Sunday, 20 March 2011

A selection of recent media reports

Migrant worker visas could be 'fast-tracked' for good employers
The Government could "fast track" migrant worker visa applications for trusted employers...
Telegraph.co.uk (By Louisa Peacock, Jobs Editor) (19-Mar-2011)

John Lichfield: Walk the streets of Paris to see how polarised France is
My pedestrian commute from office to home takes me up the Champs-Elysées and through the...
The Independent (19-Mar-2011)

CRACKDOWN ON HEALTH TOURISTS WHO ABUSE NHS
HEALTH tourists who abuse the NHS by coming to the UK for treatment then leaving without...
Express.co.uk (By Victoria Fletcher) (19-Mar-2011)

German finance minister says too many Gastarbeiter were allowed in
Wolfgang Schäuble enters multiculturalism row, saying problems of integrating Turkish guest..
Guardian.co.uk (Larry Elliott) (18-Mar-2011)

Pastor jailed for trafficking African child 'slaves'
A church pastor has been jailed for 11 and a half years after being found guilty of...
BBC News England (18-Mar-2011)

'It's not the international health service': Migrants who owe NHS more than £1,000 will be kicked out of UK
Migrants from outside the EU who owe the NHS more than £1,000 will be kicked out of...
Mail Online (Daily Mail Reporter) (18-Mar-2011)

Tougher rules for overseas visitor access to NHS
Government publishes consultation responses Action to establish a more balanced charging...
Hc2d (18-Mar-2011)

Tales of slavery in modern London
Pastor Lucy Adeniji has the dubious distinction of being the first person to be sentenced to.
BBC Blogs (Kurt Barling) (18-Mar-2011)

Tough new sanctions to combat health tourism
Overseas visitors who owe the NHS £1,000 or more will be deported of barred from entry to...
On Medica (18-Mar-2011)

BRITS FIGHT TO GET WORK
MORE than eight out of 10 new jobs created last year were taken by...
Daily Star (Steve Hughes) (18-Mar-2011)

On the march
Populist anti-immigration parties are performing strongly across northern...
The Economist (17-Mar-2011)

They can't keep her down
What can Frances political establishment do about the rise of Marine Le...
The Economist (17-Mar-2011)

Pause and engage
The best way to stop the populist far right is to counter not pander to its crude...
The Economist (17-Mar-2011)

Offshore IT workers in the UK avoid paying taxes but are not breaking the law
I write a lot about how UK IT professionals are often replaced by workers from overseas using Intra Company Transfer (ICT) visas.
Computer Weekly (17-Mar-2011)