A selection of recent media reports

Romania's population falls by 12% as three million flock to richer European countries including Britain
Population has fallen to 19million as workers leave
The Daily Mail (04-Feb-2012)
Baby boom takes schools to breaking point
A council in east London is drawing up plans to convert an empty Woolworths store into a classroom and teach children in...
The Guardian (04-Feb-2012)
Illegal immigrant hid during raid on Mablethorpe takeaway
FOUR illegal immigrants have been caught following a UK Border Agency (UKBA) crackdown on busine
This is Lincolnshire (04-Feb-2012)
Theresa May Immigration Decision Triggers 'Secret Justice' Fight
The Home Secretary's refusal to tell scores of immigrants and refugees why they have been
The Huffington Post (04-Feb-2012)
Derelict working men's pub could soon reopen its doors \u2013 as a home for destitute asylum seekers
This article, by Joshua Carroll, won him this year's Wyn Harness Prize f
The Independent (04-Feb-2012)
Man raped two girls in Glasgow flats
A man from Afghanistan has been found guilty of raping two young girls at flats in Glasgow.
BBC News UK (03-Feb-2012)
Ten jailed over sham marriage plot
Published on Thursday 2 February 2012 18:01 Ten people have been jailed for attempting to organise an international sha...
Ilkeston Advertiser (03-Feb-2012)
IMMIGRATION CLAMPDOWN
IMMIGRANTS will only be allowed into Britain if they can \u201Cmake the country better\u201D.
Daily Star (03-Feb-2012)
Immigration: dubious means to an uncertain end
The truth is that politicians worry about immigration more than the rest of the population do, not less
Guardian.co.uk (02-Feb-2012)
Immigration is not just a numbers game \u2013 it's about culture, too
The debate about what constitutes Britishness has barely begun.
Telegraph.co.uk (02-Feb-2012)
A traitor's tale
Leaving the Labour party is uniquely traumatic, as Luke Bozier has just discovered \u2013 and I know all too well
The Spectator (02-Feb-2012)
Immigration minister wants more scrutiny of 'value' of foreign students
Expanding the number of international students in the UK is not necessarily a good t
Times Higher Education (02-Feb-2012)
Select migrants 'helped by reforms'
High-earning migrants and promising student entrepreneurs will find it easier to work in Britain as the Government aims ...
The Oxford Times (02-Feb-2012)
Damian Green: 'we only want the brightest immigrants'
The Immigration Minister says the Government will meet its target of reducing net migration into the U
Telegraph.co.uk (02-Feb-2012)
Human rights decisions led to 'ridiculous and damaging' situation, warns minister
The way courts interpret the human right to family life has led to a "ridiculo
Telegraph.co.uk (02-Feb-2012)
Immigration minister Damian Green on who can come to UK
Britain does not need more "middle managers" or unskilled Labour and those coming in should be able to command a
BBC News - UK Politics (02-Feb-2012)
Conservatives put politics before policy on immigration
Damian Green's speech on immigration was thin, and contained nothing new.
New Statesman (02-Feb-2012)
Migrants must be 'the right people'
Immigration policies must ensure "the right people are coming here", the Immigration Minister said. Damian Green said i
Belfast Telegraph (02-Feb-2012)
Migrants must add to quality of life in Britain \u2013 minister
Migrants must "add to the quality of life in Britain" if they want to live here, the Immigration Ministe
Telegraph.co.uk (02-Feb-2012)
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February 1, 2012
ONS Population Projections


Full Text of Press Release : February 2012

February 1, 2012

ONS Population Projections


Today, the ONS released further population projections based on varying net migration estimates.

Commenting, Sir Andrew Green said:

"These latest official projections underline the huge importance of the government keeping to its promise to get net migration down below 100,000. Even at 100,000 these figures show that our population will reach 70 million in less than 25 years with all the consequences that has for our overcrowded island."


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