Forced Marriage (civil Protection) Act 2007
This Act received Royal Assent on 26 July 2007 and is to be brought into force by the Lord Chancellor in due course. It was introduced originally in the House of Lords by Lord Lester, a distinguished human rights lawyer, as a private member’s Bill, but was adopted by the government and passed by both Houses […]
Latest Immigration figues ‘not credible’ | Migration Watch UK
Figures out today from the Office of National Statistics regarding the numbers of East Europeans coming to the UK are ‘simply not credible’ says think-tank Migrationwatch. They show, say the ONS, that in the period mid 2005 to mid 2006 there was a fall of 17,000 to 57,000, which amounts to only 1 in 5 […]
Latest Immigration Figures ‘not Credible’
Figures out today from the Office of National Statistics regarding the numbers of East Europeans coming to the UK are ‘simply not credible’ says think-tank Migrationwatch. They show, say the ONS, that in the period mid 2005 to mid 2006 there was a fall of 17,000 to 57,000, which amounts to only 1 in 5 of net […]
Counting The Cost Of Immigration
Philip Johnston’s article in the Daily Telegraph today states that ‘The Government’s plan for three million new houses; the misery caused to thousands of families whose homes were built on flood plains because of a shortage of space; Labour’s new transport “strategy”, necessitated by overcrowded trains and the requirement for additional rolling stock and longer platforms; the […]
Migrationwatch Comment On Green Paper On Housing
The Government’s Green Paper, published on July 23, on the supply of housing is notable for one major omission – it ignores the fact that of the three million homes the Prime Minister says are to be built by 2020, one million will be needed for new immigrants. Even that estimate assumes that immigration will fall […]
Big majority for human rights opt-out over terror threat | Migration Watch UK
There is overwhelming public support for a much tougher line to be taken against terrorists and suspected terrorists including withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights reveals a new pollout today. The YouGov poll conducted on behalf of think-tank Migrationwatch showed that, when asked if the UK should renounce its membership of the Convention in […]
MigrationWatch comment on housing Green Paper issued today | Migration Watch UK
Today’s Green Paper on the supply of housing is notable for one major omission – it ignores the fact that of the three million homes the Prime Minister says are to be built by 2020, one million will be needed for new immigrants. Even that estimate assumes that immigration will fall by 30% in the next couple […]
Big Majority For Human Rights Opt-out Over Terror Threat
There is overwhelming public support for a much tougher line to be taken against terrorists and suspected terrorists including withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights reveals a new poll out today. A YouGov pollconducted on behalf of think-tank MigrationWatch showed that, when asked if the UK should renounce its membership of the Convention in order to […]
New Uk Human Rights Laws Needed To Counter New Threat
The terrorist suspects arrested this week will be able to remain in Britain indefinitely and at public expense whether or not they are found guilty. That is the conclusion of a report issued today by the think-tank Migrationwatch which also recommends that we pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and write our own […]
New UK human rights laws needed to counter new threat | Migration Watch UK
The terrorist suspects arrested this week will be able to remain in Britain indefinitely and at public expense whether or not they are found guilty. That is the conclusion of a report issued today by think-tank Migrationwatch which also recommends that we pull out of the ECHR and write our own human rights law appropriate to the […]