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Laura Devine
OpinionWomen do not need authority to achieve
The idea that women need to be empowered is patronising and implies inequality of power.
AnalysisPost-Brexit immigration
For business, the government’s immigration white paper gives with one hand and takes with the other.
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.
FeatureImmigration: Negotiating the rights of EU/UK nationals
Signs following UK’s proposal for EU citizen rights post-Brexit don’t appear positive.
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.
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.
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.
OpinionByron burgers – what we have learnt
Irrespective of how one feels about the immigration ‘sting’, employers must understand what the law demands.
FeatureBrexit: the bigger picture on immigration
There’s more to freedom of movement than the headlines would suggest.
Feature‘Refugees’, ‘migrants’ and the Brexit vote
Popular familiarity does not necessarily reflect an equally robust understanding.
FeatureWhy is Britain closing for business?
Conservative plans to further reduce non-EU migration put party before country.
FeatureImmigration: political football
What are the main political parties’ pledges on immigration if they are elected in May?
FeatureStudents and net migration
Ostracising foreign students would only confirm that the UK is ‘closed for business’.