In 2009 IPPR's @ippr.org own research suggested that largescale migration depressed the earnings of the lowest paid in the short term, but had less of an impact in the long-term.
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Labour propose increasing the time to get ILR from 5 years to 10 years, so it's not just Reform who are looking at settlement and citizenship

Yes, it's about marking territory and control. But surely better first to focus on the murals of masked men with guns than more ambivalent symbols like flags.

While I agree with this in principle, I fear that genie is out of the bottle. It is a really difficult situation that needs proper investment in dialogue. And addressing people's real grievances about housing and the cost of living.

Previously, asylum-seekers could request permission to work after they had been here for six months without a decision. This concession ended in 2003 as you say. There are still some concessions for asylum seekers applying to work in shortage occupations.

Alleged, yes.

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Arrests/unrest in 7 locations, but most protests peaceful in 2025.
What is interesting is that there largely haven't been protests in the places that saw the riots in 2024. Is that because the arrests of 2024 deterred people? Or is it because councils & police have better tension monitoring?