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Friday links

How the government breaks up British families - a fine piece by Ian Dunt of http://politics.co.uk

http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2013/01/18/comment-how-the-government-breaks-up-british-families

The story of Andy, also featured here : http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/andy-my-poor-boys.html

'This is the story of Andy, a man who has had his family torn apart by the government. Despite being a British citizen, Andy didn't make enough money to be able to live with his wife, so his children had to be separated from their parents. It's not really a story about Andy – it's about us and the kind of country we want to live in, but Andy's story typifies it pretty well...'

You can follow Ian here : https://twitter.com/IanDunt


I have to say, I think this is one of the best pieces on the human impact of the immigration rules on family life so far. Thanks Ian.

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Editorial: Stop all the demonising of new EU migrants

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/editorial-stop-all-the-demonising-of-new-eu-migrants-8456428.html

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'Given that most of us failed the on-line British Citizen test, let's make up our own questions about what it's like to be British?
(165 Posts)'

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1661032-Given-that-most-of-us-failed-the-on-line-British-Citizen-test-lets-make-up-our-own-q

A fun thread at Mumsnet. Thanks to https://twitter.com/SalCardiff for the link.

'What is a snakebite (tick all that apply)?
- A bite from a snake.
- A mixture of cider and lager
- A flaming from a nest of vipers '

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Not stricly immigration related, but I am a bit of a fan of the 'Questionable Time' blog :

http://questionabletime.com/2013/01/18/questionable-time-48/

'I’m a little gutted that Nigel Farage is finally growing up…'

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