Fair enough …it takes a brave man to admit his mistakes, and all that. David Blunkett – the former Labour Home Secretary who actually introduced the idea of identity cards – now realises that the idea was big-brother-gone-mad and that compulsory ID cards for everyone is not the way to go. Just give them to
Record immigration levels and Home Office lies
More than 150,000 foreigners from outside the EU were allowed to work in the UK last year, a figure almost four times higher than when Labour were elected in 1997. Some 151,635 work permit applications were granted between December 2007 and November last year. This is a 17% increase on the 140,600 issued in 2007,
Milibama for PM…?
We liked this – Miliband does look a little strange, even robotic at times. Do we see him as PM? The British Citizen says ‘no’, but he’s a better option for ordinary folk than the Toff! From anorak.co.uk:DAVID Miliband would be Labour Leader. David Miliband would be leader of the Opposition (surely Prime Minister? -Ed)David
Government notices more foreigners…
You can’t say they’re not on the ball, can you? ‘Communities Secretary’ Hazy McBleary sets out what action the government is taking to manage immigration. ePolitix reports that this includes a £12m programme of improvements to the way migration data is collected, a fund to help all local services manage the impact of migration, and
IMMIGRATION
- Response to The Times Leader on Immigration
- Response to the National Union of Students International Students’ Committee
- Frank Field Challenges Minister on Social Housing Allocation
- Foreign Nationals Occupy 1 in 5 of London’s Social Housing
- NHS Risks Becoming ‘World Health Service’ as Lax Controls are Admitted
- The Allocation of Social Housing to Foreign Nationals in London
- Boris Advertises Foreign Access to the National Health Service
- Asylum and Temporary Admission
