Monday, 19 April 2010


A selection of recent media reports

Phil Woolas talks immigration: We count people out and we count people in
Immigration was once the issue that dare not speak its name among labour people. Not any more. It's out there, in public, upfront and frank. For many voters it's second in importance only to the...
Mirror.co.uk (19-Apr-2010)

Social breakdown, not immigration, fuels BNP support - study
Social breakdown, not immigration, fuels BNP support - study High levels of immigration into an area does not result in the local community supporting the British National Party, a report revealed...
24Dash.com (19-Apr-2010)

What happens if Britain's population hits 70m?
BBC Panorama Since 1997, record levels of immigration have boosted our population by more than 2 million, accounting for half the total estimated rise in population of about 4...
BBC News (19-Apr-2010)

Immigration tops election agenda for Poole seat
Immigration has been highlighted as a key issue afor voters in Poole, where candidates include the only BNP member standing in Dorset. Conservative Robert Syms, who is hoping to be re-elected, wants an annual cap on people coming to the...
BBC News (19-Apr-2010)

'Less than half' of Asians to vote
Apr 19 2010 Fewer than half of all Asians in Britain are likely to vote in the General Election, a new survey suggests. Just 44% of Asians said they would vote on May 6, a poll for digital radio station BBC Asian Network...
Sunday Sun (19-Apr-2010)

BEWARE OF NICK CLEGG! HE ISN'T NEARLY AS GOOD AS HE LOOKS
IF Nick clegg is the answer what on earth is the question? The liberal Democrat leader is riding the crest of a tidal wave following the historic TV debate which has transformed the mood of the election. There is now a whiff of revolution in the air, a sense that the two-party system is...
Daily Express (19-Apr-2010)

CRITICS RIDICULE GORDON BROWN'S IMMIGRATION POLICY
GORDON Browns immigration policy faced ridicule yesterday following attempts to claim that Labour had got tough on foreign nationals entering...
Sunday Express (19-Apr-2010)

Crammed Britain: And why no politician is being honest about the devastating consequences of immigration
The great election TV debate last Thursday night was launched with a question on the vexed issue of immigration, a subject that until then had been barely touched on by the three party...
The Mail On Sunday (19-Apr-2010)

Warning as Lib Dems lead poll race
VOTERS last night rejected the Lib Dems' potty policies - despite the party taking a shock lead in the race to win the General...
Online Sun (19-Apr-2010)

Immigration the subject no politician wants to talk about
Outside Lincoln station a taxi driver improbably claiming his name is Richard Wobblegob says: Honesty, thats what we want. A bit of honesty. 
Sunday Times (18-Apr-2010)

Brown faces backlash after telling voters to put immigration crisis 'into perspective'
Gordon Brown today risked an angry backlash over immigration by telling voters to get the problem in 'perspective'. The Prime Minister suggested fears about the numbers of people coming into the country were unfounded as he repeated his controversial claims that net inward migration is...
The Mail On Sunday (18-Apr-2010)

Brown: I lost
BUMBLING Gordon Brown has admitted he LOST last week's historic telly...
The Scottish Sun (18-Apr-2010)

Tories 'need a decisive victory'
David Cameron warned voters that anything but a "decisive" Tory victory on May 6 would leave Labour in charge as he sought to fight off a surge in public support for the Liberal...
Press Association (18-Apr-2010)

Election 2010: Silent on immigration? Hardly | Mehdi Hasan
One of the hardiest myths in British public life is that there is a conspiracy of silence on immigration. Liberals and leftists, it is alleged, have bandied together to prevent debate or discussion of "mass immigration" into the UK, caused by Labour's "open door"...
M.Guardian (18-Apr-2010)

Labours learned from immigration mistakes - Johnson
HOME Secretary Alan Johnston yesterday said Labour had learned from its mistakes on immigration, as he hit out at opposition parties policies on the...
Wales Online (18-Apr-2010)