Wednesday, 4 November 2009

A selection of recent media reports

Labour made mistakes over immigration, Alan Johnson admits
...The Home Secretary, admitted today that the Labour Government has made mistakes over immigration policy in his first speech on the issue. 
The Daily Telegraph (03-Nov-2009)

Migration Watch welcome government admission on immigration
The Home Secretarys admission that the Government mishandled immigration comes too late according to a migration pressure group. Migration watch is welcoming Alan Johnsons admission some parts of the country have been disproportionately affected and said his predecessors had ignored backlog...
Sunrise Radio (03-Nov-2009)

Some citizens are more equal than others
In response to the perceived threat of terrorism and lack of social cohesion in an increasingly multicultural society, the government has been redesigning the process for integrating immigrants into British...
Publicservice.co.uk (03-Nov-2009)

I'm an illegal worker, can I reclaim NI payments?
I have been working in the UK illegally for the past 10 years and have been paying National Insurance using a fake NI number. I have been granted permission to stay and I now have a proper NI...
This is Money (03-Nov-2009)

Ministry of Justice's own recruitment system fails to spot an illegal immigrant
The Ministry of Justice has been employing illegal immigrants as civil...
HR Magazine (03-Nov-2009)

Group 4 prevails in battle over Victorian riot law
The UK s largest security firm, Group 4 Securicor (G4S), can use a law dating from 1886 to sue Bedfordshire Police Authority for £32m, the Court of Appeal has...
Solicitors Journal (03-Nov-2009)

Asylum seeker influx could put up council tax, warns Croydon councillor
Council tax may have to rise to cope with the rise in the number of asylum seekers if Government funds are not forthcoming, a senior Croydon councillor has...
Croydon Guardian (03-Nov-2009)

Met denies MP probe 'trick' claim
Scotland Yard has vowed to fight claims a senior officer "tricked" a Commons official into allowing the controversial search of an MP's Parliamentary...
Channel 4 News (03-Nov-2009)

Read this and weep ' righetous ' ?
leg Irons Journal An immigrant is for life, not just for Winterval. 3rd Nov, 2009 at 1:26 AM As Labour have recently admitted, their unlimited and unmonitored immigration policy, coupled with the provision of any and all benefits to those immigrants who don't want to integrate or work...
Daily Express (03-Nov-2009)

'I do not lie awake at night worrying about a population of 70million.' Mrmandroit Johnson in July
Sir Andrew Green, chairman of Migrationwatch, said: 'This apology is three million immigrants too late. mandroit, he really is a pathetic attempt to appease the masses .
Daily Express (03-Nov-2009)

Alan Johnson: We got it wrong on immigration
Home Secretary Alan Johnson's admission that the Government had made mistakes over immigration policy was described by one of his recent predecessors as an "honest appraisal".
Evening Standard (03-Nov-2009)

MET DENIES MP PROBE 'TRICK' CLAIM
Scotland Yard has vowed to fight claims a senior officer "tricked" a Commons official into allowing the controversial search of an MP's Parliamentary...
Daily Express (03-Nov-2009)

We got it wrong on immigration, says Johnson
The Home Secretary admitted yesterday the Government had made serious mistakes over immigration and in the aftermath of the 7 July bombings. Alan Johnson confessed Labour had been "maladroit" in its handling of immigration and accepted ministers had ignored for "far too long" the problems that..
The Independent (03-Nov-2009)

Alan Johnson gets pat on the back for honest appraisal of immigration
Alan Johnson coupled his admission yesterday of having done too little to tackle Britains immigration crisis with criticism for some of his predecessors for having ignored the...
Times Online (03-Nov-2009)

Minister admits immigration mistakes
HOME Secretary Alan Johnson admitted yesterday that the government had made mistakes over immigration policy. In his first speech on the topic, Mr Johnson said Labour had been "maladroit" in its handling of the...
The Scotsman (03-Nov-2009)

Well keep a welcome rings false for asylum seekers
Research published today suggests many asylum seekers in Wales have suffered shocking racial abuse, and a huge proportion cant find jobs proving Wales is not as welcoming as many would like to believe, writes Dr Heaven Crawley WALES likes to think of itself as a tolerant country, as a country...
Wales Online (02-Nov-2009)

NEWS DIGEST: 2ND NOVEMBER 2009
01. Official: UK population to hit 70 million by 2029 02. Former adviser reveals secret government immigration 03. Governments extra housing would meet immigrants demand in a week 04. Pressure on primary school places immigration fuelling demand 05. ippr report on re-migration 06. Government consults on new Points Based System for citizenship 07. Government finally limits jobs for foreign workers 
Balanced Migration (02-Nov-2009)

Government has made mistakes in handling of immigration, admits Alan Johnson
Home Secretary Alan Johnson admitted today that the Government had made mistakes over immigration policy. In his first speech on the topic, Mr Johnson said Labour had been 'maladroit' in its handling of the...
Daily Mail (02-Nov-2009)

Points-based immigration system for foreign students easy to manipulate says whistleblower on 5 Live's Donal MacIntyre p..
... Date: 01.11.2009 Category: 5 Live Students admitted after numerous refusals Checks in home countries inadequate "Colleges" complicit in scam In an interview on BBC Radio 5 Live's Donal MacIntyre programme this Sunday 1 November,...
Sourcews World (02-Nov-2009)

Ex-Speaker to face MPs over Green arrest
Former Speaker Michael Martin is set to face questions from senior MPs over the arrest of Conservative MPs Damian Green last year. Metropolitan police officers did not have a warrant to search Mr Green's parliamentary office in November 2008 but had been permitted to do so by parliamentary authorities, who..
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