The changing face of immigrant Europe
The chaotic migrant problem in Europe has led to cities like Rome seeing historic sites taken over by gangs, making it both dangerous and unrecognisable. But now Brussels wants to off-load the new migrants to countries like Poland. They won't be happy, but will the EU give them a choice?
- 20 July 2015
EU and LibDems constrain Tory efforts on immigration
The Conservatives are making some serious moves to address the immigration question. But they are held back by the Liberal Democrats and, of course, the European Union
- 30 July 2014
UKIP is not a racist party, but its economic policy is bunk
The notion that UKIP is a racist party is fallacious and deeply unfair. Detractors should instead focus on UKIP's real flaws, of which there are many
- 8 May 2014
Would you mind having a Polish neighbour?
Polish immigration has been a bonanza for the UK. Of course, there must be proper controls over immigration in general. But any thoughts about demonising the Polish are both wrong and irrational, says Friends of Poland in UKIP
- 7 February 2014
UKIP asks Cameron not to stigmatise Poles
UKIP Friends of Poland has sent an open letter to Prime Minister Cameron asking him to show more respect to Poles in Britain, stressing that while controlled immigration is necessary stigmatisation is not
- 25 January 2014
Britain's proxy debate on immigration
Britain's political class is happy to debate immigration now that the emphasis has shifted to eastern Europeans. This is merely a carefully constructed substitute debate, which allows our politicians to ignore other concerns that long predate matters related to the EU
- 9 January 2014
Mass immigration must have depressed wages
Over the last decade the UK has had an unprecedented expansion of its labour supply due to mass immigration under Labour which is part of the background to stagnant wages, says John Redwood MP
- 8 January 2014
Migration and identity
The migration debate in the UK is a political and philosophical mess of cherry-picked, opportunistic sound-bites, says former British Ambassador Charles Crawford
- 6 January 2014
BBC immigration bias, but only against Europe
We all sympathise with refugees but why do BBC journalists say it's solely our responsibility to take them in rather than, say Egypt's, or Russia's, or China's. Post-imperial guilt? Are they reporters or activists?
- 16 December 2013
Immigration: A denial of democracy
On immigration, the British political class simply ignored public opinion. And the Pakistani working classes are just as upset as the traditional "white working classes. "What does this say about our 'democracy'?
- 19 November 2013
A grown up discussion about immigration?
Even to talk about immigration was once to be accused of racism. But can we be a little more mature, these days?
- 5 July 2013
Open borders immigration is a key to growth
Open borders immigration would be a boost not only for the UK but the entire global economy
- 7 September 2012
The immigration debate is about more than just numbers
With a debate held in Parliament today on the subject, it should be known that immigration is more than just a numbers game
- 5 September 2012
De-contaminating the brand: Time for real conservatism
Forget wind turbine Toryism; now is the time for sensible centre right conservatism, writes Douglas Carswell MP
- 28 March 2012
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