Reducing net migration has superseded the other four of the Prime Minister’s five key pledges ian robinson Nobody can doubt the Prime Minister’s commitment to his five priorities, but his new policy to curb migration has just made it even harder to deliver them, writes Ian Robinson
Misnomers, uncertainty, and a need for compassion – how to get the UK’s future immigration system on the right path The UK’s future immigration system needs some compassion to get it right Priti Patel’s latest statement on immigration post Brexit quietly came and went last month. While it did not give anything new away, it was what was missing that was most interesting. The paper set out how the immigration system will work after Brexit, and it should do a decent job for larger businesses. The skilled [...]
Immigration supporters must face facts: The public has no confidence in the system How would I sum up the job of the new home secretary Amber Rudd when she thinks about immigration in a post-Brexit world? “Immigration might be good for your GDP, but it doesn’t help mine.” A friend made the point when he visited London a few weeks ago. He isn’t racist, he has nothing against [...]
