immigration

October 22, 2013

The truth behind headlines about ‘health tourism’

“Health tourism: the TRUE cost”: “Foreigners using NHS cost Britain up to £2 BILLION a year, government reveals – 100 times more than previously claimed” declares a Daily Mail headline. Yet the reality is very different, and there is little evidence that many people visit the UK for the purpose of getting free medical treatment.
September 3, 2013

UK blocking woman's Syrian husband from joining her

The now highly politicised immigration system in the UK and remorseless attempts by the UKBA to deny people entry or to deport them on any possible grounds produce daily injustices.
August 17, 2013

Can Scotland develop a positive approach to migration?

Today (Saturday 17 August) two events of great significance for the future of Scotland as a welcoming society coincide, both in Edinburgh.
August 12, 2013

Bishops condemn Home Office 'go home' campaign

An Anglican and a Roman Catholic bishop have condemned the UK government billboard and stop-and-search campaign targeted at unregistered immigrants.
August 7, 2013

Liberty responds to Home Office 'go home' vans

The civil liberties and human rights organisation Liberty responsed to the Home Office’s 'Go home' vans by putting its own van on the streets of London yesterday.
August 4, 2013

Belonging(s)? Migration in theological perspective

'Belonging(s)? Migration in theological perspective' is the title of a consultation to be held on 31 August 2013 from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM in Berne, Switzerland, under the auspices of the World Council of Churches.
August 2, 2013

Making foreigners unwelcome, charging for NHS care

Tighter restrictions on free National Health Service care, supposedly aimed at ‘health tourists’, would hit many UK taxpayers who are foreign. The proposed changes might also open the door to making citizens pay at a later date, and could cause grave social and economic harm.
August 2, 2013

Government has 'taken leave of its senses' through anti-immigrant surge

London Assembly member Jenny Jones has condemned the Coalition Government’s “senseless” lurch to the far right on immigration.
June 3, 2013

Swiss churches mark common commitment to support migrants

The collective action of congregations in Geneva, Switzerland, serving migrant communities, has been celebrated at the Ecumenical Centre.
March 7, 2013

Miliband accused of pandering to prejudice with immigration broadcast

Labour leader Ed Miliband has been accused of pandering to UKIP and anti-immigration prejudice with his party political broadcast yesterday.