Experts: Tory migration limit is not feasible October 20, 2014 DAVID Cameron’s plan to curb migration from Europe to the UK by issuing temporary National Insurance numbers would be illegal, according to a leading think tank. Director of Open Europe, Mats Persson, told City A.M. last night that the scheme would be illegal as it would break rules on free movement of people. The Prime [...]
UK immigration: David Cameron looks to reduce number of EU migrants by limiting national insurance numbers October 19, 2014 Prime Minister David Cameron intends to limit the number of EU migrants arriving in the UK by capping national insurance numbers for low-skilled workers, according to The Sunday Times. In order to prevent EU workers from coming to Britain and claiming tax benefits indefinitely, each new arrival would be given a national insurance number [...]
David Cameron seeks immigration reform and pledges one last go at EU renegotiation ahead of Referendum Bill debate October 16, 2014 David Cameron has given the strongest hint yet that he will seek tough new measures to curb European immigration if elected next year, ahead of an EU Referendum Bill debate today. During a campaign visit to Rochester and Stroud yesterday, a seat the Tories are trying to hold following the defection of Mark Reckless to [...]
As David Cameron pledges action against EU immigration, is UK protectionism growing? October 16, 2014 Allie Renison, head of Europe and trade policy at the Institute of Directors, says Yes. It’s increasingly apparent that immigration will be at the forefront of David Cameron’s intended renegotiation efforts, and at the heart of the debate in any future referendum. But freedom of movement should not be the big red-line issue when there are [...]
This anti-immigration arms race exemplifies everything that’s wrong with politicians October 13, 2014 "Race relations/immigration” is now ranked by voters as the most important issue facing Britain, according to Ipsos MORI. On 39 per cent, it’s above the economy and the NHS – areas the Conservatives and Labour want at the centre of their 2015 campaigns. This concern is not new. Even in the 1990s, when net migration [...]
Row in the City as Boris vows to cut EU migration October 13, 2014 BORIS Johnson took the fight to UKIP yesterday, pledging to introduce a points-based immigration system or else quit the EU altogether. But his promise sparked a war of words between business groups and MPs as some backed his plan while others want firms to be allowed to hire the workers they need. “In the renegotiation, [...]
2014 Nobel Prize winner John O’Keefe: UK needs more immigrants to boost science October 7, 2014 Yesterday, John O'Keefe became joint winner of the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine followng his contribution to the discovery of the brain's “inner GPS” system. The US-born 75-year-old is currently a researcher at University College London, and at a press conference following the prize-giving he said his career had really taken off in [...]
David Cameron’s anti-immigration rhetoric spells doom for London’s creative firms October 5, 2014 David Cameron’s Conservative party conference speech last week was in many ways a great success. Passionate and compelling, he gave easily the best performance of the party leaders so far. But for all the strong messages on the economy and popular tax giveaways, the government’s continued and deepening anti-immigration rhetoric, now directed squarely at Europe, concerns [...]
UK jobs boosted by EU migrant workers as businesses increase apprenticeships September 29, 2014 Immigrants from Europe are not undercutting the wages of young people in the UK, but may actually be increasing their chances of getting a job, according to a report released today. The research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development also found that firms employing migrants often had more internship and apprenticeship opportunities, which [...]
Vince Cable calls for skilled migrant cap to be scrapped or risk economic recovery in letter to Theresa May September 28, 2014 The cap on skilled migrant workers is damaging the UK's economic recovery according to Business Secretary Vince Cable. Cable has written to the Home Secretary Theresa May urging her to scrap the cap on skilled migrants coming to work in the UK from outside the European Union because it’s a “barrier to British growth”. The [...]