Monday, 7 June 2010

A selection of recent media reports

We were wrong to allow so many eastern Europeans into Britain
It's essential there is a debate on what restrictions on unskilled labour mobility are needed in an enlarging Europe
Observer (06-Jun-2010)

Balls 'warned Brown on immigration'
Jun 6 2010 Ed Balls has claimed that he warned Gordon Brown against ignoring immigration as an issue in the run-up to the general election. Mr Balls, one of the former prime minister's closest allies who is now vying to succeed him as Labour leader, said: "We were making a mistake by brushing it...
Daily Post (06-Jun-2010)

Balls admission over immigration
Shadow cabinet minister Ed Balls has admitted high levels of immigration under Labour had affected the pay and conditions of "too many people". Mr Balls insisted the party he hopes to lead had to acknowledge its mistakes and called for better protection for British workers under any future expansion..
SundayMercury.net (06-Jun-2010)

Balls goes for the Mrs Duffy vote
But is a tough line on immigration enough to revive Labour's...
New Statesman (06-Jun-2010)

Ed Balls urges EU immigration cap
Shadow cabinet minister Ed Balls has admitted high levels of immigration under Labour had affected the pay and conditions of "too many people". Mr Balls insisted the party he hopes to lead had to acknowledge its mistakes and called for better protection for British workers under any future expansion..
The Independent (06-Jun-2010)

Ex-Labour Ministers get £1.2m in pay-offs | Mail Online
Nearly 100 former Labour Ministers are in line for golden parachutes of up to £28,000 each despite leaving the public finances in ruin. They are entitled to more than...
The Mail On Sunday (06-Jun-2010)

BALLS ADMISSION OVER IMMIGRATION
Shadow cabinet minister Ed Balls has admitted high levels of immigration under Labour had affected the pay and conditions of "too many people".
Daily Star (06-Jun-2010)

Ed Balls: Labour's immigration policy hurt wages of British workers
Shadow education minister writes in the Observer that it was a mistake for Labour not to have restricted immigration from eastern...
Guardian.co.uk (06-Jun-2010)

Black farmer from Small Heath blames racism for not winning a seat in general election
A BLACK farmer who grew up in inner-city Birmingham has blamed racism for his failure to become an MP. Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones says Liberal Democrat opponents highlighted his race by urging voters to choose a local...
IC Birmingham (05-Jun-2010)

Alastair Campbell 'depressed after Labour's 1997 victory'
Alastair Campbell has recalled the Labour Party's historic election victory in 1997, saying he felt ''flat and depressed'' at the...
Telegraph.co.uk (05-Jun-2010)

South Wales Police prepare for 'challenging' day
Police in south Wales are preparing to face one of their biggest ever operational...
UK Wired News (05-Jun-2010)

Mixed-nation couples to get choice of divorce laws
COUPLES from different EU countries will be able to choose which divorce laws apply to them under an agreement struck by justice ministers. The agreement will apply to just 14 EU member states with the majority, including Ireland, opting...
Irish Examiner.com (05-Jun-2010)