Monday, 12 April 2010

A selection of recent media reports

Foreign workers 'to face English tests'
English tests will be made compulsory for all public sector migrant workers, under manifesto pledges to be announced by Gordon Brown today. All workers in contact with the public - such as nurses, community support officers, social workers and call centre staff - will have to pass a test to get a...
The Mail On Sunday (12-Apr-2010)

English language divide in 1,500 schools
Children who speak English as their first language are a minority in more than 1,500 schools, official figures have revealed. They show there has been a sharp rise in the number of schools in England where more than half of pupils have a foreign language as their mother...
Mail Online (12-Apr-2010)

As loathsome as ever: Nick Griffin's BNP is STILL the party of racist lies, violent thuggery and vicious anti-semitism
The Cross of St George is blowing in the breeze outside Clive Neal's end of terrace in Barking. Mr Neal is 61. He took early retirement from the Dagenham Ford plant in 2002 when car production finally stopped and many thousands of jobs were...
Mail Online (12-Apr-2010)

'ENGLISH' PUPILS BECOME MINORITY IN 1,500 UK SCHOOLS
LABOUR S open-door policy on immigration is leading to English becoming a second language in schools across Britain, figures revealed...
Daily Express (12-Apr-2010)

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: If we close our borders, we close our minds
A fear creeps up on me. I hear my late mother's exhortative voice, her frequent warnings: "Don't show your anger to them. They will take away your...
The Independent (12-Apr-2010)

TORIES MUST SPELL OUT HOW THEY'LL CURB IMMIGRATION
IT DOESN'T matter whether the massive influx of immigrants over the past 13 years was caused by Labour s incompetence or their alleged policy of social engineering. The harm is now...
Daily Express (12-Apr-2010)

Labour manifesto: Gordon Brown fights back against 'progressive Tories'
Interview, Gordon Brown: After Cameron's slick start to election race, prime minister is confident that Labour manifesto promise of 'voice and choice' and first leaders' debate will turn the...
U TV (11-Apr-2010)

UK party leaders agree to digital debates
Facebook and YouTube users will be able to put their questions to the three main party leaders in the UKs first digital debates. The scheme was inspired by the forthcoming TV debates, which Google, YouTubes owner, and Facebook felt failed to provide sufficient popular...
FT.com - UK (11-Apr-2010)

ELECTION: WHY VOTES ARE GOING TO BE HARD TO FIND IN NOT-BOTHERED-INGHAM
PUTTING it crudely, the people living on Edwards Lane in Nottingham simply cant be bothered with the General Election although they used a far more down-to-earth expression instead of...
Daily Express (11-Apr-2010)

CURSE OF IMMIGRATION
BRITAINS soaring population, which is heading towards 70 million in the next two decades, should become an election issue, says a group of eminent...
Daily Express (11-Apr-2010)

General Election 2010: Parts of UK are 'very, very overcrowded,' admits Nick Clegg
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg today said parts of the UK were 'very, very overcrowded' after being challenged over his immigration policies at a public...
The Mail On Sunday (10-Apr-2010)