UK immigration: Prime Ministers from Finland, Norway and Sweden warn David Cameron not to limit free movement of EU migrants November 7, 2014 NULL
The immigration debate has been poisoned – and the facts wilfully ignored November 5, 2014 This weekend, people across Europe will commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. They will celebrate the end of communism in Europe, the liberation of millions from totalitarianism, and the opening up of a continent to free movement between nations. In Britain, however, the politics of migration has become grubbier. Everybody [...]
Cost of immigration to the UK: EU migrants add more to the economy than UK citizens November 5, 2014 While Prime Minister David Cameron continues to press for tighter controls against the arrival of EU migrants in the UK, new statistics suggest EU workers are in fact some of the biggest contributors to our economy. By analysing migrants' share of all public services costs and comparing it to their economic contribution between 1995 [...]
EU migrants contribute £20bn to UK economy and are more likely to work than Brits November 4, 2014 Immigrants from the rest of the EU are more likely to be employed than the average worker born in Britain, official figures showed yesterday. The numbers come at a sensitive time for the political debate on immigration, which has seen the prospect of Britain ending free movement from Europe. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found 69 [...]
Why do immigrants want to come to the UK? It’s not to get benefits or steal British jobs November 4, 2014 A relatively high proportion of non-UK nationals come the UK to study, and migrants have jobless rates comparable to those of UK nationals, official data suggests. According to an Office of National Statistics analysis of 2011 census data, 14 per cent of all migrants were students, compared to only 9.7 per cent for the UK [...]
David Cameron criticised for wanting to restrict Europe immigration November 3, 2014 Business leaders have hit out at David Cameron for opposing freedom of movement across the EU, warning yesterday that he is ignoring the real issues facing Britain. The Prime Minister has previously said that freedom of movement will be “at the very heart of my renegotiation strategy for Europe”, with his chancellor George Osborne hinting [...]
Boris Johnson welcomes report calling for more Commonwealth immigration November 3, 2014 The UK is missing a huge economic and cultural opportunity because of anachronistic and counterproductive restrictions on immigration from the Commonwealth, easing pressure created by its ageing population. So concludes a new report published today by think tank the Commonwealth Exchange, with a foreword written by London mayor Boris Johnson. Johnson wrote: We should welcome [...]
Ukip mapped: Nigel Farage is most popular in areas where immigration is lowest October 27, 2014 On Monday, defence secretary Michael Fallon aired what he believed to be some of the public's concerns around immigration. Speaking on Sky News' Murnghan programme, Fallon said some towns on the east coast of England feel they are "under siege" and "swamped" by migrants. That phrasing failed to impress Downing Street, which was quick to [...]
Tory cabinet minister: Coastal towns “under siege” from EU migrants October 26, 2014 Conservative cabinet minister Michael Fallon has said some towns on the east coast of England feel they are "under siege" and "swamped" by migrant workers. The defence secretary was responding to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's rejection of any substantive change to Britain's EU membership to limit the free movement of people. “Germany will not tamper [...]
UK and European migration map: Why immigration is good for the economy and immigrants aren’t stealing British jobs October 22, 2014 When outgoing European Commission president José Manuel Barroso accused David Cameron of potentially making a “historic mistake” with plans to call a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, he may have had a point. Cameron has faced heavy criticism for his increasing focus on curbing immigration in response to Ukip’s growing [...]