New Poll Indicates Balanced Migration A Vote Winner – Labour And Bme Voters Want Much Lower Immigration
A new pollout today demonstrates there is massive backing for a substantial cut in immigration levels from supporters of all parties and shows that a programme of ‘Balanced Migration’ into the UK could have a major effect on voting intentions in a future election. The YouGov poll, which the Cross party Group on Balanced Migration asked Migrationwatch […]
Draft (partial) Immigration And Citizenship Bill
The Bill is a draft published on 14 July 2008 to facilitate consultation. Some parts of it are still missing. The government’s intention is that a Bill be tabled in Parliament in the autumn of 2008. The draft Bill is the next stage in a process initiated by the Border and Immigration Agency (now the UK Border […]
A Separate Scottish Immigration System Would Be “futile”
Claims that Scotland ‘needs’ large scale immigration because of its declining and ageing population have been strongly refuted in a paper out today from think tank Migrationwatch. Scotland’s population is not declining as is frequently claimed so substantial immigration is not required to boost the population – neither will it provide an answer to a future pensions problem […]
A seperate scottish immigration system would be “futile” | Migration Watch UK
Claims that Scotland ‘needs’ large scale immigration because of its declining and ageing population have been strongly refuted in a paper out today from think tank Migrationwatch. Scotland’s population is not declining as is frequently claimed so substantial immigration is not required to boost the population – neither will it provide an answer to a future pensions […]
MW137 : Does Scotland Need Immigration? | Migration Watch UK
Summary1. Scotland’s population is not declinin&g. As in all developed countries, it is ageing but immigration as a solution to a pensions problem has been dismissed by all serious studies. The economic claims for large scale immigration have been conclusively rejected by the Economic Affairs Committee of the House of Lords after a major investigation; […]
‘No Excuses’ on Immigration as Poles go Home | Migration Watch UK
A new report out today estimates that the influx of East Europeans coming to work in the UK will come broadly into balance within the next three years. Thereafter, most immigration will be from outside the EU and could therefore be controlled if the government had the political will to do so. ‘The impression is being carefully fostered […]
‘no Excuses’ On Immigration As Poles Go Home
A new report out today estimates that the influx of East Europeans coming to work in the UK will come broadly into balance within the next three years. Thereafter, most immigration will be from outside the EU and could therefore be controlled if the government had the political will to do so. ‘The impression is being carefully […]
Migrationwatch Comment On Ippr Press Release
Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, responding to an Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) press release, said “More immigrants settling in Britain is the last thing we need. Our population is increasing by a third of a million every year, mainly due to immigration. We will have to build the equivalent of the city […]
Bbc Radio 4 Today Programme
Listen again to John Humphrys interviewing Sir Andrew Green and Mr Danny Sriskandarajah of the Institute of Public Policy Research, about the IPPR’s new report about how immigration benefits Britain.
European Convention On Human Rights: Recent Case Law
Harry Mitchell, QC, summarises in Briefing Paper 8.27 three recent cases which are of interest. In all three questions concerning the European Convention on Human Rights are prominent. The third case, summarised in paragraphs 10 to 17, is of particular concern. It is a decision of the European Court of Human Rights which may well have the […]