British officialdom’s attitude to illegal immigration is as lax now, and possibly worse, than when BF Chairman Paul Weston first published this article at Gates of Vienna back in July 2009. Although the population of Great Britain is reputed to consist o

'Can a future PM continue to get the best and most committed people to serve as his ministers?... How can our pay system support this important goal? And if we have a pay system which supports this, how can we get Singaporeans to accept that?' -- ST FILE

Abu Qatada, who appeared in court via video link from his cell at Belmarsh Prison, has been told he can stay in the UK despite being described as Osama bin Laden's right hand man in Europe A hate cleric described as Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Eu

Why does the BBC think its remit includes rehabilitating the careers of ex-politicians? It was bad enough when Ann Widdecombe and Edwina Currie were making exhibitions of themselves on Strictly. Former Labour Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, drummed out of

There’s just enough time to write up this penultimate sleb show before bedtime, so I’d best get on with it. Politicians don’t have the best track record on sleb MM, so you’d have got decent odds if you’d bet on Jacqui Smith before that start of the show.

London, April 1, 2009: Britain has introduced a new visa regime for Indian and other students from non-European Union countries to prevent fraud and to provide for more stringent immigration checks. Home secretary Jacqui Smith said the new arrangements