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Eyes wide open – addressing immigration, to secure immigration

By Martin Walker Filed Under: All posts, British Politics Posted: January 31, 2017

The University of Manchester’s Professor Martin Walker argues that the debate over immigration has suffered obfuscation on all sides – with anti-immigration voices refusing to acknowledge the economic necessity and benefits of immigration to the United Kingdom, and an equal unwillingness on the opposing side to recognise the extent (and skewed distribution) of its economic […]

Tagged With: Brexit, immigration, inequality

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Brexit challenges – time for a grown-up conversation about immigration?

By Martin Walker Filed Under: Brexit Posted: August 5, 2016

Before the Government enters into Brexit negotiations there needs to be an informed debate about the trade-offs involved, says Martin Walker. During the Brexit referendum, there was a heated debate about immigration. Sadly, the standard of the debate on this issue was extremely shallow, with ‘remainers’ often accused as being traitors to their country, and […]

Tagged With: Brexit, EU referendum, immigration

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