Monday, 28 February 2011

A selection of recent media reports

Migrant car insurance scam exposed: Police admit it's 'become a running joke'
Eastern European immigrants have devised a scam that lets them drive in Britain without insurance.
The Daily Mail (28-Feb-2011)

Asians more likely to be anti-immigration than white Britons
More Asians are now opposed to immigration than white Britons, according to a new poll which reveals that opposition to new arrivals now transcends race.
Daily Mail (27-Feb-2011)

Poll: Half Could Vote For A Far-Right Party
Almost half of voters could back a far-right political party that did not promote violence and nearly two-thirds of white Britons say immigration was bad for the UK, a survey has found.
Sky News (27-Feb-2011)

Far-right are wrong choice
The survey into attitudes on immigration which the Sunday Mirror reports today makes shocking reading.
Mirror (27-Feb-2011)

Huge support for far right party, if they give up violence: Searchlight poll
London, Feb.27: The Far Right Party can get huge support if they are not linked with violence, says a searchlight poll.
Daily India (27-Feb-2011)

What Britons really think about immigration
Fear and Hope, the report Searchlight Educational Trust is publishing on attitudes to immigration, identity and multiculturalism, gives those of us committed to the fight against extremism nowhere to hide. The survey of 5,000 people, the largest of its kind ever conducted, is stark, brutal and unequivocal.
Guardian (27-Feb-2011)

Shock poll shows rising tide of right-wing nationalism
Almost half the country would back a new right-wing party that vowed to crack down on immigration and Islamic extremists, a shock poll reveals today.
Mirror (27-Feb-2011)

Anti-immigration poll 'disturbing'
Almost two-thirds of white Britons think immigration has been bad for the UK, according to a survey which anti-racism campaigners called a "disturbing picture" of society's attitudes.
Press Association (27-Feb-2011)

Transcript of the PMs YouTube interview in Oman
Transcript of interview with...
Number10.gov.uk (25-Feb-2011)

Immigration rises by a fifth after Britain gains 650 new citizens a day
The number of foreigners settling.
News.Scotsman.com (By Angus Howarth) (25-Feb-2011)

Record rise in immigration as 240,000 given right to stay in just one year
Labour's shambolic stewardship..
Mail Online (Jack Doyle) (25-Feb-2011)