Tuesday, 16 August 2011


A selection of recent media reports

Home Office stripping more dual-nationality Britons of citizenship Home Office refuses to explain why use of law introduced following London bombings has Guardian.co.uk (15-Aug-2011)

Identity thief who lived in Britain illegally for a decade could escape deportation to protect his family A barber who stole the identity of genuine citiz The Mail On Sunday (15-Aug-2011)

Bill for asylum and migration cases soars to £14m More than £14 million was paid in legal costs, compensation and other payments to asylum seekers and immigrant London Evening Standard (15-Aug-2011)

Anger as more than £12m paid out in legal costs and compensation to immigrants and asylum seekers in just a year More than £12million was paid out in legal costs and compe Mail Online (15-Aug-2011)

Council must find housing for asylum seeker Iranian in need of 'care and attention' A gay asylum seeker who tried to kill himself after finding out his partner had Solicitors Journal (15-Aug-2011)

Jobless Somali asylum seekers are put up in lavish £2m, six bedroom house paid for by the taxpayer A family of asylum seekers has moved into a £2million home in one of the co Mail Online (15-Aug-2011)

Tottenham MP warns against racist threat By politics.co.uk staff Far-right anti-immigration groups are seeking to create "division" over last week' Politics.co.uk (14-Aug-2011)

Ruck 'n' rollover for once-proud nation The Irish public has become a soft touch, handing out money to everybody, writes Eamon Delaney Independent.ie (14-Aug-2011)