Three reasons not to panic about Romanian and Bulgarian immigration
Here are three reasons not to accept tabloid hysteria about Romanian and Bulgarian migration.
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UK still has joint highest inflation in EU
Inflation in Britain is the joint highest in the EU, according to a relase out today from the statistics office of the European Union.
Are 1 in 10 on the dole really immigrants?
The Sun should use language that reflects reality, not their readers’ prejudices.
CBI chief slams Salmond on Independence and Cameron on EU
Fresh doubts over the economic consequences of an independent Scotland have been raised, with a warning that it risks facing “economic dislocation”.
TUC Take Government To EU Over Agency Work Laws
The UK government is failing to implement EU laws, resulting in tens of thousands of agency workers paid less than permanent staff doing the same job, says the TUC.
Opinion: the Conservatives will live to regret the EU referendum
Europe has long been a problem for the Conservative Party and whichever way the EU referendum goes has pitfalls for the Prime Minister.
Opinion: It’s time the EU faced its inner demons
The Eurozone has returned to growth, but it is still suffering from serious internal problems and needs significant reforms.
Wages stagnate – UK now in the Euro relegation zone
The media might be talking about “booming Britain”, but the reality for millions of workers is very different. New data shows how far wages have fallen in the UK.
We must stop this illogical, economically damaging and ultimately racist law
The government is proposing a pilot scheme starting in November to ask visitors from India, Nigeria, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh to pay a cash bond of £3,000 for a visitor visa that allows them to stay in the UK for up to six months.
Influx of Romanian migrants ‘unlikely’, says Eastern Europe expert
A mass arrival of labour migrants from Romania when UK immigration restrictions are lifted in January 2014 is “unlikely”, according to a researcher from Edge Hill University who has written a book on the Romanian diaspora.