Foreign students stay away following Tory attack

"International education cannot be the work of one country. It is the responsibility and promise of all nations. It calls for free exchange and full collaboration" - Lyndon B. Johnson View this email in your browser When David Cameron promised to bring down immigration to tens of thousands he knew the options available to the government to do so were limited. Unable to control EU migration and with legal safeguards restricting their ability to limit accepted asylum claims, foreign students became one of the groups they turned their attention to. If their intention was to make the UK an unattractive prospect for students thinking of studying abroad, it seems to have worked. New figures show that the number of people wishing to study in the UK long-term have fallen to their lowest level since 2007. But with the financial and reputational benefits of providing education to foreign students well known, our first piece today suggests the government has committed a quite remarkable act of national self-harm. And, with the number of people attending church continuing to dwindle, does Christianity still have a role to play in communities. Our next piece suggests that it does and points to the many services the church provides to vulnerable people as evidence that it is still a vital part of society. Latest Articles     An act of national self-harm: Foreign students stay away following Tory attack   On May 31, 2016 09:27 am The Home Office has succeeded in making the UK an unattractive destination for foreign students Read more... »       Those who applaud the decline of the church will miss it once it's gone   On May 31, 2016 10:30 am From food banks to homeless shelters, thousands of people rely on services provided by the church Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     NASUWT campaign on overseas trained teachers receives boost The NASUWT has led calls for the Home Office to reverse policies that would lead to thousands of migrant teachers losing their jobs Read more... »   ABI sets out to take forward Pensions Dashboard project The Association of British Insurers has today set out its intention to take forward the next phase to deliver the Pensions Dashboard Read more... »   Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

Pick of the week: Psychoactive Substances Act becomes law

"The bill's approach is seductive, and it is understandable, because people are fearful of the effects of these products. Ultimately, however, it is bad law" - Norman Lamb View this email in your browser It's the end of another week and although it might feel as if the only news has been about the EU, some other subjects do crop up in our most-read items of the last seven days. Here's what's in the newsletter today: Our verdict of George Osborne's performance at PMQs A look at the reasons the Leave campaign are losing the EU referendum A piece which suggested David Cameron is either a liar or incompetent A report on a U-turn by the home office on psychoactive substances And our most-read item which highlighted the bizarre guidance the government has given to shop owners to help them understand the new psychoactive substances law. Policing whipped cream: Home Office publishes advice for Psychoactive Substances Act   On May 27, 2016 02:02 pm The psychoactive substances guidance makes it clear that the new law is unenforcable Read more... » Very quietly, Home Office backs down on Psychoactive Substances Act   On May 27, 2016 02:02 pm There is now a glimmer of reason in the Home Office approach to the new law Read more... » EU referendum: The prime minister is either a liar or dangerously incompetent   On May 27, 2016 02:01 pm If leaving the EU would really be such a catastrophe why did David Cameron call for the referendum in the first place? Read more... » The reasons the Leave campaign are losing the EU referendum   On May 27, 2016 02:01 pm Brexiteers are failing to reach out beyond their core supporters Read more... » PMQs verdict: Osborne would be a disastrous Tory leader   On May 27, 2016 01:59 pm Angela Eagle made short work of George Osborne Read more... »     Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

Leave campaign slammed by statistics watchdog for false EU cost claims

"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary." - H.L. Mencken   View this email in your browser The claim that we send £350m a week to the EU has been at the very centre of the Leave campaign's argument - they even plastered it across the bus Boris Johnson has been travelling around the country in. But our first piece today reports that the official statistics watchdog has ruled that the claim is misleading the public. Has the rise in identity politics led to the class struggle being forgotten? Our next piece suggests it has. James Bloodworth highlights the fact that despite university admissions seeming to have achieved gender equality, the odds of a working class woman going to university remain stacked against her. He argues that without accounting for the impact of class, liberal identity politics will give rise to another injustice. And finally, we hear from a student whose university tried to censor a short story he wrote and published on his blog. He believes the episode is part of a wider trend of restricting free speech with the aim of creating 'safe spaces'. Latest Articles     Leave campaign slammed by statistics watchdog for false EU cost claims    On May 27, 2016 11:59 am UK statistics authority said EU cost claims by Vote Leave are "misleading" and "undermines trust in official statistics." Read more... »       The left's obsession with identity politics causes a new injustice   On May 27, 2016 01:32 pm Without accounting for the impact of class, identity politics will give rise to another injustice Read more... »   Safe space fiction: University tries to censor student's 'offensive' short story   On May 27, 2016 09:56 am The university's attempted censorship is part of a wider trend of restricting free speech Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     ABI sets out to take forward Pensions Dashboard project The Association of British Insurers has today set out its intention to take forward the next phase to deliver the Pensions Dashboard Read more... »   Rail freight must be remembered Government must pay greater attention to the needs of rail freight when considering major infrastructure investments Read more... »   Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences