Wednesday, 17 February 2010


A selection of recent media reports

COUNCILS REVEAL THE HOME TRUTHS ABOUT IMMIGRATION
FIRST of all the Government said that immigrants from the expanded EU wouldn t come in large...
Daily Express (17-Feb-2010)

Migration watch
In reflecting on Ian Jack's column (13 February) and Radio 4's recent Analysis programme with David Goodhart it seems two fundamental mistakes are being stated as fact: first, that the Labour cabinet from 1997 onwards did not discuss immigration; and second, that special advisers and officials took the...
Guardian Unlimited - G2 (17-Feb-2010)

Children's Commissioner slams detention centre
Conditions in an immigration detention centre have been criticised in a report by the Children's...
Yahoo Uk And Ireland News (17-Feb-2010)

WE JUST CANT COPE WITH IMMIGRATION BOOM SAY COUNCILS
BRITAINS cash-strapped councils sent out a stark message yesterday that they are struggling to cope with the impact of high immigration.
Sunday Express (17-Feb-2010)

Failed asylum seekers arrested at takeaway
TWO illegal immigrants have been arrested after a raid on a Chinese takeaway. Officers from the UK Border Agency struck at the New Lai Wah Chinese Takeaway, in High Street,...
The Sentinel (16-Feb-2010)

Britain's immigration boom is stretching schools and hospitals to breaking point, council chiefs warn
Town hall chiefs in areas whose populations swelled during a decade of immigrant influx say they are now struggling to cope with financial demands placed on their...
Daily Mail (16-Feb-2010)

Bernard Dineen: Labour's secret ploy that changed Britain
UNTIL now, we have assumed that the surge of immigrants through Britain's uncontrolled borders was caused by Labour's usual incompetence. Now we find that it was deliberate. There was a secret policy to encourage mass immigration for political ends. 
YorkshirePost (16-Feb-2010)

Council warnings over migrant numbers
Three councils at the centre of a row over immigration statistics have warned local services are under severe strain because ministers mistakenly believe numbers have...
LocalGov.co.uk (16-Feb-2010)

Is Britain full?
The Times questions the experts on the potent issues of population and...
Times Online (16-Feb-2010)

LABOUR: WE LL MAKE MIGRANTS LEARN ENGLISH
IMMIGRANTS must accept the core values of Britain including the ability to speak English, Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy said...
UK Express (16-Feb-2010)

Met Police arrest 25 in crackdown on foreign coaches
Police have made 25 arrests during a three-day operation targeting foreign coaches arriving at the Green Line coach station in south-west...
BBC News London (16-Feb-2010)