EU and UK politicians need to grasp the integration nettle
Politicians must engage with the social and cultural impact of migration flows, rather than endlessly debating economic issues.
Immigration
European commissioner is right: we can not let populism win ahead of facts on immigration
Vivane Reding, vice-president of the European commission, stated in a web chat last night that in the UK there is a perception of an “invasion of foreigners” coming to the UK to “steal jobs”.
Don’t scaremonger – prepare communities for Romanian and Bulgarian migrants
The government’s focus on restricting benefits will do little to affect the scale of immigration.
Iain Duncan Smith says he’s going to stop benefit tourism. What benefit tourism?
The Quiet Man is turning up the volume. We wish he wouldn’t.
The UK can’t rely on reputation alone to attract international students
The government should abandon its net migration target and commit unequivocally to increasing the number of international students studying in British education institutions.
It’s now clear that Tuesday’s immigration proposals were pure dog whistling
We should be promoting integration and replicating success, rather than issuing unworkable policy statements.
We repeat, migrants are *less* likely to claim benefits than indigenous Britons
Contrary to what David Cameron would have you believe, benefit tourism just isn’t a significant problem.
Three reasons not to panic about Romanian and Bulgarian immigration
Here are three reasons not to accept tabloid hysteria about Romanian and Bulgarian migration.
The Tories are putting their anti-European ideology over the interests of the British people
By giving people something to vote for at the European Elections – not only to vote against – Labour can progress.
Winning the debate on immigration will take more than dry statistics
When making the case for immigration (which we should) we should also recognise that there will be a backlash if people don’t feel they have been consulted about the pace of change.