Wednesday 26 May 2010

A selection of recent media reports

UK detention centre to double capacity
Harmondsworth immigration removal centre will hold 630 detainees at one time, says...
Guardian Unlimited - G2 (26-May-2010)

To be a villain in Ireland does one have to be Irish, white, middle-class, male and Christian?
I THOUGHT we'd already hit a unique low point with the media silence over the Drimnagh Two, about whom I was writing last week. These were the girls who had instigated the savage murder of two innocent Polish immigrants (men, naturally) and who were never charged with...
Irish Independent (26-May-2010)

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Bold and ambitious, but let democracy be | Mail Online
Nobody can fault the new Government on its energy or the scope of its ambition. With extraordinary speed, David Cameron and Nick Clegg have put together a programme for their first 18 months which is bold by any standards - and remarkably so for a coalition built on...
The Mail On Sunday (26-May-2010)

Cameron: Labour to blame for tough cuts
POLITICS...
City A.M. (26-May-2010)

GABOR BARTOS: I'M THE ASYLUM SEEKER MAYOR
AN asylum seeker who has been made mayor of a UK town has blasted other immigrants for not becoming true Brits. Gabor Bartos, 59, fled here from Hungary in 1978 and quickly adapted to the British way of...
Daily Star (25-May-2010)

BUS DRIVER TELLS TODDLER HIS ENGLAND KIT IS 'OFFENSIVE'
TODDLER Dylan Hall was booted off a bus by an Eastern European immigrant driver for wearing an England shirt. The man told mum Sam: I find that really...
Daily Star (25-May-2010)

QUEEN'S SPEECH: TORIES SET OUT BOLD PLANS FOR GOVERNMENT
MAJOR changes to the political system, free schools and a cap on immigration were all announced in the Queen's Speech as David Cameron sets out the plans of his coalition...
Sunday Express (25-May-2010)

Teacher who described immigrants as 'savage animals' is not racist, tribunal rules
A teacher and BNP activist who described immigrants as "savage animals" in an online forum has been cleared of intolerance after a tribunal ruled that his remarks could not be considered...
Telegraph.co.uk (25-May-2010)

Illegal immigrants sneak into Britain in Bernie Ecclestone's Formula One convoy
A group of illegal immigrants sneaked into Britain by hiding in Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone's convoy returning from a Grand Prix abroad. The lorry drivers were oblivious to the stowaways hiding in one of their trucks, which were transporting TV...
The Mail On Sunday (25-May-2010)

Kenton immigration raid sees four arrests at Hawk Heating Supplies
THREE men are facing deportation and a Kenton business could be fined up to £40,000 after an immigration raid last week. Officers from the UK Border Agency arrested four Indian men at Hawk Heating Supplies, in Kenton Park, on Tuesday, May 18, on the back of...
Harrow Times (25-May-2010)

Government plans cap on non-EU immigration
Immigration to Britain from outside the EU is to be capped, under plans in the Queen's Speech today. The issue was one of the key areas of disagreement between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats before they formed the...
The Independent (25-May-2010)

Haringey's enforcement team nominated for award
Haringey Council's enforcement team is in line for a national award for their work in dealing with disorder and crime at social clubs along Green...
Haringey Council (25-May-2010)

Backstreet cannabis factory raided
AN ARREST has been made after police found what is believed to be a £30,000 cannabis factory in a Burton home. Officers have issued their latest warning to anyone thinking of cultivating...
Burton Mail (25-May-2010)

MIGRANTS OUGHT TO BE GRATEFUL SAYS ASYLUM SEEKER MAYOR
AN asylum seeker who embraced the British way of life and has become his towns mayor is urging new migrants to follow his...
Sunday Express (25-May-2010)

LABOUR IN DENIAL ON MIGRATION
LABOUR leadership candidate Andy Burnham has admitted his party paved the way for election defeat by ignoring voters concerns about...
Sunday Express (25-May-2010)

LABOUR'S WOEFUL LEGACY
ANDY Burnham suggests Labour failed on immigration. In fact he is...
Daily Express (25-May-2010)

Vision offered by the coalition government in the Queen's Speech will offer little to help victims of the cuts
It's a new nation under the coaltion government but be warned: the newly poor will need a voice, says Mary...
Telegraph.co.uk (24-May-2010)