The following is a collection of recent articles that demonstrate the absurdity of some of the UK government’s policies and rhetoric. Labour must be on a mission to commit political suicide, and they are intent on dragging us all down with them.
The latest figures on immigration to the UK show a sharp decline in net migration, which is now at its lowest point since 2012, excluding the pandemic years.
The sharp decline results primarily from lower immigration of workers and the family members of international students. However, while migration of groups that make positive or broadly neutral economic contributions, such as migrant workers, has fallen, asylum-related migration has remained at similar levels since late 2022.
Since refugees have lower employment rates and often need a lot of support from the state, this means that the composition of recent migration has become less favourable from an economic perspective.
While net migration is on a downward trajectory, it is still positive, meaning that the foreign-born population in the UK continues to grow.
The decline in the number of people claiming asylum fell by 12%. This was driven in large part by a reduction in asylum claims from Syrian nationals after the fall of the Assad regime....<<<Read More>>>...
