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February 09, 2005
Population decline and immigration policy
Hamish MacDonell and Gerri Peev’s article in the Scotsman highlights the lack of flexibility in London Labour’s new immigration policy.
Following the raising of visa renewal fees for foreign students (8 February), this is just another, larger, torpedo in Scottish Labour’s ‘Fresh Talent’ initiative to attract immigrants, stimulate Scotland’s economy and reverse the population decline.
Jack McConnell may have the right basic ideas, but he can’t deliver without cooperation from London. As Alex Salmond said, “It is time for Scotland to tackle its population crisis itself and for power to be devolved to the Scottish parliament”.
news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=145932005
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4242899.stm
www.snp.org/index_hires.php?pageName=news/newsdetail.php?newsID=2811
Posted by Simon Holledge at February 9, 2005 12:12 AM
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