Wednesday, 24 March 2010

A selection of recent media reports

Angry anglers blame Eastern European migrants for dramatic decline in city river's fish stocks
Angry anglers today condemned immigrants for the 'rape and pillage' of a city's river as they prey on fish and swans for food. 
Daily Mail (23-Mar-2010)

New Centre Opens To Combat Border Crime
The latest weapon in the fight against illegal migration through Calais was officially opened today by Border and Immigration Minister Phil Woolas and Eric Besson French Minister for Immigration.
eGov Monitor (23-Mar-2010)

ROMANIANS STEAL MAN'S HOME
THE impact of Britain s open-border policy on immigration was laid bare yesterday when it emerged how Romanian squatters moved into a man s home while he was at work and attempted to claim it as their...
Daily Express (23-Mar-2010)

MPs slam Sir Gus O'Donnell for 'hyperbole' over Home Office leaks row
A senior group of MPs condemned Britain's top civil servant today for 'hyperbole' and bad judgment over the Home Office leaks row. The cross-party Committee on the Issue of Privilege said Sir Gus O'Donnell had been wrong to suggest the leaked material damaged national...
Daily Mail (22-Mar-2010)

Jon Snow's snapshot of 'Changing Britain'
Changing Britain: Two days before a budget that will be the opening shot of this year's general election campaign, Jon Snow visits Hull to assess what impact the recession has had on...
Channel 4 News (22-Mar-2010)

Treatment of foreign nationals to be reviewed
By Norma Beavers GPs may soon treat fewer foreign nationals who are visitors to the UK and the NHS could make financial savings if proposals for preventing "health tourism" get the go-ahead. The Department of Health has just launched a consultation to revise its policy and is seeking responses to its...
Primary Care Today (22-Mar-2010)