Thursday 5 January 2012



A selection of recent media reports

The hypocrisy of Diane Abbot, an expert in 'divide and rule' if ever there was one
) 'White people love playing divide and rule' tweets Diane Abbott. An extra
The Mail On Sunday (05-Jan-2012)

Irish workers finding the grass isn't greener in Birmingham job hunts
IRISH workers leaving their homeland in search of a better life in Birmingham have been forced to re
Birmingham Mail.net (05-Jan-2012)

Call for enhanced measures to tackle TB
HEALTH chiefs have called for fresh measures to be introduced to help tackle cases of tuberculosis in Birmingham. An enh
Birmingham Mail.net (05-Jan-2012)

Two ways to address the menace of Somali pirates
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee has issued a damning report on how the Royal Navy is dealing with t
Mail Online (05-Jan-2012)

Refugee jailed for running cannabis farm on upmarket housing estate
A REFUGEE who ran a cannabis farm on an exclusive housing estate was jailed for three years yesterd
Daily Record (05-Jan-2012)

In every area of our public life, the Left is losing the argument

The Telegraph (05-Jan-2012)

Environmental groups urged to block immigration
An MP has urged environmental groups to consider the impact of immigration when opposing plans to build homes
Inside Housing (05-Jan-2012)

Briefing Paper


Marriage Visas and English Language Requirement
5 January, 2012

The requirements to be met by applicants for marriage visas needed to bring in to the United Kingdom with a view to settlement in the UK spouses from countries outside the EEA are set out in Rule 281 of the Immigration Rules made under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1971.

See Briefing Paper 8.58