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Changing Minds – The Financing of the Pro-Mass Immigration Lobby
7 May, 2013

Summary

1 The Daily Mail recently reported on the Diana Memorial Fund’s financing of a campaign supporting large scale immigration. We have now looked into this issue and found a systematic attempt by a small group of charities to influence public opinion on immigration by a campaign entitled “Changing Minds”. They are, of course, free to act in this way but the “Migration Observatory” which claims to be impartial is in fact a key vehicle in this campaign but, while naming its funders on its website, does not mention its connection with this “Changing Minds” project. There must be some question as to whether such activity is appropriate to a university.

To see the full Briefing Paper No 10.27 click here.

A selection of recent media reports

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Financial Times Print Edition (UK) (09-May-2013)

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DAVID Cameron's crackdown on immigration has come under intense fire, with critics questioning w
Herald Scotland (09-May-2013)

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Daily Star (09-May-2013)

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Yorkshire Post (09-May-2013)

Queen announces immigration crackdown, boost for business and help for pensioners
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Express.co.uk (09-May-2013)

Qatada: New bid for freedom
MINISTERS face fresh embarrassment over the Abu Qatada fiasco as it emerged he could be freed tomorrow.
Express.co.uk (09-May-2013)

Controlling immigration: the snake oil of our time
Nigel Farage has rolled into a village with all sorts of problems and has offered an illogical but easy panacea
NewStatesman (08-May-2013)

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Concerns over Brussels' ability to cope with diversity have risen after research shows 75.6 per cent of Brussels' population are from immigrant backgrounds.
Expatica.com (08-May-2013)

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The Economic Voice (08-May-2013)

Qatada freedom bid set for Friday
Immigration judges are to decide whether radical cleric Abu Qatada should be released from custody at a hearing this week.
Express.co.uk (08-May-2013)

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London Evening Standard (08-May-2013)

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City A.M. (08-May-2013)

Immigrant numbers soar 13% in Germany
An influx of people from crisis-hit southern European countries like Spain, Italy and Greece has led to the biggest surge in G
Herald Scotland (08-May-2013)

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The Huffington Post (United Kingdom) (08-May-2013)

Greeks move to strong Germany to escape crisis
SOARING numbers of Greeks are moving to Germany to escape their domestic economy's sustained depression, new figu
City A.M. (08-May-2013)

DAVID CAMERON HEEDS UKIP OVER MIGRANTS
TOUGHER measures will be unveiled in the Queen\u0092s Speech today to stop migrants milking Britain\u0092s benefits system.
Daily Star (08-May-2013)

Queen's Speech migration curbs
Measures to tackle immigration will be unveiled during the Queen's Speech today as the government unveils the measures it wants t
ITV.com (08-May-2013)

Immigration: Queen's Speech sees coalition move to right
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Scotsman.com (08-May-2013)

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Yorkshire Post (08-May-2013)

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Mail Online (08-May-2013)