Anti-immigrant backlash growing in Europe
A new Financial Times/Harris poll reveals rising anti-migration backlash in the big EU member states. 1. National restrictions on EU migrants’ rights to access social benefits were backed by 83% of Britons, 73% of Germans and 72% of French respondents. 2. About 3 in 5 respondents disapproved of Romanian and Bulgarian citizens...
UK ordered destruction of ‘embarrassing’ colonial papers
(30 Nov) - Britain systematically destroyed documents in colonies that were about to gain independence, declassified Foreign Office files reveal. ‘Operation Legacy’ saw sensitive documents secretly burnt or dumped to cover up traces of British activities. The latest National Archives publication made from a collection of...
Saudi crackdown on illegal workers sparks heated debate
Thousands turned themselves in voluntarily, some with luggage in hand. (29 Nov) - For Abu Osama al-Qeithy, starting up a small business in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, has been difficult. He has paid for his operators' licence and insurance, and met all the conditions set by the ministry of labour, but his fast-food outlet is...
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