Tuesday, 12 October 2010

A selection of recent media reports

IMMIGRATION: 135,000 TOLD 'YOU CAN STAY'
THOUSANDS of failed asylum seekers will be allowed to stay in Britain to help clear Labour s.
Daily Star (Gary Nicks, Political Editor) (12-Oct-2010)

German politician inflames immigration debate
Horst Seehofer calls for halt to immigration for Turks and Arabs, claiming they find..
Guardian Unlimited World Latest (Kate Connolly, Berlin) (11-Oct-2010)

UK Jobless Rate Now Among Highest In EU
One in eight British adults lives in a jobless household, according to a Conservative think..
96.9 Viking FM (11-Oct-2010)

Britain's coping classes at breaking point
Unemployment among ethnic minorities costs the economy almost £8.6 billion a year in benefits and lost revenue from taxes. Half of Muslim men and three quarters of Muslim women are unemployed. 
The Daily Telegraph (11-Oct-2010)

Men on trial over 'honour killing'
Two men who were extradited from Iraq have gone on trial at the Old Bailey accused of taking.
Press Association (11-Oct-2010)

India trade deal with EU will allow thousands of immigrants into Britain
Thousands of Indian workers will be allowed into Britain under a new European Union trade deal that threatens to overturn the Coalition's pledge severely to limit immigration. 
The Daily Telegraph (11-Oct-2010)

Man refused entry to UK for not being 'English' enough
Born to a former officer of the Welsh Guards, Stephen Hewitt had every right to consider...
Mail Online (Jaya Narain) (11-Oct-2010)

Campaigners slam UKBA plan to clampdown on child asylum seekers
Children's rights campaigners have branded UK Border Agency (UKBA) proposals to remove child.
cypnow (By Joe Lepper) (11-Oct-2010)

Birmingham City Council puts asylum seekers last in the housing queue
The largest council in the country is to stop providing homes for asylum seekers so.
Mail Online (Jack Doyle) (11-Oct-2010)

Wolverhampton City Council exits asylum seeker contract
Wolverhampton City Council has become the second council in the West Midlands to stop taking.
BBC News England (11-Oct-2010)

First Netherlands, then Sweden. Now Austria witnesses rise of far right
'Red Vienna' a socialist and social democrat stronghold since the 1920s is the latest...
U TV (11-Oct-2010)

Birmingham to exit housing contract with UK Border Agency
Birmingham City Council has announced plans to withdraw from a contract with the UK Border...
Local Government Lawyer (11-Oct-2010)

Policing the Borders
By Harriet Di Francesco Published: 11/10/2010 Over the past two years the UK Border Agency..
Forge Today (11-Oct-2010)

Police Road Safety Tuition for Migrant Workers
Experts from Shropshire Police are giving regular road safety lessons to migrant...
Wellington News (11-Oct-2010)

London the Day After Tomorrow
London Futures is an exhibition at the Museum of London showing a series of visually...
Blueprint Magazine (11-Oct-2010)

Binyam Mohamed press gagging attempt fails
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed yesterday lost a legal bid to prevent the...
Press Gazette (11-Oct-2010)

Right-wing triumph in Vienna shocks federal coalition partners
The Social Democrats (SPĂ–) lost their absolute majority in the Vienna city parliament for...
Austrian Independent (11-Oct-2010)

Why is Phil Woolas back on Labour's frontbench?
The disgraced MP has been named Home Office...
New Statesman (George Eaton) (11-Oct-2010)

GOVERNMENT URGED TO ALIGN ANY MIGRANT CAP TO ECONOMIC GROWTH PRIORITIES
NEWS RELEASE Issued: Monday 11 October 2010 for immediate release GOVERNMENT URGED TO...
Sbac (11-Oct-2010)

UK tops jobless league table
Nearly one in eight British households has no-one in work, the highest rate of the six...
London Evening Standard (11-Oct-2010)