Tag Archives: Migration
Press & Media
The Social Market Foundation responds to the Labour Party manifesto
On the overall manifesto, SMF Director Theo Bertram said: “The Ming vase manifesto: change but with caution; great determination, little detail. There are no fireworks, no surprises, no great adventure...
Published: | 13 June 2024 |
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‘Labour’s EU refugee responsibility-sharing plan would give UK better control than the Rwanda plan’
In a briefing out today, Jonathan Thomas, SMF Senior Fellow and migration expert, says that Labour’s plans “represent the best opportunity for balancing refugees’ need for protection with states’ and...
Published: | 24 October 2023 |
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One in five U.K. employers has hired a Ukrainian, report reveals
A survey for the Social Market Foundation of more than 2,000 HR managers revealed that 19% said their organisation hired at least one Ukrainian national in 2022. 12% said they...
Published: | 25 June 2023 |
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‘Immigration at 1 million a year could become normal for UK’
The post-pandemic immigration rate of 1.1 million arrivals a year could be the start of a trend towards historically high migration levels in the coming decades, according to the Social...
Published: | 19 December 2022 |
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SMF responds to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s announcements on 17 October 2022
On the economic outlook, James Kirkup, Director of the Social Market Foundation said: “Cancelling the borrowing-fueled stimulus of the mini-budget should ease some of the pressure on the Bank of...
Published: | 17 October 2022 |
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Use Facebook data to fix faulty immigration estimates
Facebook data could help to address weaknesses in official immigration figures that mean the foreign-born population in many local areas is at risk of being badly miscalculated, a think-tank report...
Published: | 09 January 2019 |
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Indian student visa decision is “act of self-harm”, think-tank says
The Social Market Foundation said the Home Office decision to exclude Indian students from new immigration rules was a missed opportunity. The Home Office has said it will reduce the...
Published: | 18 June 2018 |
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