Friday, 31 August 2012


A selection of recent media reports

Major clampdown launched on 'beds in sheds'
Action to tackle suburban shanty towns Ministers today launched a major clampdown on rogue landlords to bring an
Communities and Local Government (31-Aug-2012)
Net immigration slips by 26,000 as more people leave the UK
NET MIGRATION into the UK fell dramatically between 2010 and 2011, as more people left the country and fewer
City A.M. (31-Aug-2012)
2,000 foreign students face boot as London Metropolitan University is stripped of its power to recruit outside the EU
UP TO 2,000 foreign students could be booted o
The Scottish Sun (31-Aug-2012)
More universities could lose foreign students after London Met
More universities where students have a poor grasp of English could lose the valuable right to a
Telegraph.co.uk (30-Aug-2012)
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Visas, sham courses and bogus students
) Each year Britain admits more than 300,000 young people from outside the EU on student visas. Most wor
The Mail On Sunday (30-Aug-2012)
Immigration is not just a numbers game
The system is rejecting many immigrants who would benefit the country
Telegraph.co.uk (30-Aug-2012)
Anger over foreign students' future
More than 2,000 students could face ejection from the country after the Government revoked London Metropolitan Universit
Guardian.co.uk (30-Aug-2012)
Immigration figures out by up to 35,000, say Oxford analysts
The latest migration statistics figures released by the Office for National Statistics may b
Telegraph.co.uk (30-Aug-2012)
Population still growing by 216,000 a year despite student visa cuts
Britain's population is still growing by more than 200,000 people a year despite a sharp cut
Telegraph.co.uk (30-Aug-2012)
Sir Andrew Green: There is little sign of progress towards the government's migration pledge
Sir Andrew Green is Chairman of Migrationwatch UK I would expect C
Conservative Home (30-Aug-2012)
Labour: 'Actions not empty promises on immigration'
Chris Bryant, shadow immigration minister has said that the Home Secretary may be "ramping up her rhetori
ITV.com (30-Aug-2012)
Record number of babies born to foreign-born mothers
Record numbers of babies were born to foreign mothers last year, while fewer British women gave birth.
Telegraph.co.uk (30-Aug-2012)
Metropolitan no longer cosmopolitan
INTERNATIONAL students at London Metropolitan Business School (LMBS) have been left in limbo after the UK Border Agency w

The Economist (30-Aug-2012)