Friday 27 November 2009

A selection of recent media reports

UKIP to target Islamic fundamentalism with leadership election
The UK Independence Party is set to head in a fresh direction, fighting radical Islam, with the election today of a replacement for Nigel Farage as its national...
Times Online (27-Nov-2009)

East Europeans forced by recession to return home from Britain
The number of Eastern Europeans returning home from Britain more than doubled last year, pushing emigration to a record level. At the same time, the number of new arrivals increased to almost 600,000, according to official figures published...
Times Online (27-Nov-2009)

Labour's 3million migrants
THREE million immigrants have come to Britain during 12 years of Labour rule, shock figures revealed yesterday. The statistics show that as asylum seekers and others flood in, skilled East European workers like Poles are...
Online Sun (27-Nov-2009)

BRITS DEMAND IMMIGRATION BE SLASHED BY 70%
SEVEN out of 10 Brits want to see immigration slashed substantially . Most say the numbers should be capped at 50,000 a year to stop Britain being...
Daily Star (27-Nov-2009)

TRUE VOICE OF BRITAIN
ENOUGH is enough. Seven in 10 Brits now think we are taking in far too many immigrants. They want the Government to curb our shambolic open-door policy, according to Migrationwatch.
Daily Star (27-Nov-2009)

IMMIGRATION: 590,000 NEW ARRIVALS IN BRITAIN A YEAR
IMMIGRATION is continuing to rocket by more than half a million new arrivals every year, official figures revealed...
Sunday Express (27-Nov-2009)

IMMIGRATION AND HEALTH TOURISM PUTS PRESSURE ON CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER NHS HOSPITAL
IMMENSE pressure is being put on just one NHS hospital from immigration and health...
Sunday Express (27-Nov-2009)

Is this birth map proof of 'health tourism'?
A map showing the diverse nationalities of new mothers in UK hospitals has triggered a fresh debate over so-called "health tourism". The Mail online is reporting details of the "birth map", which shows the wide range of nationalities of new mothers getting treatment at a London...
Channel 4 News (26-Nov-2009)

Mapping out the strain on your NHS: 243 sick babies treated in one London hospital ward.... and just 18 mothers come fro..
Countless red dots scattered across the world map on the wall of a NHS hospital reveal the story of the changing face of Britain. 
Daily Mail (26-Nov-2009)

French film about illegal immigrant trying to enter Britain wins top EU award
A French film about an illegal migrant who tries to swim across the Channel from Calais to Britain has won a top EU award for its celebration of 'integration' in...
Daily Mail (26-Nov-2009)

BAILING ON BRITAIN: PEOPLE LEAVING UK HITS RECORD HIGH
THE number of people leaving Britain hit a record high last year - driven by Eastern European workers returning home, figures revealed...
Sunday Express (26-Nov-2009)

Immigration and asylum statistics released
Immigration statistics covering quarter three of 2009 have been released by the Home Office today. This range of statistics covers asylum applications, total removals for those illegally in the UK and migration from Eastern Europe for the period July to September of this...
Home Office Press Office (26-Nov-2009)

Record numbers leaving UK but half a million migrants still arriving each year
A record number of people left the UK last year amid the recession, but almost 700 foreign migrants were still added to the population every...
Telegraph.co.uk (26-Nov-2009)

Record number of people leave Britain as Poles go home - but number of new arrivals still rises
Comments (0) Add to My Stories The number of people leaving the country hit a record high last year - driven by Eastern European workers returning home, figures revealed...
The Mail On Sunday (26-Nov-2009)

Immigrants defy recession with 590,000 new arrivals in a year
Immigration is continuing to rise despite the economic downturn with more than half a million people moving to Britain last year, a report revealed...
Evening Standard (26-Nov-2009)

Number of people leaving UK hits record high
Number of people leaving UK hits record high Other Communities stories Everton 'considering ground-share option with Liverpool' after stadium plans rejected Staffordshire Hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure valued at...
24Dash.com (26-Nov-2009)

Immigration Statistics: Population on Track to Hit 70 Million
Commenting on immigration statistics for 2008, which show the UK is on track for 3 million immigrants since 1997, the Co-Chairmen of the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration, Frank Field MP and Nicholas Soames MP, said: Today's figures reveal that the 30% drop in net immigration in 2008 was almost entirely due to a fall in net migration from Eastern Europe. 
Balanced Migration (26-Nov-2009)

Military-style drones set to patrol coastline to spot drug smugglers and illegal immigrants
Unmanned military-style drones like those used by British troops in Afghanistan could soon be used to help combat illegal immigration and drug smugglers along Britain's...
Daily Mail (26-Nov-2009)

Rise in immigrants coming to UK, ONS data shows
Immigration to the UK continued to rise last year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). About 590,000 people came to live in Britain in 2008, compared with 574,000 the year before, figures...
BBC News (26-Nov-2009)

France 'national identity' debate
The French government is asking the nation what it means to be French, in what is being billed as a "Great Debate" against a backdrop of ethnic...
Channel 4 News (26-Nov-2009)