Saturday, 24 April 2010

A selection of recent media reports

Despite their attack on Liberal Democrat proposals, Labour and the Conservatives have pursued a similar policy
Guardian (24-Apr-2010)

When I was a lad, and too young to squeak any protest, my dad would take me out every election to leaflet for the Liberals. Which is odd, because my old man was the least liberal man I ever...
Sunday Mirror (23-Apr-2010)

Can there be a more shaming indictment of modern Britain than the story of Vicky Harrison? In her short life, all this 21-year-old wanted was to become a television producer or a...
The Mail On Sunday (23-Apr-2010)

An Algerian purse snatcher described as a one man crime wave is to be deported from the UK for a forth time. Hakim Benmakhlouf, who is also an illegal immigrant was sentenced to six month imprisonment today after assaulting a police officer who tried to arrest him at Heathrow...
The London Daily News (23-Apr-2010)

The BNP blames traffic jams on immigrants but the most telling policy is its stance on climate...
Guardian Unlimited - Blogs (23-Apr-2010)

ONE minute Gordon Brown claims to be gearing up for a crackdown on immigration, the next it emerges that his plans include getting rid of a team of border control staff in...
Daily Express (23-Apr-2010)

The British National Party launched its manifesto today urging voters to look beyond its immigration policy. Enable JavaScript to play video. Unveiling a 90-page "serious piece of political kit", BNP leader Nick Griffin said the manifesto offered "nothing new" on immigration.
Channel 4 News (23-Apr-2010)

A destitute British grandmother who returned home after living in Spain has complained that British authorities are classing her alongside 'asylum seekers' and have barred her from claiming any...
Mail Online (23-Apr-2010)

An illegal immigrant branded a one-man crime wave will be deported for a fourth time after returning to Britain again and assaulting a police officer. Bag-snatcher Hakim Benmakhlouf, 28, was back in a British jail today after being given a six-month sentence for kicking the PC who tried to arrest him.
Evening Standard (23-Apr-2010)

Nick Griffin downplays his party's defining feature at manifesto...
New Statesman (23-Apr-2010)

British National Party leader Nick Griffin has launched the party's election manifesto, declaring the document was a "serious piece of political kit".
Daily Express (23-Apr-2010)

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. BNP leader on immigration: "Britain is full" The British National Party (BNP) are calling for an end to immigration from Muslim nations, saying this presents a "deadly threat" to the...
BBC News (23-Apr-2010)

British National Party leader Nick Griffin has launched the party's election manifesto, declaring the document was a "serious piece of political kit".
Yorkshire Evening Post (23-Apr-2010)

A Korean interpreter broke down in tears this afternoon after feeling "frightened" during the murder trial of a New Malden businessman. The female interpreter has now quit her role as translator for Korean witnesses at the trial of 35-year-old Seong Hong, which began at the Old Bailey...
Kingston Guardian (23-Apr-2010)

The Guardian's social affairs editor gives us a sneak peak into the first in a week of supplements on the state of the UK - and the full dataset behind it Get the data Don't miss a week of these definitive guides to the UK in The Guardian and The Observer. Tomorrow: population; Sunday: economy; Monday:...
Guardian.co.uk (23-Apr-2010)