A selection of recent media reports
Volunteering at ten year low in blow to Big Society Volunteering and community participation is at a ten year low in a blow to David Cameron̢۪s Big Society agenda. Telegraph.co.uk (23-Sep-2011)
Eastern Europeans still came to Britain for work despite recession Twice as many Eastern Europeans came to Britain than left during the economic crisis, dispel Telegraph.co.uk (23-Sep-2011)
BORDER CHECKS ‘IN CHAOS’ AS ASYLUM SEEKERS SOAR BY 12% THE number of foreigners seeking asylum in the UK has risen by 12 per cent over the past year. Express.co.uk (23-Sep-2011)
ASYLUM IS STILL IN CHAOS JUST a month after we learned that net immigration has risen rather than fallen under the coalition it emerges that the same is true of the numbe Express.co.uk (23-Sep-2011)
Row over borders threatens to divide Europe Romania and Bulgaria were denied entry to the Europe̢۪s visa-free Schengen zone on Thursday. The issue of border controls is threatening to create deep divisions with the EU. Deutsche Welle (22-Sep-2011)
London mosque accused of links to 'terror' in Pakistan A south London mosque is at the centre of allegations it helped promote of acts of terror and hate in P BBC News England (22-Sep-2011)
English Defence League filling vacuum left by mainstream politics, says report Voter 'disenfranchisement' by out-of-touch politicians and fall of gras Guardian.co.uk (22-Sep-2011)
French court issues first niqab fines AFP - A French police court slapped fines on women for wearing the full-face covering Islamic niqab veil for the first time on Thursday, in a case that could have legal implications across Europe. France 24 (22-Sep-2011)
If the Liberal Democrats were true liberals, they'd reject the idea of 'human rights' At the Liberal Democrat party conference yesterday, Nick Clegg said he want Telegraph Blogs (22-Sep-2011)
Italy vows to transfer all migrants off Lampedusa after riots Italy has announced they will transfer and repatriate all migrants off the tiny island of Lampedusa w Telegraph.co.uk (22-Sep-2011)
ILLEGAL STILL HERE AN illegal immigrant jailed for his role in Britain’s biggest sham marriage fraud was still in Britain last night after being released. Daily Star (22-Sep-2011)
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