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Jan 9, 2012
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The outcome of the trial in case of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, the killing of Indian student Anuj Bidve, and the furore over the tweets of Labour MP Diane Abbott on white people and divide and rule, suggest that we are still on a learning curve as to the reason why racism continues to exist in the UK. What direction are we heading, and does it still have anything to do with immigration?
There are basically two schools of thought about the current state of play with regard to racism in the UK today. One of these grows out of the “post-racism” thesis propounded most prominently by contributors to the magazine Prospect and also supported by New Labour thinkers like the former communities and local government secretary of state, John Denham.
There are basically two schools of thought about the current state of play with regard to racism in the UK today. One of these grows out of the “post-racism” thesis propounded most prominently by contributors to the magazine Prospect and also supported by New Labour thinkers like the former communities and local government secretary of state, John Denham.
Jul 29, 2011
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This week the High Court is hearing a legal challenge to a new immigration rule, which requires people wanting to join their husband, wife or partner in the UK to pass an English test before they can come. The judicial review has been brought by three couples who are arguing they have been unfairly prevented from bringing their spouse here because of the rule, which came into effect on November 29th last year.
One of the appellants has reportedly told the Court the policy is deliberately aimed at keeping out people undergoing arranged marriages, and as such that it discriminates against people from the Indian subcontinent.
One of the appellants has reportedly told the Court the policy is deliberately aimed at keeping out people undergoing arranged marriages, and as such that it discriminates against people from the Indian subcontinent.
Jul 4, 2011
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Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has reignited the migrant workers debate, with controversial comments reminiscent of Gordon Brown’s disastrous statement advocating ‘British jobs for British workers’ back in 2007.
Mr Duncan Smith’s provocative speech delivered in Madrid, was prominently trailed in the Daily Mail, which expressed relief that the former Tory leader is ‘daring to tell the truth’ about migrant workers. However, a closer look suggests that we may be being led astray once more on this issue.
Mr Duncan Smith’s provocative speech delivered in Madrid, was prominently trailed in the Daily Mail, which expressed relief that the former Tory leader is ‘daring to tell the truth’ about migrant workers. However, a closer look suggests that we may be being led astray once more on this issue.
May 23, 2011
The latest release of statistics about Britain’s ethnic diversity have provoked yet more bellowing about “the changing face of Britain”. But these soundbites are a cheap distraction from the real story – that immigration policy should be looking to respond better to the vast differences in immigration patterns across the UK in recent years.
The latest statistics from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) give a detailed ethnic picture of the populations of England and Wales, broken down according to the 423 local authorities in these countries.
The latest statistics from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) give a detailed ethnic picture of the populations of England and Wales, broken down according to the 423 local authorities in these countries.
Feb 28, 2011
A new Migration Watch UK report has been released amid a wave of media hyperbole and release of new statistics. Migration Watch UK (MWUK) bills the report, entitled ‘Mass Immigration: Labour’s enduring legacy to Britain’, as a ‘forensic’ analysis of immigration trends.
The report appears to have the explicit aim of convincing the public that immigration has been the object of ‘leftie’ political conspiracy since 1997, and that in the process it has generated overtly negative consequences for the UK. But the report, which runs to just eight pages, seems designed to generate more heat than light about recent immigration trends and political handling of this issue.
The report appears to have the explicit aim of convincing the public that immigration has been the object of ‘leftie’ political conspiracy since 1997, and that in the process it has generated overtly negative consequences for the UK. But the report, which runs to just eight pages, seems designed to generate more heat than light about recent immigration trends and political handling of this issue.
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