Sunday 16 January 2011

A selection of recent media reports

'The land of easy money': How the Somali woman who lied to claim asylum and £250,000 in benefit handouts described Brita..
A woman who lied about being gang raped in Somalia to claim more than £250,000 in benefits had moved to Britain after boasting it was the land of easy money.
Daily Mail (15-Jan-2011)

Britons want cuts in immigration level
About 80 percent people in Britain want to see cuts in the level of immigration, a survey carried out for the government has revealed. According to the Daily Mail, more than half the population want to see numbers coming from abroad to live in Britain reduced by 'a lot', the study...
Irish Sun (15-Jan-2011)

4 IN 5 BRITS WANT CURB ON MIGRANTS: RACIAL TENSION IS GROWING WORRY
FOUR out of five Brits want action on immigration as soon as...
Daily Star (Keir Mudie) (15-Jan-2011)

Comment: Immigration is the issue that just won't go away
It continues to haunt British politics, but the politicians won't address...
Politics.co.uk (15-Jan-2011)

Three Conservative lessons for progressives
We were often told that Labour needed to renew itself while in power, otherwise it would face the task of rebuilding in opposition. And here, indeed, we are. Dauntingly, one only has to look at what the Conservative movement did over the last 13 years to realise the scale of the work Labour now faces.
Left Foot Forward (14-Jan-2011)

Immigration is too high, say four in five Britons
Four out of five people want to see cuts in the level of immigration, a...
Mail Online (Steve Doughty, Social Affairs Correspondent) (14-Jan-2011)