UKIP take note: Australia’s immigration system is far from perfect
Human rights abuses, public dissatisfaction and a failure to get the numbers down make Australia a curious role model for Farage
Human rights abuses, public dissatisfaction and a failure to get the numbers down make Australia a curious role model for Farage
We look back and say we would have ‘done more to stop it’ when posterity will judge our own age unflatteringly
Support for the Syrian Resettlement Programme is one small act that the government could take to show that compassion is a core British value.
Until there is concerted action to revive the failing economies of southern and eastern Europe, there is little hope that the government’s net migration target will be met.
The word ‘foreigner’ has become so toxic that Britain is now prepared to let refugees drown.
The desire to ‘get on’ isn’t confined to affluent Westerners.
The UK has a long record of admitting and supporting refugees.
The scale of the tragedy requires a much greater response than the callous and disinterested one shown by the government.
It is a significant day for migration policy, with a government announcement on access to benefits for EU nationals and an important legal judgement on asylum support.
All three parties should consider making a much stronger, long term commitment to refugee resettlement in their manifestos.