Research

Migration Watch approaches our research output carefully and diligently; while we have a proven track record of getting it right on the issue, we know how sensitive the topic is and ensure we provide neutral, non-partisan and numbers-based analysis. On that basis, we source our numbers from officially published statistics reports, most usually the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the National Audit Office (NAO), the Home Office (HO), and other arms of His Majesty’s Government.

Where needed, we make projections guided by statistical inference and modelling guided by one of our co-founders, Dr David Coleman, Emeritus Professor of Demographics at the University of Oxford. We place the highest possible premium on numbers-based analysis, and ensure and encourage a calm and level-headed approach to the facts concerning this paramount issue.

Figures forecast huge rise in UK population… | Migration Watch UK

Latest Government population projections reveal that the UK population could well grow by the equivalent of seven cities the size of Birmingham over the next three decades. 4.4 million (63%) of the seven million population increase will result from immigration. In an analysis of the Variant Population Projections issued by

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February 2, 2004

Inside the Home Office

The full text of Stephen Moxon’s affidavit to the Sunday Times is below. It is an authentic and considered account which, for the first time, reveals the true state of affairs in the Immigration and Nationality Department of the Home Office. The government have accepted that his account is broadly

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February 1, 2004

MigrationWatch win first public debate on immigration… | Migration Watch UK

The first public debate on immigration resulted in a decisive rejection of the motion that “Britain needs more immigrants”. A vote taken before the debate began showed a majority for the motion of 44 with 115 abstentions. At the end of the debate this was reversed. The motion was defeated

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January 23, 2004

Book Review: Human Visas Human Rights Challenges Arranged Marriages | Migration Watch UK

The Norwegian based Human Rights Service has published a book, entitled “Human Visas”, on the use of arranged marriages to avoid immigration controls in Europe . It is valuable research into the marriage patterns of immigrant communities in Europe . The book considers Norway , Sweden , Denmark , the

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January 19, 2004

MW119 : Migration into Scotland | Migration Watch UK

Summary 1. The Home Secretary has recently cited Scotland , with its skills gaps and ageing population, as a reason why the United Kingdom needs large-scale inwards migration. But it is unclear why a low birth rate and loss of population in a relatively small part of the United Kingdom

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January 15, 2004

Government claim over Scottish migration challenged | Migration Watch UK

The Home Secretary’s case that Scotland, with its skills gaps and ageing population, is a reason why the United Kingdom needs large-scale inwards migration has been challenged in a paper from Migrationwatch. The paper says it is unclear why a low birth rate and loss of population in a relatively

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January 15, 2004