Sunday, 22 May 2011

A selection of recent media reports

Miliband launches new era of honesty and humility - by admitting that last Labour government DID get it wrong
Opposition leader says party has lost the trust of the e
Mail Online (21-May-2011)

Ed Miliband: Labour must win back middle classes
Labour leader sets out mission to regain trust of voters by admitting to past mistakes and pledging to tackle ine
G2 - Guardian.co.uk (21-May-2011)

Miliband in Labour vow
Labour must win back the trust of voters who deserted them for the Conservatives, Ed Miliband said on Saturday, as he pledged to tackle th
Itv.com (21-May-2011)

Miliband's "national mission" lacks a mission plan
I didn't expect to be overwhelmed by Ed Miliband's speech to the Progress Annual Conference today, but neither d
The Spectator (21-May-2011)

Don't underestimate toxic Blue Labour
Yes, there's a strong conservative component to socialism. But Lord Glasman's thinking sails close to darker strands of rh
G2 - Guardian.co.uk (21-May-2011)

Benefits Boulevard: Gypsies' gaudy mansions built in Romania... with YOUR money
In the week a gang of Romanian gypsies was jailed for an £800,000 benefits fraud, Sue Reid reveals the loophole in British law that allows taxpayers' money to be funnelled into a gaudy mansion and BMWs back in the East. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1389282/Benefits-boulevard-Built-Romania--YOUR-money.html#ixzz1Mz4Jf7CO
The Daily Mail (21-May-2011)

Ed Miliband sets out mission to forget fear and embrace hope
Ed Miliband breaks with his mentor Gordon Brown on Saturday when he will declare Labour lost the general election last year because it offered a message of "fear, not hope".
Guardian.co.uk (21-May-2011)

Nick Griffin and the fall of the BNP
There is still considerable potential for an anti-immigrant populist party in Britain, but it's not going to be the BNP
Guardian.co.uk (21-May-2011)

Unnecessary immigration appeals to end
An end to late evidence in visa cases will help stop misuse of the system, says minister. From next Monday, evidence su
Wired-Gov (21-May-2011)

Former member of Mugabe secret police granted asylum in UK
A former member of Robert Mugabe's feared secret police in Zimbabwe who admitted kidnapping do
Telegraph.co.uk (20-May-2011)

Illegal immigrant who used false passport to get work is sent to jail.
AN ILLEGAL immigrant who claims to have been in Britain since 1995 has been jailed for 10 months for
This is Gloucestershire (20-May-2011)