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Welsh government position on shooting confirmed

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has received ministerial confirmation which quashes claims that country sports will be banned in Wales by 2024.  The false information was spread through a series of social media posts in March this year, which made claims that shooting and other country sports would have no future in… Read more »

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Premium visas will now cost £15,000
£15k ‘premium+’ visa targets super-rich

By politics.co.uk staff A new premium visa service aimed at rich foreign footballers, businessmen and pop stars costing £15,000 will help fund ID cards, the Home Office announced yesterday. Immigration minister Phil Woolas unveiled the massive hike in the most expensive visas in a written ministerial statement to the Commons yesterday. The mobile biometric enrolment… Read more »

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Brown: I get it
Brown gets tough on immigration

By Doireann Ronayne The prime minister adopted a tough line on immigration today, while praising a Britain characterised by diversity. Instead of an annual cap, he proposed a ‘labour market test’ to ensure that migrant workers are recruited for skilled jobs only when no qualified worker living in Britain can fill it. Gordon Brown used… Read more »