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Pulling the Woolas over our eyes?
By Jenny Bourne
What exactly do the immigration minister's recent statements quoted in the press reveal?
20 November 2008 (772 words)
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Money for Traveller and Gypsy housing
The government has announced a £97 million scheme to address the shortage of housing available to Traveller and Gypsy families.
20 November 2008 (external article)
Grinding down the human rights defenders'
The IRR's European Race Bulletin examines the criminalisation of solidarity and protest.
20 November 2008 (291 words)
daily post Home Office asks Wrexham to double asylum seeker intake
The UK Borders Agency has identified Wrexham to house more asylum seekers, asking it to increase its intake to up to 200.
14 November 2008 (external article)
bbc news Services could be improved for BME communities
The Accounts Commission in Scotland has found that race equality legislation introduced in 2002 has had little impact on the delivery of council services to BME communities.
13 November 2008 (external article)
guardian 200,000 jobs barred to non-European migrants
The Home Office has announced that two hundred thousand skilled jobs in Britain will be closed to non-European migrants from 27 November, when the new points-based immigration system comes into effect.
12 November 2008 (external article)
housing news Homelessness and destitution concerns over government proposals
Several leading housing charities have voiced concerns that proposals in the Immigration and Citizenship Bill will exclude migrant groups from housing entitlements.
7 November 2008 (external article)
Families united in grief
On Saturday 25 October, over 300 people marched on Downing Street to remind the Prime Minister about the number of deaths in police, prison and psychiatric custody.
30 October 2008 (882 words)
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The Irish dimension to the case against ID cards
By Frances Webber
A new briefing paper from the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission on the British National Identity Scheme highlights the dangers of the ID cards project.
30 October 2008 (753 words)
reuters africa EU agrees 'Blue card' to attract highly skilled migrants
The European Union has agreed on a fast-track 'Blue card' for highly skilled migrants. The 'Blue card', valid for four years, will offer speedier work permits for migrants from developing countries.
22 October 2008 (external article)
new start Single issue groups urge speed on grant aid guidance
BME organisations face an uncertain future as they await government guidance on single issue group funding, with groups already experiencing significant funding cuts.
14 October 2008 (external article)
independent 42-day detention defeated in Lords
Plans to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge have been abandoned following defeat in the Lords. In an emergency statement to MPs, Jacqui Smith announced that the Government would remove the plans from the Counter Terrorism Bill.
14 October 2008 (external article)
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Organising in the banlieues
An interview with Pierre Didier, president of the Social Forum of the Banlieues.
9 October 2008 (649 words)
londonderry sentinel Threat to hospital staff
A number of Indian nurses working at Atnagelvin hospital at the invitation of the NHS may be removed from the country under new immigration laws.
8 October 2008 (external article)
guardian Teachers told to watch pupils
New Government guidance asks teachers to monitor pupils' behaviour and inform authorities, if they suspect teenagers are becoming involved in violent extremism.
8 October 2008 (external article)
Charities call on government to turn 'rhetoric into reality'
Leading UK charities have called on the government to act upon its promise of ending its discriminatory treatment of children seeking asylum.
7 October 2008 (544 words)
bbc news Asylum controls 'risk breaching human rights'
A report by a European watchdog has advised UK authorities to reconsider tighter controls on asylum and immigration, warning that the planned changes could breach human rights.
19 September 2008 (external article)
guardian Non-detention of asylum seeker families pilot abandoned
The Home Office has abandoned a pilot programme intended to avoid detaining families whose appeal for asylum has been exhausted. The pilot also aimed to encourage families to voluntarily return home.
11 September 2008 (external article)
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How are thinktanks shaping the political agenda on Muslims in Britain?
By Arun Kundnani
Policy Exchange, the Social Affairs Unit and the Centre for Social Cohesion are driving the political agenda on Muslims in Britain while thinktanks on the left are largely silent.
2 September 2008 (3252 words)
independent Funding cuts for Black groups criticised
Derrick Campbell, an advisor to the government on gun crime, has criticised the cutting of funding to Black groups saying politicians were 'leaving Black youths to die'.
28 August 2008 (external article)
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