Thursday, 24 September 2009

A selection of recent media reports

Government aide resigns over Baroness
A MINISTERIAL aide stormed out of the Government yesterday in protest at Gordon Brown's failure to axe Baroness Scotland.
The Sun (24-Sep-2009)

'ALL COLOURS AND CREEDS ARE BACKING EDL CRUSADE'
THE English Defence League last night claimed it had been swamped with messages of support from all races. And the masked men also said followers of Islam had contacted the EDL after the group produced a video proclaiming it is anti-fascist .
Daily Star (24-Sep-2009)

JUNGLE MIGRANTS SET UP SIX NEW CAMPS
CUNNING migrants set up new camps in Calais yesterday just 24 hours after their Jungle shanty town was demolished. They stuck two fingers up to the French authorities with at least six makeshift sites appearing overnight.
Daily Star (24-Sep-2009)

Matthew Norman: The perfect New Labour scandal
It's as an unwitting yet talented seamstress that I'll remember Baroness...
The Independent (24-Sep-2009)

Last resort: When schools are forced into makeshift classrooms
A spike in population has led to a shortage of pupil places and classroom space. One council has even resorted to holding lessons in a hired hall.
The Independent (24-Sep-2009)

Pressure mounts on Baroness Scotland
Attorney General Baroness Scotland is under renewed pressure to resign over her breach of immigration law, after the resignation in protest of an aide in her own department.
Channel 4 News (23-Sep-2009)

What the hells happened to Loloahi?
So, where the hell is Loloahi Tapui, the Tongan maid hired illegally by our Attorney General? She seems to have gone to ground perhaps she has found alternative employment with one of the Milibands, or is secreted away in one of Jacqui Smith s homes, maybe with her feet up watching a porno dvd.
The Spectator (23-Sep-2009)

Pressure mounts on Attorney General
Attorney General Baroness Scotland is under growing pressure after a ministerial aide quit over her breach of immigration law. Sources confirmed that Labour MP Stephen Hesford, parliamentary aide to the Government law officers, has stepped down.
Staines News.co.uk (23-Sep-2009)

Attorney General's aide resigns over housekeeper row
Baroness Scotland of Asthal was under growing pressure today to resign as Attorney General after one of her aides quit over her breach of immigration law.
Times Online (23-Sep-2009)

New squalid migrant camp pops up in Calais hours after the Jungle is razed
Squalid camps next to the derelict Hoverport in Calais are in danger of mushrooming into a new Jungle full of Britain-bound illegal migrants, it was claimed today.
Daily Mail (23-Sep-2009)

The Calais 'jungle' has been cleared - but this tide of despair has only just begun 
The desperate scenes at the Calais 'Jungle' have shone a grim light on Britain's immigration problem. But the ineffective policies and porous borders of the EU mean that much worse is to come, says Philip Johnston. 
Daily Telegraph (23-Sep-2009)

BARONESS SCOTLAND AT BAY
UNTIL yesterday it might have been possible to feel some compassion for Baroness Scotland.
Daily Express (23-Sep-2009)

Cut in ports policing 'could let gangs in'
SCOTLAND could be open to organised criminal gangs, drug smugglers and illegal immigration if plans to slash policing in west-coast ports goes ahead, ministers have been warned.
News.Scotsman.com (23-Sep-2009)

LET'S COPY THE JUNGLE
Gordon Brown should take some French lessons. France s authorities said they would erase the Jungle refugee camp in Calais. And yesterday that is exactly what they did.
Daily Star (23-Sep-2009)

KEEP OUT, BRITAIN IS FULL UP
BRITAIN must not take in any of the migrants massing in France because the country is full, it was claimed last night.
Daily Express (23-Sep-2009)

Shes just Scot to go
MINISTERS last night blasted Gordon Brown's failure to sack Baroness Scotland - as she compared her £5,000 fine to not paying the congestion charge.
The Sun (23-Sep-2009)

ANGER AS LAW CHIEF SHRUGS OFF FINE OVER ILLEGAL WORKER
GORDON Brown was facing intense new questions over his judgment last night after the Attorney General dismissed her employment of an illegal immigrant as a technical error .
Daily Express (23-Sep-2009)