21st Century Challenges

Nationalising British jobs

Migration restrictions are a bad way to fight unemployment in times of crisis. There is no evidence less immigration means less unemployment in the UK or anywhere else

New green strategy could create 400,000 jobs

Ed Miliband, Climate Change Secretary says new jobs will be created in low-carbon industries for 400,000 people - from lagging lofts to nuclear power - the government will announce today.

British compulsory retirement age can stay at 65, says European court

British businesses can continue to force employees to retire at age 65 without breaking EU rules, the European court of justice ruled today.

‘Big rise’ in illegal immigrants

The UK could be home to almost three-quarters of a million illegal immigrants, a study for London Mayor Boris Johnson suggests.

Record migration into Britain is result of Government policy failings

Record migration into Britain is a result of a failure of Government policies to control the borders since 1991, a new report claims.

Britain to become the biggest country in Europe by 2050, United Nations report says

Britain is set to become the biggest country in the European Union by 2050, fuelled by nearly 200,000 new migrants every year, according to estimates from the United Nations

Britons vie with immigrants for low-paid jobs

Because of rising unemployment, British-born workers are having to seek low-paid and low-status jobs that have become the preserve of immigrant workers, a report says today.

FT poll reveals hostility to jobless migrants

More than three-quarters – 78 per cent – of British adults believe immigrants should be asked to leave the country if they do not have a job, according to an FT/Harris survey published

Migration adviser says companies should train UK staff

Employers who bring in migrant labour should be required to provide training for British workers at the same time, one of the government's leading advisers on migration David Metcalf, chair of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), suggested yesterday.

Britain’s ageing population

Read an introduction to the challenges and benefits of Britain's ageing population.

Why low migration levels threaten the UK’s economic and social health

The falling fertility rate and an ageing population mean too little immigration may turn out to be a bigger problem for the UK than too much migration.

Overseas workers in UK more able to keep jobs

Foreign-born workers are proving more successful at holding on to their jobs in the recession than their British-born counterparts, according to Financial Times research.

Seven in ten Britons want immigration slashed

Seven in 10 Britons want immigration cut by 80 per cent as the issue continues to be a main concern for the public.

Drop in migrant workers threatens economic recovery,

A drop in the number of migrant workers in Britain is threatening to create skill shortages and delay the country's recovery from recession, the Ernst & Young Item Club economic forecasters have warned.

The Briton’s who can’t afford to become old

The UK population is getting older and faces deep financial, emotional and health issues - a generation face working into their seventies - or living out their old age in penury.

Polish ‘exodus’ grinds to halt

It is five years since EU enlargement brought a wave of Poles and other eastern European migrant workers to a Britain that was booming. But the recession has not resulted in a mass exodus.

Moscow snow ban to create engineering jobs

Civil engineering recruitment could be boosted in Russia this winter after the mayor of Moscow unveiled plans to launch a major geoengineering project.  Mayor Yury Luzhkov is hoping to control the weather by banning snow from landing in the Russian capital through expanding cloud seeding operations.

Persistent poverty in Britain

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