Tufton Street think tank Migration Watch uses Ukraine crisis to attack other refugees
Migration Watch has suggested that while Ukrainian refugees are worthy of protection, those arriving on boats are ‘scammers’.
Immigration
Right Wing Watch newsletter: week 1 March 2022
This week’s newsletter looks at immigration, nationality and citizenship in the UK in light of the Ukraine conflict.
Denial of rights to Chagos Islanders exposes the cruel reality of UK citizenship policy
Opposition peers in the House of Lords won a vote to give citizenship rights to descendants of Chagos Islanders evicted by the UK in the 1970s.
The Right’s demographic anxiety
Racial anxieties are moving from the online far right to mainstream politics.
Voters think the government is doing a bad job on almost every major issue facing the country
On the NHS, 70 percent say the government is doing a bad job, while on crime 59 percent say the government is performing badly.
Why our MP Paul Bristow is wrong about the Nationality and Borders Bill
‘The Borders Bill fundamentally undermines the UK’s obligations under international refugee law.’
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news
Behind last week’s media hype over migrant Channel crossings
Priti Patel last week pushed the harshest law yet over right to claim asylum as right-wing press agitated once again over Channel crossings
Prof Prem Sikka: A failure to tackle skills shortages is threatening the post-Covid economic recovery
The government is hoping to alleviate skills shortages by recruiting individuals from all over the world. A key part of this is the recognition of foreign qualifications.
UK immigration law hoards the spoils of colonialism
Britain enriched itself by exploiting other countries and their people, called them part of the British Empire, and now it’s shutting its doors and treating them like criminals.