Saturday, 24 September 2011




A selection of recent media reports

Cooper hits out at 'Blue Labour' Yvette Cooper has criticised the 'Blue Labour' movement, saying that it is "wrong" to think that the solution to Labour's pr PoliticsHome (24-Sep-2011)

BBC PRO-BRUSSELS BIAS IS AN OUTRAGE AGAINST DEMOCRACY THE AUTHOR Peter Oborne this week produced a new pamphlet called The Guilty Men which exposes those establishme Sunday Express (24-Sep-2011)

The truth about polygamy: A special investigation into how Muslim men can exploit the benefits system ) Ghulam is a taxi driver who lives in Blackburn, a once-boomin The Mail On Sunday (24-Sep-2011)

Lord Glasman, the Blue Labour thinker who crosses party's red lines Extracts from a new book describe how a near-destitute academic became a peer with a hotline to Ed Mi Guardian.co.uk (23-Sep-2011)

Is reducing net migration a target or an aspiration? There is a growing confusion over the government’s target of reducing net migration to the tens of thousands FT.com (Blog) - Westminster Blog (23-Sep-2011)

Labour conference: At last, Ed Miliband will tell us why he should be Prime Minister The theme of Labour's annual conference in Liverpool this coming week will be "res Birmingham Post News Blog (23-Sep-2011)

Labour's 'Purple Book' is long on whingeing and short on ideas As the Labour faithful pack their bags for Liverpool and their annual Party Conference, they must b Telegraph Blogs (23-Sep-2011)

Ed Miliband should aim to fundamentally change Britain Never mind a policy shopping list – Miliband's Labour conference speech needs to set out th Guardian.co.uk (23-Sep-2011)

Six arrested after immigration raids in Sidmouth Five people are awaiting deportation after raids at two Chinese restaurants by the UK Border Agency in Sidmouth Exmouth Herald (23-Sep-2011)

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 Cameron’s 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)