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Migration Is Changing Your Area – Just Look At These Numbers.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its official estimates for the population of England and Wales yesterday, and the results make for dire reading.  Already the headlines are coming in thick and fast: “Migration fuels population jump, figures suggest” from the BBC; “Net migration fuels second-biggest population rise in 75 years”, says The

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A Shocking Year, Strewn With Failure. Pull Your Socks up or go!

It’s been exactly one year since Labour won the 2024 General Election. Given that “immigration and asylum” was the second-most important issue for voters at the time – and by far the most important issue for Conservative and Reform voters – how has Labour performed on this issue? More specifically, how has

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War In Iran Will Only Make Britain’s Migration Crisis Worse

The regional fallouts of the conflict engulfing Iran are yet to reveal themselves, but one catastrophic consequence is definitely not in doubt: Britain’s migration crisis will further deepen. Iran is already the nation from which many channel crossers have come, at more than 25,000 by the end of 2024. This

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Is The Prime Minister’s Plan Working?

Can the government stop the boats? Speaking in Dover today, the Prime Minister gave an update on his pledge to stop small boats crossing the English Channel. Illegal crossings, he said, are down 20 per cent while illegal migration into Europe has risen by 30 per cent. French authorities have also

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From Baghdad To Bournemouth – Granting Refuge To Terrorists

It emerged in the Daily Mail recently that among those who illegally entered the UK in a dinghy last year were 19 suspected terrorists, several of whom are thought to have been members of the Islamic State group. Despite the fact that several of these individuals were already under ‘active

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