Monthly Archives: August 2014

‘Universities lack the lobbying clout to exempt students from migration target’, The Conversation, 27 August 2014.

A recent joint report by British Future and Universities UK has criticised the Coalition for imposing unnecessary limits on the numbers of foreign students allowed into the country. Its authors say government immigration policy that attracts “the brightest and the … Continue reading

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‘Blond ambition to the fore as Boris Johnson announces he will fight 2015 general election’, The Conversation, 6 August 2014.

So the worst-kept secret in British politics is no longer a secret. Boris Johnson is on the lookout for a constituency willing to select him as their Conservative candidate at the election next May. He won’t have trouble finding one … Continue reading

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‘Flat tax? Flat chance’, Guardian, 30 July 2014.

Quizzed on remarks made by Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin to the rightwing thinktank Politeia, an unnamed Tory spokesman could not have made himself much clearer: “There will be no flat tax,” he said. “We oppose it. Full stop.” That … Continue reading

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