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U.K. Wage Growth Slows To 13 Month Low, Pay Researcher Reports

U.K. Wage Growth Slows to 13-Month Low, Pay Researcher Reports By Jennifer Ryan Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) — U.K. wage negotiators agreed on the smallest salary increases since September 2006 in the quarter through October as employers gave minimum pay raises … Continue reading

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Funding Row Re-Opens Immigration Debate

Funding row reopens immigration debate By Tim Castle Reuters Thu Nov 1, 2007 2:41pm GMT LONDON (Reuters) – The government faced new attacks over immigration on Thursday after local councils demanded more money to pay for services for thousands of … Continue reading

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London’s Black Cabs Could Take A Turn

London's black cabs could take a turn Some taxi drivers are upset at a plan to help minorities prep for the difficult licensing test. Officials say the service should reflect diversity. By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer November … Continue reading

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David Cameron Praised For Immigration Views

David Cameron praised for immigration views By Toby Helm, Chief Political Correspondent The Telegraph Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 01/11/2007 David Cameron's approach to immigration has received praise from unexpected quarters after Trevor Phillips, the head of the new equality quango, … Continue reading

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Immigration, Home Office Statistics And A Catastrophic Cover-Up Of 300,000 Foreign Workers

Immigration, Home Office statistics and a catastrophic cover-up of 300,000 foreign workers By ANTHONY BROWNE – Daily Mail Last updated at 00:03am on 31st October 2007 How do you accidentally lose a city the size of Nottingham? Or three cities … Continue reading

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More Than Half Of New Jobs Go To Migrants

More than half of new jobs go to migrants Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times October 31, 2007 Ministers have been forced to concede that more than half of all jobs created since Labour came to power have gone … Continue reading

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Cameron Targets Lower Immigration (BBC News)

Cameron targets lower immigration BBC News Monday, 29 October 2007 Conservative leader David Cameron says the current level of immigration to the UK should be “substantially lower”. Currently 200,000 more people move to live in the UK than leave each … Continue reading

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Tough Restrictions Will Be Kept For Low-Skilled Workers From Europe

Tough restrictions will be kept for low-skilled workers from Europe Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times October 27, 2007 The Government is to keep the tight restrictions on the number of low-skilled workers from Romania and Bulgaria that it … Continue reading

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‘Discovering An Operation On This Scale Is Unique’

Discovering an operation on this scale is unique North West Evening Mail Published on 26/10/2007 THESE are the photographs which will shock residents of a quiet, leafy Barrow suburb. They show hundreds of luscious green cannabis plants and the equipment … Continue reading

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Migrant Release ‘Must Be Banned’

Migrant release 'must be banned' BBC News Last Updated: Friday, 26 October 2007, 15:40 GMT 16:40 UK [] A Tory MP is calling for a change in the law after it emerged police routinely told illegal migrants to make their … Continue reading

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Illegal Lorry Immigrants Caught Once A Fortnight

Illegal lorry immigrants caught once a fortnight By Wayne Bontoft Published Date: 26 October 2007 Source: Northampton Chron & Echo Location: Northampton Illegal immigrants are caught hiding in lorries in Northamptonshire once every fortnight. Latest figures released by the police … Continue reading

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Jamaicans In UK Jails To Serve Remaining Sentence At Home

Jamaicans in UK jails to serve remaining sentence at home The Jamaica Gleaner published: Thursday | October 25, 2007 JAMAICA and Britain are in discussions on the transfer of more than 1,000 Jamaicans currently serving time in the United Kingdom … Continue reading

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3000 Prisoners To Get Boot

3,000 prisoners to get boot By Bob Roberts The Mirror 25/10/2007 Nearly 3,000 foreign prisoners in UK jails could be sent home to serve the rest of their sentences. An agreement with Jamaica was signed in June and is close … Continue reading

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Report Counts 400,000 Temporary Migrants

Report counts 400,000 temporary migrants Martin Bentham, Home Affairs Editor Evening Standard 25.10.07 Nearly 400,000 short-term migrants are coming to London each year, the first official estimate of temporary residents in the capital reveals today. About 90,000 of the arrivals, … Continue reading

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New Border Control Will Abolish Free Movement Between UK and Ireland

New border control will abolish free movement between UK and Ireland David Sharrock: Ireland Correspondent From The Times October 25, 2007 The free movement of people between Ireland and Britain has survived centuries of tension and even terrorism, but that … Continue reading

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Britain Secretly Converts Prisons To Detain Foreign Criminals Only

Britain secretly converts prisons to detain foreign criminals only Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times October 24, 2007 Two jails in England and Wales are occupied fully by foreign inmates as the Prison Service tries to cope with a … Continue reading

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School Fees Paid For Returning Asylum Seekers

School fees paid for returning asylum seekers By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor The Teleghraph Last Updated: 2:38am BST 24/10/2007 Free education, accommodation and cash handouts are to be given to failed asylum seekers to encourage them to return home … Continue reading

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UK’s Growth Built On Unsustainable Foundations, New Studies Say

UK's economic growth built on unsustainable foundations, new studies say Gabriel Rozenberg, Economics Reporter The Times October 23, 2007 Britains 15-year economic expansion is built on unsustainable foundations that are becoming more exposed as homeowners finances are stretched ever tighter, … Continue reading

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East Europeans Reach The Parts Others Can’t

East Europeans reach the parts others can't Alan Travis, home affairs editor Friday October 12, 2007 The Guardian The recent arrival of eastern European workers in Britain has reached parts of the country that no other previous wave of immigration … Continue reading

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Diners Stunned By Chinatown Raids

Diners stunned by Chinatown raids BBC News Thursday, 11 October 2007 About 60 raids on illegal workers are taking place in London weekly The biggest raid in London this year on illegal workers has led to more than 30 arrests … Continue reading

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