Monday, 27 June 2011

A selection of recent media reports

Third of available permits granted
Tweet A total of 2,654 applications were granted out of the 7,200 places available between May and June, the Home Office sai
MSN News UK (26-Jun-2011)

Labour didn't listen to the people, says current leader Ed Miliband
ED MILIBAND yesterday admitted the last Labour government lost touch with the public. The Labo
Daily Record (26-Jun-2011)

Cameron's generation hold conservative views
A new generation of 'Cameron's children' has a conservative outlook on life and on the country's future, a survey
Telegraph.co.uk (26-Jun-2011)

Jon Cruddas: How Labour lost its heart – and heartland
The East London MP and poster boy of the left says his constituents are paying a high price for his party's loss o
The Independent (26-Jun-2011)

Anti-immigrant bile – on sale now at your Asian newsagent
While Tesco eagerly adds ethnic foods to its shelves, Fleet Street recoils from emerging groups of con
Guardian.co.uk (26-Jun-2011)

Marine Le Pen: Is this the most dangerous woman in France?
Smart, astute and media savvy, Marine Le Pen has achieved poll numbers for the Front National that h
Guardian Blogs (26-Jun-2011)

Leading article: What about the workers?
The backward march of the labouring class began in Margaret Thatcher's time, if not before. In the 1960s, to be working class
The Independent (26-Jun-2011)

EU migration law changes rejected
Prime Minister David Cameron said he has seen off attempts to change European laws on migration which could have stopped the UK fr
Herts And Essex Observer (25-Jun-2011)

Immigration is so much more than an electoral issue
Further to Daniel’s piece about declining immigration in Europe, it is worth highlighting this passage from Ia
The Spectator (25-Jun-2011)

Schengen Treaty: EU Leaders Agree To Reform Rules "For A Strictly Limited Scope And Period Of Time"
The idea for reitroducing temporary border controls to stem the fl
eGov Monitor (25-Jun-2011)

How many refugees are actually coming to Europe?
A human wave of refugees is supposedly setting off for Europe from North Africa. But what are the real figures? The fir
The Spectator (25-Jun-2011)

"Old Labour forgot about the public; New Labour forgot about the Party"
Full text of Ed Miliband's speech to the National Policy Forum. Credit: Getty Images.
New Statesman (25-Jun-2011)

Ed Miliband: 'We can only win if we change'
Labour leader Ed Miliband has admitted his party's leadership "lost touch" both with its own members and the public. In a
BBC News - UK Politics (25-Jun-2011)

Dutch MP Wilders Cleared Over 'Hate' Speech
A Dutch court has cleared far-right politician Geert Wilders of inciting hatred, with his anti-Islam comments d
Stray FM (25-Jun-2011)

Sponsored by TB screening assessed
“TB screening misses 70% of latent cases,” reported The Guardian. The newspaper says that experts have called for a cha
Derbyshire Times (25-Jun-2011)

Cameron starts to blame Liberal Democrats for likely failure to deliver immigration promise
By Tim Montgomerie Follow Tim on Twitter. According to Ips
Conservative Home (25-Jun-2011)

EU Summit spells the end of Schengen?
The EU summit has concluded with leaders agreeing to tighten migration controls including a potential rollback of the Schengen accord, reintroducing border controls between states.
Euronews (25-Jun-2011)

EU: Summit Misses Opportunity on Migration
Human Rights Watch EU: Summit Misses Opportunity on Migration European Leaders Neglect Rights, Press Border Enforcement June 24, 2011 Related Materials: EU: Put Rights at Heart of Migration Policy NATO: Investigate Fatal Boat Episode Dying to leave Libya Expectations were low but it's disappointing
Nieuws Bank (25-Jun-2011)

IAIN MARTIN: Cameron has finally woken up to the disaster that is immigration. But he's left it too late
) There are moments in the life of a government when the penny fina
The Mail On Sunday (25-Jun-2011)

MIGRANT CHEAT GETS LEGAL AID TO FIGHT FRAUD BILL
AN ILLEGAL immigrant nurse is using legal aid to fight a court order to pay back nearly £7,000 which she defrauded from t
Scottish Daily Express (25-Jun-2011)