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Archive for August, 2008

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New Home Office figures provide more evidence that the recent wave of migration to Britain really is temporary: the Poles (and others) are looking elsewhere for work as the pound plunges and the UK economy sours. So much for fears of being swamped.

Posted 22 Aug 2008 in Blog, Britain, Immigration
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From NCI, Noticias culturales iberoamericanas. Gracias.

Posted 22 Aug 2008 in Blog, Immigration, Media, Spain
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One of the casualties when Russian tanks rolled past Gori was the beguiling “Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention” proposed by Thomas Friedman, the New York Times columnist: “No two countries that both have a McDonald’s have ever fought a war against each other.” Alas, you can buy Big Macs in both Moscow and Tbilisi, [...]

Posted 22 Aug 2008 in Blog, Globalisation, Russia
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We can’t give people so much security with their income that it affects their willingness to work… We can have equality in access to education and health but not in equality of income… We can’t have a situation where it is not work that gives access to goods. Unexceptional stuff. Except it comes from a [...]

Posted 19 Aug 2008 in Blog, Other
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Europe’s war against immigration is immoral and unwinnable. It’s time for a radical rethink. Read the full article in today’s Guardian

Posted 08 Aug 2008 in Blog, Europe, Immigration
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The Guardian, 8 August 2008. Europe’s war against immigration is immoral and unwinnable. It’s time for a radical rethink