How the politics of immigration has changed
Keir Starmer’s comments on foreign workers undercutting salaries were not criticised in the same way Gordon Brown was in 2007.
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Keir Starmer’s comments on foreign workers undercutting salaries were not criticised in the same way Gordon Brown was in 2007.
ByThe UK’s political parties vie to sound “tough” on immigration while ignoring the policy choices required to reduce it.
ByAs hostility towards foreigners rises, the feted land of a thousand welcomes has slowly become an unhappy isle.
ByAs long as the cost of living dominates, immigration will not regain its previous political status.
ByIf the party enters government it will face the same problems as the Tories.
ByA government obsessed with sounding tough on migrants loves employing them.
ByThe public anxiety about borders is real, and it will still exist under a Labour government.
ByThe country has to overcome three barriers to attract the migrants it needs.
ByThe Supreme Court’s verdict will trigger a new civil war on the right.
ByThe relentless racism in Lenny Henry’s incident-filled drama is all too believable; its saintly female characters less so.
ByThe Labour leader’s announcement opens up a clear dividing line with the Conservatives on immigration.
ByThe Tories decry his interventions; others say he's too conservative. Can the Archbishop of Canterbury unite a fraying Church?
ByThe Home Secretary will never solve the problems she so feverishly describes.
ByIn the 87-year-old director’s new film The Old Oak, wishful liberal thinking comes at the cost of plausibility.
ByStarmer has been lambasted by left and right, but his EU-returns deal targets “hero voters” who voted Conservative in 2019.
ByThe UK needs to be seen as a reliable upholder of international standards rather than as a rogue state.
ByOn immigration, Downing Street wanted a bonfire. Labour brought a fire extinguisher.
ByAs conflicts multiply European countries must agree consistent principles for asylum policy, as the alternative is anarchy.
ByWhat makes Hungary so appealling to the new, radical right?
ByPolling suggests the public is more unsettled by small boat crossings than Twitter would have us believe. Why is that?
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