Wednesday, 18 November 2009

A selection of recent media reports

Sir Andrew Green: The Government's Points Based immigration system is a potential disaster
Ministers have perfected a patter when talking about immigration. Were sorry weve made mistakes, but were now getting it under control with our new, tough, Australian-style Points Based System, they say.
Conservative Home Blog Platform (18-Nov-2009)

This man married his OWN daughter so she would be allowed to stay in Britain - and the Home Office knows about it
A Nigerian Home Office worker 'married' his own daughter to get her a British visa, the Daily Mail can reveal.
Daily Mail (18-Nov-2009)

Poll for EDF Energy finds growing support for nuclear new-build
Energy security has slipped down the list of challenges facing the UK, according to new research from EDF Energy. In an annual YouGov poll of over 4,000 people for the company, 59 per cent of people named energy as a challenge facing government, compared to 72 per cent the previous...
UTILITY WEEK (18-Nov-2009)

GORD GETS NO BETTER
IT'S the final countdown Gordon Brown s shambolic reign is nearing the end with only a few months left before he must call an election. Today he sets out his final programme of new laws and policies in the Queen s...
Daily Star (18-Nov-2009)

BRITAIN'S SOFT-TOUCH STATUS IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER
THIS country s reputation across the world for being the softest of all soft touches when it comes to asylum claims is putting the nation in grave...
Daily Express (18-Nov-2009)

Scot arrested over people-trafficking ring
FIVE men have been arrested in Scotland and England as part of an investigation into an international criminal network suspected of smuggling illegal immigrants into...
The Scotsman (18-Nov-2009)

AFGHAN 'CONVERT' WINS RIGHT TO STAY IN BRITAIN
AN Afghan asylum seeker who arrived in the UK aboard a hijacked jet has won the right to stay in the country after converting to Christianity arguing he could be executed because of his new religion if he returned...
UK Express (18-Nov-2009)

Man admits 'sham marriage' plot
A 22-year-old man has admitted trying to "sell" his sister into a sham marriage for £8,000 in a plot to help Chinese immigrants to stay in the UK. Michael Wright, 22, from Wiltshire, pleaded guilty to immigration and perjury...
BBC News England (17-Nov-2009)

Stockport man arrested as people smuggling ring smashed
A MAN from Stockport has been arrested as part of a huge investigation into people smuggling. The 24-year-old, from Edgeley, was one of five men arrested in the UK by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) after a probe into an international crime network suspected of trafficking thousands of illegal...
Manchester Evening News (17-Nov-2009)

Suspected labour trafficker arrested in Black Country
Officers from the UK Border Agency and Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) swooped at 0600 on a house in Brierley Hill on Wednesday 11 November. The intelligence-led operation resulted in the arrest of a Romanian man who has been accused of arranging for foreign nationals to work for low pay in the...
M2 (17-Nov-2009)

Potential fines of GBP50,000 for two Ipswich businesses
Two Ipswich takeaways are facing potentially heavy fines after the UK Border Agency caught them employing illegal workers. The UK Border Agency works with employers so they understand the rules, but businesses have a clear responsibility to carry out the right checks before taking on migrant...
M2 (17-Nov-2009)

Sales of Polish food increase 15% as workers return to the UK to find jobs
Demand for Polish food in Britain has risen 15 per cent compared to a year ago, suggesting that the Poles are coming back. Tesco has found that sales of its own range of Polish delicacies have begun to rise again following sharp annual falls last year and in early...
Daily Mail (17-Nov-2009)