Saturday, 18 June 2011


A selection of recent media reports

Dungeon rape fiend is dumped on Britain Aussies deport sex beast A rapist who imprisoned his victim in a Silence of the Lambs-style dungeon is being deporte Mirror.co.uk (18-Jun-2011)

Research finds voters in south have same concerns as the north Shadow cabinet member John Denham says YouGov/Demos poll shows Labour can win support in southern En G2 - Guardian.co.uk (18-Jun-2011)

No time for us to have a weak Prime Minister Six weeks ago, David Cameron was in a formidably strong position. Despite having begun to make painful but necessary Mail Online (18-Jun-2011)

TOTAL OF ROMANIANS IN UK JOBS TREBLES IN YEAR THE number of Romanians seeking jobs in Britain has more than trebled in a year. Scottish Daily Express (18-Jun-2011)

MIGRANTS' HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS ABUSE THOUSANDS of foreign criminals, failed asylum seekers and “benefit tourists” cannot be kicked out of Britain because Daily Star (18-Jun-2011)

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)

Multiculturalism – the great divide I never thought I'd agree with David Cameron, but segregation is an issue for my generation that must be addressed Guardian.co.uk (17-Jun-2011)

Scots doctor married Pakistani car dealer by phone Munazza Ahmed applied to the Court of Session for an annulment after taking part in a Pakistani wedding ceremo Stv.tv (17-Jun-2011)

You can't come in: First women to appear in French court for wearing banned burkas are refused entry... for wearing a bu.. The first women to be summoned before Mail Online (17-Jun-2011)

Over cautious employers urged to apply for visas Employers have been urged to apply for work visas, despite fears that the new immigration cap has made it more difficul Recruiter (17-Jun-2011)

Let UK Muslims enjoy freedom In both Britain and the US, there are now attempts to push back against the steady encroachment of sharia law. In Britain, a Private Memb The Jewish Chronicle (17-Jun-2011)

Italy signing immigration accord with Libya rebels Italy is to sign an agreement Friday with Libyan rebels meant to stem a stream of migrants fleeing unrest, but the plan is raising concerns at the U.N. Nowitaly.com (17-Jun-2011)

UK drops DNA tests for refugees and asylum seekers LONDON (AP) — Britain has dropped a controversial policy of using DNA tests to identify the nationality of African r Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (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)