Immigration
A bumpy ride for Brown on Radio One
Gordon, meet disillusionment. Disillusionment, the Prime Minister. Ask him questions on whatever you want: the economy, jobs, immigration, expenses – the ball is in your court. Make him squirm, if… Continue reading
62 CommentsCameron has a policy agenda to change Britain – he should tell us about it
Cameron has not, alas, broken free of the never-ending opinion poll bungee jump which is the story of his leadership of the Conservative Party. Cleggmania is a bubble – but the thing… Continue reading
41 CommentsCome out, come out wherever you are
Chris Grayling, the Shadow Home Secretary and former attack dog, seems to have been cast into outer darkness. As with Oliver Letwin’s disappearing act in the 2001, Labour is toasting… Continue reading
37 CommentsThree lessons for the Tories on immigration
The witterings of Phil Woolas about immigration yesterday – where he accused The Spectator of contorting immigration figures and double-counting immigrants – have landed him in plenty trouble. Stephen Timms… Continue reading
37 CommentsWoolas on the rack
Phil Woolas has just been confronted on Daily Politics about immigration figures which we uncovered on Coffee House yesterday, showing 99 percent of new jobs since 1997 are accounted for… Continue reading
63 CommentsWhere the Mail’s cover story came from
It’s always gratifying to see Coffee House posts followed up in the newspapers, and I almost admire the way the Daily Mail has just splashed the newspaper on one of… Continue reading
17 CommentsBritish jobs for British workers…
Did you know that there are fewer British-born workers in the private sector than there were in 1997? I’d be surprised if so: these official figures are not released. The… Continue reading
64 CommentsNo-one is Talking About Immigration
Well, on Day One of the Great Campaign no-one seemed to be talking about immigration. This is understandable given that it’s a subject that discomfits most of the parties and,… Continue reading
38 CommentsA new Brownie Buster
Michael Scholar: hero. The newish head of the UK statistics authority is finally coming to the aid of the statistics nerds who have been protesting that Gordon Brown makes things… Continue reading
44 CommentsBrown busted over statistics (again)
Via the excellent C4 FactCheck blog: A pdf with explanatory footnotes can be found here.
18 CommentsThe Tories’ Letwin-devised policy pyramid
The Times’s Sam Coates first posted this image, relating to this news story, last night – but it’s worth repeating here. One thing to note is that there’s no mention… Continue reading
35 CommentsBNP fails to publish European parliament expenses
I’m aghast. I never imagined that even Griffin and Brons would fall at the first, and eminently negotiable, jump. The Telegraph reports that Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons have given… Continue reading
55 CommentsWhy the Tories should talk about immigration
Should the Tories talk about immigration? This will bring back a lot of bad memories for the modernisers, who believe that this hurt them in 2005. But, as Tim Montgomerie… Continue reading
63 CommentsWhy won’t immigrants assimilate?
Some readers don’t think it’s fair or reasonable for people living in rural areas to talk about immigration. Fair enough, though it’s not as though I’ve always lived in the… Continue reading
22 CommentsImmigration: The BNP are Winning and Britain is Losing
One of the odder aspects of contemporary politics is the amount of attention lavished upon the goons at the BNP. Anyone would think they were about to win the election.… Continue reading
55 CommentsSome reasons to be cheerful about Cameron and the Tories
By way of a response to the comments on my post yesterday, here are some reasons to be cheerful about Cameron and the Tories. The poll lead dropping to six… Continue reading
42 CommentsHelping Haiti
How best to help Haiti? Plenty of people will tell you that writing off Haiti’s debt would be a good start. And, in truth, there’s an argument to be made… Continue reading
4 CommentsStimulating social mobility will take decades
Another pallid dawn brings more statistics proving that Britain is riven by inequality – ‘from the cradle to the grave’, concludes the Hills report. Unless the offspring of professionals pursue… Continue reading
35 CommentsCameron has the positioning right – but fiscal questions remain
Here, CoffeeHousers, is my take on this morning’s Cameron interview: 1. General demeanor: excellent, articulate, confident. The complete opposite from Brown. It does make you think that he should wipe… Continue reading
40 CommentsThe House of Lords at its exceptional best
Archbishop George Carey has his detractors, but his article in the Times is a candid explanation of the ills that unfettered immigration is causing this country. The tone is so… Continue reading
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