10 Sept 2013
Results of 2 polls in the UK about Immigration
According to the results of one survey commissioned by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative party deputy chairman, "1 in 6 believe immigration has benefited Britain". On the other hand, "1 in 3 blames migrants for trouble finding a good job"
3 Aug 2013
The truth
Came across this interesting article on the Vice UK website.
Talking about widespread perceptions, Martin Robbins observes:
"Apparently we all believe that the average Briton is an old, violent, criminal, Muslim immigrant, that the government spunks all our money on foreign aid and benefit fraud and that teenagers are squirting out babies faster than one of Bassett’s jelly assembly lines."
According to the results of a Ipsos-MORI survey,released by the Royal Statistical Society and King’s College London, the British public has widespread misconceptions for a number of issues.
For example, "Incredibly, people believe on average that foreign-born immigrants account for 31 percent of our population, and a quarter of those surveyed believe that number is over 38 percent – nearly 4 in 10. The actual figure is barely a third of that, at 13 percent.
However, will people care even when they have the actual data in front of them?
As Martin points out, 31 or 13% does not matter to people who are opposed to immigration.
Talking about widespread perceptions, Martin Robbins observes:
"Apparently we all believe that the average Briton is an old, violent, criminal, Muslim immigrant, that the government spunks all our money on foreign aid and benefit fraud and that teenagers are squirting out babies faster than one of Bassett’s jelly assembly lines."
According to the results of a Ipsos-MORI survey,released by the Royal Statistical Society and King’s College London, the British public has widespread misconceptions for a number of issues.
For example, "Incredibly, people believe on average that foreign-born immigrants account for 31 percent of our population, and a quarter of those surveyed believe that number is over 38 percent – nearly 4 in 10. The actual figure is barely a third of that, at 13 percent.
However, will people care even when they have the actual data in front of them?
As Martin points out, 31 or 13% does not matter to people who are opposed to immigration.
15 Mar 2013
U Turn on student immigration rules
The UK Government has relaxed the rules under the "graduate entrepreneur scheme", an will allow 1,000 MBA graduates and all PhD graduates to stay on in Britain for 12 months to work.
The English test for senior business executives who come on intra-company transfers and earn more than £152,100 a year has also been scrapped.
Read more here
Changes to immigration rules boost businesses and students
Theresa May relaxes immigration rules for senior executives and elite graduates
The English test for senior business executives who come on intra-company transfers and earn more than £152,100 a year has also been scrapped.
Read more here
Changes to immigration rules boost businesses and students
Theresa May relaxes immigration rules for senior executives and elite graduates
31 Jan 2012
Some old ideas die hard
Reading the articles as well as the comments in various newspapers here in the UK made me realise that old ideas have not really died away.
26 Jan 2012
Iain Duncan Smith accused of publishing misleading immigration figures
This is an update to my last post: Yet another attack by the Tories on immigrants.
Sir Michael Scholar, the head of the UKSA (UK Statistics Authority) has accused Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary and the Department of Work and Pensions for publishing misleading immigration figures that were
Read the recent article on the Huffington post: Iain Duncan Smith Rebuked Over Immigration Statistics
Sir Michael Scholar, the head of the UKSA (UK Statistics Authority) has accused Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary and the Department of Work and Pensions for publishing misleading immigration figures that were
"highly vulnerable to misinterpretation".
Read the recent article on the Huffington post: Iain Duncan Smith Rebuked Over Immigration Statistics
21 Jan 2012
Yet another attack by the Tories on immigrants
Employment Minister Chris Grayling and Immigration Minister Damian Green recently published statistics showing that 371,000 immigrants are on benefits. What they conveniently forgot to mention was that 98 per cent of the 371,000 claimants had an immigration status that entitled them to claim working-age benefits as explained by Labour immigration spokesman Chris Bryant.
The Government should stop attacking foreigners and instead look at turning around the economy - so that more jobs can be created instead of cutting jobs as they are currently doing. Since they came to power, the Tories have cut more jobs from the public sector and many more private sector workers have lost their jobs. It is amazing some people buy the line that all of this is caused by foreigners. In fact, it is foreign companies who are creating jobs, foreign immigrants who are experts and professionals who are helping Universities and companies still keep the British flag flying.
As someone said, "It's the economy stupid."
The Government should stop attacking foreigners and instead look at turning around the economy - so that more jobs can be created instead of cutting jobs as they are currently doing. Since they came to power, the Tories have cut more jobs from the public sector and many more private sector workers have lost their jobs. It is amazing some people buy the line that all of this is caused by foreigners. In fact, it is foreign companies who are creating jobs, foreign immigrants who are experts and professionals who are helping Universities and companies still keep the British flag flying.
As someone said, "It's the economy stupid."
9 Dec 2011
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