All articles by Laura Devine
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OpinionWomen do not need authority to achieve
The idea that women need to be empowered is patronising and implies inequality of power.
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AnalysisPost-Brexit immigration
For business, the government’s immigration white paper gives with one hand and takes with the other.
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FeatureFuture status of EU citizens and families
On 8 December 2017 the European Commission and UK government issued a Joint Report on the progress of article 50 talks to date. A week later the stage was set to proceed.
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FeatureImmigration: Negotiating the rights of EU/UK nationals
Signs following UK’s proposal for EU citizen rights post-Brexit don’t appear positive.
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FeatureImmigration: what to expect from the main parties
Laura Devine outlines the key policies that the political parties are expected to put foward in their election manifestos.
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OpinionBrexit negotiations and immigration
Immigration is central to the government's 12-point plan, which relies on generalities and could weaken Theresa May's negotiating position.
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FeatureCrass methodologies for hard Brexit
It is deeply worrying that the UK appears to be renewing, perhaps with greater vigour, its commitment to reduce net migration through crass methodologies.
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OpinionByron burgers – what we have learnt
Irrespective of how one feels about the immigration ‘sting’, employers must understand what the law demands.
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FeatureBrexit: the bigger picture on immigration
There’s more to freedom of movement than the headlines would suggest.
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Feature‘Refugees’, ‘migrants’ and the Brexit vote
Popular familiarity does not necessarily reflect an equally robust understanding.
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FeatureWhy is Britain closing for business?
Conservative plans to further reduce non-EU migration put party before country.
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FeatureImmigration: political football
What are the main political parties’ pledges on immigration if they are elected in May?
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FeatureStudents and net migration
Ostracising foreign students would only confirm that the UK is ‘closed for business’.