Tag Archives: immigration

Feral youths

Posted on November 25, 2023 by martin

Varadker promises a ‘crackdown’ on “far-right” groups following the rioting that was sparked off by yesterday’s stabbing. The problem is that most of the rioters were not part of any such groups and in reality the whole riot was little … Continue reading →

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Naturalisation absences

Posted on July 19, 2019 by martin

Yesterday there was a high court ruling about the amount of time someone can be absent from the state in the year prior to a citizenship application: Not even one day. The case came about because someone who was absent … Continue reading →

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Would not happen now

Posted on December 28, 2018 by martin

On ConservativeHome which is the UK Conservative Party’s blog site is an interesting article titled From childhood in communist China to Tory candidacy in London. I am not convinced by the story presented. One chapter stands out: “With few job … Continue reading →

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