By: James Nickerson

I am a reporter at City A.M. looking at the stories, people and data behind political events from the UK, Europe and further afield. I also write about infrastructure and transport, as well as broader issues around global business.

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Making it harder to become a citizen will not solve the net migration problem

May 12, 2016

Seen from the government’s point of view, the pathway to citizenship for immigrants to Britain should be as tough as possible. Since Theresa May became Home Secretary, a host of measures has been introduced to make the route from arriving to citizenship harder than it has ever been. The cost of citizenship in Britain is [...]
BBC Charter renewal: Culture secretary John Whittingdale reveals shake up of broadcaster in white paper

May 12, 2016

A new unitary board which will govern the BBC is to replace the trust overseeing the corporation, while Ofcom will become its regulator, the culture secretary John Whittingdale has announced. Whittingdale – who is speaking to the Commons now – said the Trust was "no longer fit for purpose" and said it was unclear where the [...]
EU referendum: National Insurance registrations shows immigration to be higher than thought because of short-term migration, ONS says

May 12, 2016

The number of non-UK nationals registering for National Insurance (NI) numbers is higher than other official statistics due to short-term migration, long-awaited analysis has shown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found a large number of people entered the UK for a short period of time (one to twelve months) over the past two years, which [...]
Donald Trump Vs Sadiq Khan: Billionaire appears to back down on Muslim ban following response from Mayor of London

May 12, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have backed down on his blanket ban on Muslims entering America after comments by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. Trump told Fox News that the ban was "just a suggestion" (though it didn't seem like that at the time), after Khan said that Trump's view of Islam was [...]
Nissan to buy 34 per cent of Mitsubishi Motors

May 12, 2016

Nissan is going to buy a 34 per cent stake in Mitsubishi Motors, news that sparked Mitsubishi shares to jump. However, Nissan shares fell over one per cent. Mitsubishi is currently trying to attract capital in the wake its admission that its employees falsified data on fuel economy tests in Japan, where both companies are [...]
EU referendum: Nearly £16m in donations to registered campaigners have been reported to the Electoral Commission

May 11, 2016

The Leave camp has raised more than the Remain camp overall so far in the EU referendum. Almost £16m in donations to registered campaigners in the EU referendum has been reported in the first pre-poll donations and loans report, of which more than half was donated to groups backing Brexit. Some £15,639,146 in donations was [...]
London airport expansion: Business groups rally on government again after Heathrow accepts conditions for expansion

May 11, 2016

Business groups have jumped on pledges by Heathrow Airport to reduce night flights, as well as curtail noise and pollution, to urge the government to make a decision on aviation expansion after months of dithering. Heathrow Airport today promised to make the concessions if it is allowed to build a new, third runway, ahead of [...]
EU referendum: Business travellers fear Brexit due to delays at passport control

May 11, 2016

Concerns over increased airfares and delays at passport control have caused business travellers to feel uncertain about the prospect of Brexit. New research from DCC Forum found growing concerns among business owners over visa applications for entering countries and increased airfares if Britain leaves the EU. Almost one in five business travellers are worried about delays [...]
EU referendum: Remain or Leave – a matter of war and peace?

May 11, 2016

Invoking Blenheim, Trafalgar, Waterloo, the Great War, and the Battle of Britain, as arguments for UK engagement with Europe and the world was provocative and historically questionable, but to use these conflicts to support UK membership of the EU as essential is just daft. This is dishonest Remain-style parody of “Leave”. No one is advocating [...]
MPs paid family members £5,600 more than other members of staff

May 11, 2016

Members of Parliament paid connected parties more than £5,000 more than other members of staff in 2014-2015, according to the parliamentary watchdog. According to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), MPs paid connected parties (mainly family members) an average additional full-time equivalent salary of £5,600 over other staff in 2014-2015. The average full-time equivalent salary was £31,350 [...]

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