Saturday 18 June 2011

A selection of recent media reports

Concern about the economy drops to a 16 month low
Ipsos-MORI What PB regulars will know is my favourite non-voting intention poll of the month - the Ipsos-MORI iss
Political Betting (17-Jun-2011)

Australia to deport British rapist
A British rapist who carried out a horrific sex attack in a dungeon likened to The Silence of the Lambs is being deported from Austra
The Independent (17-Jun-2011)

Immigration detention firm G4S gets more than 700 complaints
Most complaints dismissed but 130 fully or partly upheld against company that runs three removal
G2 - Guardian.co.uk (17-Jun-2011)

Burton asks EU for rule change on child benefit
THE GOVERNMENT will ask EU states today to support its proposal to amend EU rules governing the payment of child benefit to parents living in Ireland who claim for non-resident children.
Irish Times (17-Jun-2011)

Ed Balls: Debt, denial and delusions
) Had he not conspired to wreck the economy and lower standards in the nation's schools, there would be something almos
The Mail On Sunday (17-Jun-2011)

3,200 foreign criminals can't be kicked out because of right to family life
) Human rights law is demolishing every aspect of Britain’s immigration contr
The Mail On Sunday (16-Jun-2011)

UK Border Agency warns of visa scams
URL: http://nds.coi.gov.uk Source: COI The UK Border Agency is warning people not to be taken in by scammers demanding cash i
Society of Procurement Officers (15-Jun-2011)

18 months for £80,000 benefits cheat
An illegal immigrant who falsely claimed more than £80,000 in benefits has been jailed for 18 months.
London Evening Standard (15-Jun-2011)

Sri Lankan asylum seekers to be deported from UK despite safety fears
About 40 Sri Lankan asylum seekers, including some with links to the Tamil Tigers, are expected to be deported back into the troubled country from Britain.
Irish Sun (15-Jun-2011)