Wednesday, 16 December 2009

A selection of recent media reports

Swedish Minister Cecilia Malmström Nominated EU Commissioner for Home Affairs
- I am proud to be entrusted with some of the toughest challenges facing the European Union. For me as a liberal, it will be an honour to lead the Union's fight against cross-border crime and human trafficking, and to put in place a common asylum policy while also creating ways for legal migration to..
eGov Monitor (15-Dec-2009)

Eight held in curry house raid
PAMELA WELSH EIGHT men have been arrested over allegations of illegal working at a restaurant in Rusholme. Immigration officers swooped on Lal Qila Restaurant and Takeaway as part of a Manchester-wide...
Manchester Evening News (15-Dec-2009)

Muslims, beyond the headlines
The Open Society Institute's report on Muslims in Europe paints a picture that we're not used to seeing in the...
Guardian.co.uk (15-Dec-2009)

Action to stop homeless living in luxury
Moves to stop homeless families being housed in luxury accommodation have been announced by the...
Lgc Plus (15-Dec-2009)

Primary schools: battle of the 'bulge'
A shortage of primary school places in a London borough is jeopardising the future schooling of local...
Education Guardian (15-Dec-2009)

Brown attacked for not scrapping asylum policy that leaves hundreds of children behind bars at Christmas
Gordon Brown has been accused of moral cowardice for failing to scrap a controversial asylum policy that will see hundreds of innocent children spend Christmas behind...
Daily Mail (14-Dec-2009)

Nativity scene with black Holy Family causes storm in Italian town that launched 'White Christmas' drive
A nativity scene featuring a dark-skinned Jesus, Mary and Joseph has caused a storm after going on display in a Verona courthouse. The nativity's appearance coincides with the right-wing Northern League's controversial operation 'White Christmas', a two-month sweep ending on Christmas Day to ferret out...
Daily Mail (14-Dec-2009)