Sunday, 20 February 2011

A selection of recent media reports

Britain 'to grant 20,000 visas to Indian workers as part of EU trade deal'
The UK is set to welcome 20,000 extra..
Mail Online (Daily Mail Reporter) (20-Feb-2011)

Indians may get 20,000 visas under a deal with EU: Report
Indians may get upto 20,000 UK visas a year under a deal it is negotiating with the European Union and in return India has put forward an annual 4 billion pounds trade with the EU, media reported today.
Deccan Herald (20-Feb-2011)

Sir Andrew, the Peerless Expert
Former Ambassador Sir Andrew Green.....has expertise not only on immigration but also the Middle East.....
Daily Mail (20-Feb-2011)

British jobs for whom?
Immigration isnt a topic much..
The Spectator (Fraser Nelson) (20-Feb-2011)

UK to let in 20,000 skilled Indians yearly bypassing government's new immigration caps
Britain would reportedly allow thousands of Indians to enter the country every year under a European Union (EU) trade deal. The multibillion-pound EU India Free Trade Agreement, which was initiated by former Trade Commissioner Lord Mandelson in 2007, and is expected to be signed by the end of June, will...
Irish Sun (20-Feb-2011)

139 war criminals given the right to settle in Britain permanently
The Home Office has given 139...
The People (Nigel Nelson) (20-Feb-2011)

BRITAIN TO LET IN 20,000 INDIANS
TENS of thousands of extra Indian...
Scottish Daily Express (Ted Jeory, exclusive) (20-Feb-2011)

Lottery Fund spends millions on itself
The organisation which distributes...
Telegraph.co.uk (By Jason Lewis, Investigations Editor) (19-Feb-2011)

EU border agency to help Italy stem migrant flow
BRUSSELS (AP) The EU says it is...
Guardian.co.uk (19-Feb-2011)

Border Agency arrest 19 factory workers in Leicester
The officers went to House of Creation.
BBC News England (18-Feb-2011)

Sir Andrew Green on Radio 4's Today Programme
Sir Andrew Green discussing how the government's proposals will tackle the problem of bogus students, and will not detrimentally affect the UK's Higher Education sector.
BBC (18-Feb-2011)