UK hits bottom of family-friendly league table

"Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family." - Anthony Brandt   View this email in your browser David Cameron said "families are the bedrock of our society" but the Migrant Integration Policy Index has just ranked the UK 38th out of 38 countries for family reunion. Since the £18,600 income threshold was introduced for Brits trying to bring a foreign spouse from abroad, an estimated 33,000 people have been either separated from a love one or forced to live outside their home country. Elsewhere, we hear from a political researcher who says Cameron's planned EU referendum simply masks the weaknesses of his own party. The prime minister knows governing with a small majority will become increasingly difficult if the eurosceptics start to rebel, so like Harold Wilson in 1975 he is hoping a referendum will unite his party. Even if he wins the vote, will it be enough?    Latest Articles     The truth behind the rhetoric: UK hits bottom of family-friendly league table   On Aug 04, 2015 11:06 am Cameron said families are "the bedrock of our society" - so why is he tearing them apart? Read more... »       Comment: Even a Cameron victory on Europe won't save him   On Aug 04, 2015 08:40 am Referenda are the desperate tactic of weak government – but they only ever delay the inevitable Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   The Three Little Pigs and the BIBA broker   On Jul 28, 2015 02:05 pm The Two little pigs and son business suffers an unfortunate incident. Luckily, the third little piggy got his insurance through a BIBA broker and everyone lived happily ever after. Read more... » What is the state of customer satisfaction in the UK?   On Jul 15, 2015 01:31 pm The latest measure of customer satisfaction in the UK shows that it remained flat in the first half of 2015. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     Cinderella and the BIBA broker Cinderella suffers an unfortunate incident. Luckily, she got her insurance through a BIBA broker and everyone lived happily ever after. Read more... »   Trade Union bill is 'an attack on all working people' The Tories' latest attacks on Trade Unions are about as vindictive and nasty as they could possibly get, and go further than even Thatcher would have dared. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     A decision at last? Davies Commission recommends Heathrow Simon Whalley, RAeS Head of Policy and Public Affairs, considers the implications of the report and what might happen next. Read more... »   Welsh Government wishes to replace 'Religious Education' subject in schools with 'Religion, Philosophy and Ethics' Taking questions in the Senedd, the Welsh Minister for Education and Skills, Huw Lewis, has announced that he wants to see a transformation of the way in which Religious Education is taught in Wales. Read more... »     Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences