Monday, 16 November 2009

A selection of recent media reports

Fake payslips bought on the web at the centre of mortgage fraud racket worth millions
All it took was a few clicks of the mouse and a payment of £35 for an Observer reporter to obtain a counterfeit payslip over the internet which would allow her to commit mortgage fraud worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Observer (15-Nov-2009)

Killer childminder was paid to go back to home country
AN IMMIGRANT childminder who killed a toddler in her care was given £4,500 to return to Malaysia after she was released from prison, it was revealed...
Manchester Evening News (15-Nov-2009)

Griffin to contest Barking seat
BNP leader Nick Griffin has said he is going to stand in the Westminster constituency of Barking, east London, in the next general election. In June, the party won its first two seats in the European...
BBC News (15-Nov-2009)

WHY MR BROWN'S CONDOLENCE LETTER WAS JUST AN EMPTY GESTURE
IT WAS what popular philosopher Malcolm Gladwell calls a tipping point : the moment when public opinion about something or someone suddenly flips over and becomes almost the opposite of what it was...
Daily Express (15-Nov-2009)

KILLER CHILDMINDER PAID TO GO HOME
An immigrant childminder who killed a toddler in her care was given £4,500 to return to Malaysia after she was released from prison. Agnes Wong, 29, was convicted of the manslaughter of 17-month-old Hugo Wang at Manchester Crown Court in January last...
Daily Star (15-Nov-2009)

Irish government to pay immigrants to go home
Recession-crippled Republic offers cash to non-EU nationals who agree to leave...
Guardian.co.uk (15-Nov-2009)

Anti-immigrant Italians find a new foe: food from abroad
Kebab shops come under attack as the Northern League demands bans on foreign...
Guardian.co.uk (15-Nov-2009)

Labours heartland wont be fooled on immigration again
There is something a little pitiful watching Gordon Brown tell the country how worried he is about immigration, and how it must not be a taboo issue. Like watching a paralytic drunk explaining in slurred tones how he will never touch another drop, and all the while you can smell the paint-stripper on..
Times Online (15-Nov-2009)