by Sean Reilly | Mar 12, 2008
Unlock Democracy, the joint campaign of Charter 88 and the New Politics Network promoting democratic renewal and active engagement in the political process, has criticised Lord Goldsmith’s citizenship review for its narrow view of what it means to be a UK...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 11, 2008
Lord Goldsmith, who has headed up the government citizenship review, walked into an instant backlash today over proposals that school-leavers should be encouraged to swear an oath of allegiance to Queen and country. The suggestion is not a formal proposal, but Lord...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 21, 2008
Home Office plans to introduce an “earned citizenship” system for immigrants from outside the European Union who want to become British have been attacked as potentially descriminatory and degrading by campaigners. Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave strong...