Tuesday, 24 November 2009

A selection of recent media reports

£3.4M TO KICK OUT FOREIGN CROOKS
TAXPAYERS are facing a bill of more than £3.4million a year for bribing foreign murderers, rapists and other criminals to go home, official figures revealed...
Daily Express (24-Nov-2009)

Who comes to the UK and where do Britons go?
The International Passenger Survey measures the comings and goings at Britain's ports and airports. Spain remains the most popular destination for UK visitors, but do they reciprocate? And is the financial crisis having a serious effect on UK travel? Get the...
Guardian.co.uk (23-Nov-2009)

Germany to draw up 'values contract' for new immigrants
Germany is drawing up a new contract to bind new immigrants to the country's values, officials say. Newcomers should learn German and uphold values such as freedom of speech and sexual equality, said Commissioner for Immigration Maria...
BBC News (23-Nov-2009)

Turning off economic life support would be fatal, Gordon Brown tells CBI
Prime minister warns Britain should be careful not to withdraw its support for the economy too...
Guardian.co.uk (23-Nov-2009)

Foreign criminals given £5000
The government offers a £5000 'incentive' for foreign criminals to return home who have no right to be in Britain to...
Politics.co.uk (23-Nov-2009)

Tories are wrong on Human Rights Act
Any attempt by a Tory government to repeal the HRA would harm Britain's relationship with Europe, leaving us out in the...
Guardian.co.uk (23-Nov-2009)

NEVER FORGET HOW MUCH HARM LABOUR HAS DONE
CONVENTIONAL wisdom has it that when it comes to the crunch voters always favour the party which they believe will do the most for the...
Daily Express (23-Nov-2009)

Caroline Spelman: You Ask The Questions
The MP for Meriden and shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary answers your questions, such as 'Aren't you just a one-man band?' and 'Would you do deals with the Lib...
The Independent (23-Nov-2009)

Cynicism, cheap stunts and why voters still don't trust the Tories
As if some hidden hand is mischievously shaking a giant kaleidoscope, the political landscape in Britain has shifted once again. Until very recently Gordon Brown was on the ropes, drowning, a dead Prime Minister...
Daily Mail (23-Nov-2009)

Student visa numbers soar after new rules take effect
Donal MacIntyre show, BBC Radio 5 live Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. One immigration officer filmed lengthy immigration queues at Heathrow The number of students entering the UK from India and Bangladesh has risen sharply since a new visa system began, the BBC.
BBC News (22-Nov-2009)

That Queens speech in full . . . plus a truthful translation
As usual, the Queens speech was greeted with politically motivated derision by the opposition parties, who claimed that it was nothing more than a list of vague and unattainable aspirations that the government would not have time even to get started on before being voted out of office next...
Times Online (22-Nov-2009)