Wednesday, 2 June 2010

A selection of recent media reports

Too many French willing to fit the xenophobic cliche
A survey confirming the casual racism of many French people highlights how mainstream prejudice is in the...
Guardian Unlimited - Comment is Free (02-Jun-2010)

DETENTION CENTRE CONCERNS RAISED
Some detainees at an immigration removal centre continue to face "unacceptably long periods" of detention, according to a newly-published...
Daily Express (02-Jun-2010)

Eds X factor 'will inspire a Labour revival'
LABOUR leadership candidate Ed Miliband has the X factor which will prove crucial in taking the party back to power, former Welsh Secretary Peter Hain has...
Wales Online (02-Jun-2010)

Human Rights cases on the rise, says new research
The number of reported UK court cases making use of human rights arguments rose for the first time in seven years, research by Sweet & Maxwell has...
Local Government Lawyer (01-Jun-2010)

GP shortage in UK sees new recruitment drive in India
A shortage of junior doctors to start work in hospitals this August is forcing the NHS to try to recruit from India, the BBC has...
UK Wired News (01-Jun-2010)

Labour leadership hustings: Purge these 80s demons
We must rebuild Labour as a movement of change and...
Guardian Unlimited - Comment is Free (01-Jun-2010)

THEIR LAWS AFFECT BRITAIN
THERE was once a happy time when one didn t have to care one way or the other about laws passed in the Hungarian parliament. No longer. The tentacles of EU membership reach everywhere.
Daily Express (01-Jun-2010)

NEW WAVE OF MIGRANTS WIN RIGHT TO FLOOD UK
BRITAIN was last night warned to expect a new wave of immigration from Eastern Europe after almost half a million Ukrainians and Serbians were given the right to live, work and claim benefits in the UK.
Sunday Express (01-Jun-2010)

NEW WAVE OF MIGRANTS HEADING TO UK FROM EASTERN EUROPE
BRITAIN was last night warned to expect a new wave of immigration from Eastern Europe.
Daily Star (01-Jun-2010)

See the bigger picture
Labour lost, not because it was too soft on immigration and welfare, but because it failed to convince working people of its core values.
New Statesman (31-May-2010)

UK Immigration Bogus Job Offer Warning
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has recently made an announcement about bogus job offers to overseas nationals looking for work in the UK. UK immigration warns that sometimes names of real UKBA officials are used in the job offers.
UK Immigration (31-May-2010)

Vicar's anger at sham weddings
A vicar has spoken out against foreign 'couples' who are targeting churches in Northampton for sham marriages.
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (31-May-2010)

Ed Balls: 'Tony and Gordon never found a way to bring it together'
The Labour leadership contender on the regrets of his years in power, and why he thinks he's the person to lead the party against...
Guardian Unlimited - Politics (31-May-2010)

'Immigration may lead to bigger Navy' Grandfather of green movement predicts
Britain may be forced to boost the Royal Navy to protect itself from mass immigration triggered by global warming, a leading environmentalist has warned.
This is Plymouth (31-May-2010)

PLEA FOR A BIGGER NAVY TO KEEP OUT CLIMATE IMMIGRATION
BRITAIN needs a bigger Navy to stave off mass immigration caused by climate change, green guru James Lovelock claimed yesterday.
Sunday Express (31-May-2010)

TERROR BACKER' CAN ENTER UK...DESPITE TORIES BAN PLEDGE
AN Islamic preacher branded a hate-monger can enter Britain despite a Conservative pledge of a crackdown on radicals, it emerged yesterday.
Daily Express (31-May-2010)