Thursday, 5 August 2010

A selection of recent media reports

The Talibanisation of British childhood by hardline parents
Last November, on the steps of Tate Britain, I witnessed a scene that troubles me still.
Daily Mail (05-Aug-2010)

UK and India commit to world-class partnerships
There is "enormous scope" for cooperation between UK and Indian higher education provided it is done on...
Times Higher Education (05-Aug-2010)

Border Agency arrests three workers in Nottingham
Three foreign nationals have been arrested following a UK Border Agency raid on a restaurant in...
BBC News England (04-Aug-2010)

Clergymen held over 'sham marriages' bailed
Two east London clergymen suspected of officiating over sham marriages were released on bail after a night.
Peterborough Today (04-Aug-2010)

One thing social housing does not do is support 'cohesive communities'
Simon Hughes has hit out at David Camerons suggestion that council houses should not be for life, telling.
Telegraph Blogs (04-Aug-2010)

Fraudster jailed for £500,000 tax fraud
An illegal Ukrainian immigrant at the centre of an organised £500,000 tax fraud has been jailed for.
News Distribution Services (04-Aug-2010)

FRENCH PROPOSALS OVER FOREIGN CRIMINALS PROMPTS CALLS FOR SAME IN UK
PROPOSALS in France to strip immigrant criminals of their citizenship last night prompted calls for UK...
Scottish Daily Express (04-Aug-2010)

POLICE FEAR BEING CALLED RACIST SO ILLLEGAL IMMIGRANTS STROLL FREE
THOUSANDS of illegal immigrants are routinely freed instead of deported because police fear they will be...
Scottish Daily Express (04-Aug-2010)

Christina Patterson: We need to talk about integration
Never mind the deficit, multiculturalism is the biggest challenge we face. In a globalised world, what...
The Independent (04-Aug-2010)

Government rejects every single suggestion after asking public for its thoughts on the coaliton programme | Mail Online
It was meant to show that the new Government is in listening mode. But a major public consultation on..
The Mail On Sunday (03-Aug-2010)

BREAKING NEWS: Arrested clergymen named
TWO clergymen today arrested in a sham marriage probe are understood to be Father Brian Shipsides, 54, and.
Newham Recorder (03-Aug-2010)

Asylum seekers on rise, picked-up illegal entrants down: EU
Description -- (BRUSSELS) - The number of asylum seekers in Europe rose by eight percent in 2009..
EUbusiness.com (03-Aug-2010)

New government unveils Europe's largest immigration removal centre
The opening of two new wings at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre (IRC) will make it...
M2 (03-Aug-2010)

PM Direct in Birmingham
Prime Minister David Cameron has travelled to Birmingham today where he answered questions from local...
Number10.gov.uk (03-Aug-2010)

Immigrant stowaways hidden inside tyres caught out by Buddy the sniffer dog
Stowaways hoping to illegally enter the UK inside stacks of tyres were detected by a sniffer dog named...
Mail Online (03-Aug-2010)

Supporters of the EU can be as xenophobic as they like, and no one will call them extreme
Is it far Right to posit a link between immigration and crime? Can a mainstream political party...
Telegraph Blogs (03-Aug-2010)

Government's response to media reports on immigration hearings
Following the recent media reports on Immigration hearings, Immigration Minister Damian...
M2 (03-Aug-2010)

Multiculturalism is the new Communism, and about as likely to work
I have a book review in this weeks Catholic Herald of Roger Scrutons The Uses of Pessimism.
Telegraph Blogs (03-Aug-2010)

Hunger strike at immigration centre
More than 100 people in an Oxfordshire immigration removal centre have gone on hunger strike, the...
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (03-Aug-2010)

Cyprus problem is fuelling racism
Defining each other only as 'Turkish' or 'Greek' has left Cyprus with a victim complex, struggling to cope.
Guardian.co.uk (03-Aug-2010)