Politicians will never please the public on immigration, so they should stop trying
On immigration, we demand that our politicians serve us a dish of fried snowballs and then feign disappointment when they fail to deliver it.
Immigration
It’s a pity Nick Clegg is ditching his principled approach to immigration
Nick Clegg appears finally to be dropping his principled stance on immigration in favour of ill-considered rhetoric.
John Vine’s successor has a hard task ahead of them
The resignation of the man in charge of immigration and borders is further evidence of problems at the Home Office.
Cameron’s migrant benefit move is even worse than you think
The latest restrictions on migrants claiming benefits won’t only harm migrant workers but also Britons.
Immigration policy needs to focus on building cohesive communities
Instead of dog-whistling, David Cameron should be helping local government manage the impacts of migration.
Message to David Cameron: you have no evidence the benefit system acts as a ‘magnetic pull’
There’s very little evidence of the ‘magnetic pull’ of our benefits system. But there is evidence which suggests the Prime Minister wants to win back disillusioned Tory voters who’ve been attracted by UKIP.
Don’t blame the immigrants – blame the rich
Get angry, get furious, but get angry at the right people.
Report blows away major claims of the anti-immigration lobby
What’s being under reported is the extent to which it blows out the water some major claims of the anti-immigration lobby.
Undercutting UK workers – Tory style
We don’t need secretive deals that bring in people through the back door and undercut the wages of UK-based workers.
It’s official: the immigration clampdown is hurting British business
Pandering to anti-migrant sentiment is hurting the British economy.