Tough on immigration? UKIP supporters are listening.
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Ipsos Mori are asking thousands about their views on this polarising topic.
Would-be Europeans, survivors of a Mediterranean crossing gone wrong
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German philosopher Jurgen Habermas once famously pronounced the European Union a force for good: A model for what he described as a “cosmopolitan world order.” The Nobel committee agreed and in 2012 awarded…
New Zealand citizen Kadhem Chilab Abbas paid with his life by answering Iraq’s call to arms against Islamic State.
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The death of a New Zealand citizen who returned to Iraq has led some to query his status as a refugee. We need to be clear about what it means to be granted asylum and the rights of citizenship.
Enough is enough.
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It’s absurd that Europe continues to blame migrants seeking a better life for their own fate.
A long way from a solution.
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The proposed response to the Mediterranean migrant crisis could well do more harm than good.
Your name’s not down.
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Our immigration expert evaluates the manifestos of 16 political parties, to see how their policies on immigration stack up.
Talent injection: Nicola Sturgeon at Heriot-Watt University.
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While the SNP’s manifesto is rather thin on immigration pledges, it does make a proposal to attract more international students – a group Scotland needs badly.
A warmer welcome for immigrants?
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Smaller party leaders could push for a more generous approach if called upon to support a Labour government.
Greens leader Natalie Bennett at the party’s manifesto launch.
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April 17, 2015
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Our experts review the evidence behind the Green Party’s big ticket policies.
Those protesting against the deportation of Yashika Bageerathi will find solace in the Greens’ manifesto.
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The Greens offer a fresh outlook on immigration in the UK, but their manifesto contains shades of uncertainty.
Instead of giving specifics on immigration, UKIP came up empty-handed.
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UKIP’s immigration policies should have cleared away any ambiguity about what the party wants. Instead, they’ve added to it.
Man of the people?
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Our expert shows that public opinion may not be the best guide for effective policy.
Fighting extremism with the English language.
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As part of an anti-extremism strategy, the home secretary says funds for translation services will be cut, but more put into English lessons.
Phillips trailed a programme about race but didn’t deliver.
Hard hitting questions were promised but Channel 4 show ended up missing the mark.
Traffic congestion in the major cities is expected to cost Australians A$20.4 billion a year by 2020.
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Linking population growth with productivity and labour participation is problematic, just one of many questionable assumptions made in the Intergenerational Report.
Almost as nice as Margate.
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A points-based system won’t drive wages up, as Nigel Farage claims.
Latest stats show Britain isn’t faced with a brain drain.
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It’s all too easy to take Britain’s immigration stats out of context. They reflect the fact that the economy’s doing well.
Normal is as normal does.
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Farage’s policy launch was suspiciously light on actual immigration policy – and that’ll suit UKIP voters just fine.
Andy, a resident of Derby Road, Southampton, features in Immigration Street.
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The TV documentaries Benefits Street and Immigration Street have left long-term damage – in more ways than one.
Can’t keep count.
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In the rush to reduce headline figures, ethics and common sense went out the window.