building (16-Sep-2009)

Comment: The barriers to multiculturalism
Opinion polls regularly show 80 per cent of the population concerned about immigration. Migration Watch warns Britain s population is set to rise to 70 million by 2028.
Religious Intelligence (16-Sep-2009)

How not to beat the BNP!
A critique of the EHCR report on social housing allocation. By Professor Mervyn Stone, Dept of Statistical Science, UCL
CIVITAS (16-Sep-2009)

Rules spark doctor crisis
HOSPITALS and clinics face serious delays in recruiting doctors because of new immigration rules affecting those from outside the European Union. Thats the claim of Plaid Cymru AM Leanne Wood who says Welsh NHS Trusts including Cwm Taf have up to 25 per cent vacancies in some key specialities with some..
Wales Online (16-Sep-2009)

Women arrested in 'sham marriages' raids
Four Jamaican women have been arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of taking part in sham marriages. Police officers and immigration officials carried out dawn raids on 10 addresses in Birmingham and one in Wolverhampton.
The Scotsman (16-Sep-2009)

Unions fear far-right advance in downturn
Unions used their annual conference here this week to underline the threat posed by the far-right, amid signs the economic crisis has fuelled growing support for ultra-nationalists.
Yahoo Uk And Ireland News (16-Sep-2009)

Australia stops 'asylum' vessel
An Australian navy ship has intercepted a boat carrying nearly 60 suspected asylum seekers - the fourth such incident in less than two weeks. The boat was stopped some 420km (265 miles) north of Broome in Western Australia, officials said.
BBC News (16-Sep-2009)

BNP BEG: SHOW US HOW TO KILL
THE BNP has tried to hire a martial arts expert to train its members in deadly close combat fighting. The far-right party approached former US Navy Seal Tim Larkin to teach ultimate violence including how to kill with a single punch.
Daily Star (15-Sep-2009)

There are lies, damned lies and statistics about the housing queue
Rod Liddle says that the Equality and Human Rights Commission has been well led by Trevor Phillips all the more reason to play straight with figures about the treatment of immigrant applicants for housing There was a report out recently which said that men who marry much younger women tend to live rather...
The Spectator (15-Sep-2009)

Migrant IT worker rules 'still not tough enough'
The state s tightening of immigration rules to stop skilled workers from outside the European Union taking jobs in Britain does not go far enough, an IT staffing body is warning.
Contractor UK (15-Sep-2009)

Welcome to my new blog
Ive always rather liked the idea of blogging, as it seems from the available evidence to be motivated by two qualities I have a lot of time for: narcissism and spite.
The Spectator (14-Sep-2009)

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)