Immigration data forces David Cameron to explain failed commitment as net migration rises significantly February 26, 2015 The net migration rate in the UK has risen significantly, official figures showed yesterday, leaving Prime Minister David Cameron to explain why he has failed to meet his commitment to slash the number of people who come to the UK. The PM had said that he would reduce the rate of net migration, the difference [...]
Mass immigration must become a feature in the debate about inequality February 17, 2015 Inequality is now a buzzword in Britain. Scarcely a week goes by without a new publication by an academic or journalist lamenting the levels of poverty facing swathes of the population. And they are bolstered by a complicit metropolitan liberal elite, who shed crocodile tears for the poor, while ruminating on the current situation. Unfortunately, [...]
Campaign group secures a third of funding for nationwide “I Am An Immigrant” campaign ahead of General Election February 10, 2015 In the run up to the General Election there will be plenty of mudslinging and it's quite likely some of it will be directed towards the main parties' policies on immigration. It's for that reason, among others, that a campaign group is planning a nationwide poster campaign to celebrate the contribution immigrants make to [...]
Ukip mapped: How UK immigration breaks down January 30, 2015 Ukip seems set to run its 2015 General Election campaign on the back of the UK’s distrust of Europe and concerns about immigration. According to new analysis of 2011 census data by the Office for National Statistics, the vast majority of migration is domestic; residents move between areas far more often than they come from [...]
General Election 2015: The best #UkipFilmTitles on Twitter January 26, 2015 Ukip may be trying to laugh off the defection of MEP Amjad Bashir to the Tories, as the Yorkshire and Humber representative dubbed the anti-immigration party “pointless” this weekend. But will Nigel Farage et al find today's #UkipFilmTitles hashtag amusing? And most importantly, with 100 days to go until the General Election, will [...]
London needs more migrants, say businesses January 26, 2015 The capital desperately needs more migrants to fuel the burgeoning recovery, the London Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) argues in its election demands today. All the main political parties are increasingly anti-immigration, but the business group warned hostility to foreigners can only hurt growth. Its demands are relatively modest – reinstating the rules allowing [...]
General Election 2015: David Cameron plays it safe to fight Ukip and Labour January 12, 2015 David Cameron should be riding high, and he knows it. Such a strong economic turnaround compared with the position in 2010 would traditionally mean he had it in the bag. But with just 113 days to go until the general election he is still neck and neck with Labour. The Prime Minister cannot even take [...]
The world’s brightest will shun the UK if isolationist rhetoric doesn’t stop now January 8, 2015 We all have our own image of UK entrepreneurship. Sir Richard Branson is a common first choice, and Sir James Dyson is another. For me, it is the Indian Restaurateur. When I first founded Cobra Beer 25 years ago, it was these tireless, unsung heroes of UK entrepreneurship who placed their trust and belief in [...]
It looks like Theresa May’s Home Office plans to restrict visas of foreign graduates have been derailed by George Osborne January 6, 2015 Theresa May’s plans to kick foreign students out of the UK after they graduate look like they’ve been derailed after being widely slammed by business groups, politicians and entrepreneur James Dyson. George Osborne is said to have quashed the Home Secretary’s plans to force foreign students to leave the UK before re-applying for work visas, [...]
UK immigration map: Is there room for more? January 5, 2015 In the run up to the general election, there will be a lot of talk about immigration. One argument bandied around is that, as a relatively small island, there just isn’t enough room for newcomers. Anti-establishment party Ukip is trading on its promises to cut immigration, forcing the Conservatives to get tougher. Anti-immigration arguments have [...]