migration
Unless you want to pay more for food and social care, EU migrants are here to stay
Instead of making symbolic promises to stem benefit tourism, progressives should consider how to build good community relations in areas that are receiving EU migrants.
Sensationalist Telegraph article on immigration complete rubbish… says Telegraph
A quarter of eastern Europeans pay just £1 a week net in income tax despite being in work, claimed the Telegraph. The paper has now admittted that that claim was wrong.
There are left-wing answers to the questions posed by UKIP
Progressives shouldn't be running scared of UKIP. There are left-wing answers to the questions posed by the party, writes James Bloodworth.
The Yvette Cooper speech showed Labour is not going to compete with the Tories to show who is toughest on immigration
Migration stories continue with Yvette Cooper providing more detail on Labour’s policy and a statistical correction from the Office for National Statistics, reports Jill Rutter.
A tale of two immigration announcements
It is a significant day for migration policy, with a government announcement on access to benefits for EU nationals and an important legal judgement on asylum support.
Economic arguments will not persuade a sceptical public about the merits of immigration
Most of the UK-born do not see immigration in terms of its economic benefits, writes Jill Rutter.