So is Britain really “full up”?
Matt Cavanagh, Associate Director at the Institute for Public Policy Research, looks at whether the United Kingdom is really “full up” as the angry right claim.
Immigration
Migrationwatch’s 70 million cap proposal is dangerous and unfeasible
MigrationWatch’s e-petition calling for a 70 million person cap on population sets a dangerous precedent, is damaging for our economy and unrealisable.
The government must stop spreading untruths about immigration
The Refugee Council’s Donna Covey responds to polling from Migration Observatory, arguing it shows the government needs to do more to correct misconceptions.
May is wrong: We can have a liberal immigration policy
IPPR Associate Director Matt Cavanagh writes about the potential for a new liberal immigration policy, based on both progressive values and evidence.
Ex-Tory peer’s Pakistani/Bangladeshi smear ignores the evidence
Ex-Tory peer Baroness Flather’s assertion that Bangladeshi and Pakistani families have more children to chase benefits is baseless in evidence, reports Daniel Elton.
How to create a Telegraph migration scare story
IPPR Associate Director for UK Migration Policy, Matt Cavanagh, deconstructs the latest Daily Telegraph anti-migration scare story.
When will the coalition deliver on its pledge to end child detention?
Ministers have twice promised to end child detention and twice failed. When will they come good on thier promises?
Express and Mail fail the migration stats test
The ONS Quarterly Migration Report yesterday gave rise to media headlines about a big rise in immigration – even though immigration had hardly risen at all.
Express’s £1billion claim on immigrant housing is absurd
Migrationwatch has claimed that immigrant demand for social housing will cost £1billion per year – but the facts do not stack up.
Brits are among the most wary on immigration/Islam in Europe
Despite the onset of the financial crisis and rising unemployment the British remain deeply concerned about immigration, and Islam, more so than our European neighbours.