Clegg: I would support benefit ban for migrants January 12, 2014 NICK CLEGG would support the principle of a two-year ban on EU migrants claiming benefits, he indicated yesterday. Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr, the Deputy Prime Minister said: “I’m up for establishing a clear principle that says the freedom to move around the European Union to look for work is one thing, but it’s [...]
No benefits for immigrants for five years – Ukip January 7, 2014 NIGEL Farage has called for a ban on immigrants receiving benefits in the UK until they have been resident for at least five years, extending the current three-month period during which they cannot claim. The Ukip leader added that preserving British society and creating jobs for young people are more important than boosting GDP. “The [...]
Business groups pan migrant crackdown January 6, 2014 BUSINESS leaders have condemned Ed Miliband’s plan to prevent employers paying low wages to migrant workers, calling it “misguided,” after a day in which both the Prime Minister and leader of Ukip Nigel Farage also toughened their rhetoric on migrant labour. The Labour leader vowed to close an opt-out allowing employment agencies, which can employ [...]
Net migration climbs as fewer people exit UK November 28, 2013 THE NUMBER of people leaving the UK to live in other countries has reached the lowest level in over a decade, driving increases in net migration upward again. The rise in net migration had slowed since 2011, but rose in the year to the end of June, up by 182,000. In the year to the end [...]
PM ready to fight on EU migration November 27, 2013 DAVID Cameron’s calls for tighter rules on European migration yesterday sparked a row over free movement within the EU. The Prime Minister called for a package of measures to ease the impact of migration on the UK economy when restrictions on Romania and Bulgaria are lifted in January 2014. The changes include controls on when [...]
Cameron calls for tighter rules on EU migrants November 26, 2013 PRIME Minister David Cameron has announced a new set of restrictions on migrants from the European Union, promising steps to limit government benefits. Cameron now says that migrants arriving in the UK from Romania and Bulgaria next year, when controls on their movement in the EU are lifted, will not be able to access out-of-work [...]
We must not ignore the economic evidence on immigration’s benefits November 5, 2013 CONCERNS about immigration continue to gather strength. A recent poll by Survation for Sky News found that 67 per cent think the coalition’s attempt to reduce net migration to 100,000 per year does not go far enough. More than a quarter feel that immigration in the last decade brought no positive benefit to the UK. [...]
The Immigration Bill risks harming liberty and Britain’s economy October 22, 2013 THE PHRASE “papers, please” once conjured up the image of a totalitarian dystopia, where anyone might rat out their neighbour to the government. Britons have always been allergic to this informant culture – a hallmark of the unlimited state. But “papers, please” could soon become government policy. Whatever your perspective on migration, the Immigration Bill [...]
Don’t blame immigration policy for the problems in our labour market August 12, 2013 TWO years ago, as the recovery stalled, a number of commentators suggested that the main problem with the UK economy was too much “red tape” preventing employers creating jobs. In response, the government commissioned a report from Adrian Beecroft on labour market regulation. It was deservedly mocked for ignoring the evidence – and, in particular, [...]
Poorly-designed immigration policies are damaging the London economy July 31, 2013 THE PROPOSAL from part of the coalition to make some overseas visitors pay a £3,000 bond to come to Britain is perhaps the most ill-considered development in immigration policy yet. The government says that Britain is open for business, but with visitor bonds, healthcare levies, and adverts urging self-deportation – to mention but three examples [...]