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UK Border Control (Image: fullfact.org) The Conservative Party's pledge that net migration will be reduced to tens of thousands is soon becoming a reality - well, sort of. This may sound like a bold statement, but think of this as a prediction for what is to come in the next 5-7 years for European Union (EU) citizens in particular. Yet, this will not be thanks to the Tories vision, neither would it really be down to the reported increased levels of 'hate crimes' aimed at Eastern Europeans over the past year. The reason I'm arguing here is purely economic. This aspect of the immigration debate is rarely discussed. Immigration is a highly emotive topic in which both sides of the argument will often agree to disagree. You'll often hear someone state there are 'too many' immigrants coming to the UK while another would counter that by stating that they're a total asset, performing employment duties no Brit would want to do. Both sides of the debat...

Solidarity in Manchester : CBS News) What happened in Manchester on Monday 22nd May was horrifying beyond comprehension. 22 people, the youngest of which being eight years of age, died in circumstances nobody should endure. How can anyone cause an atrocity of this scale at a very innocent event? How can anyone want to cause an atrocity of any scale? To me, it's impossible to even consider doing such a thing and I find it hard to find the true reason behind anyone thinking about causing tragic disruption. Sadly, this isn't the first attack with multiple casualties the UK had witnessed this year. It's only been two months since a man drove into dozens in Westminster. Before the government even considered strategising and deliver proposals regarding security, they called for a general election. Technically, as I write this, we have no Parliament. So strategy is put on hold until Friday 9th June when MPs are elected. As a short term solution, Prime Minister Theresa May...

Piers Morgan - angel or devil? Ah, Piers Morgan. There is so much to say about the Good Morning Britain co-anchor, I felt compelled to boost his ego and dedicate an entire post to him. Right now, I cannot open my Twitter without seeing a new post from him. At the same time I cannot open my Facebook without reading a story about him on Digital Spy saying something that has divided social media users. It appears we know loads about Mr Morgan. We are aware of his feuds, with the list of people he's fought against longer than the Channel Tunnel - Jeremy Clarkson, Lady Gaga, John Cleese, and Ian Hislop to name a handful. He is also known to block anyone who shoot grammatically incorrect insults at him on Twitter. He's a fiery Aries, that's for certain. Yet, the deeply analytical part of my brain wonders whether his views make him a heartless man - perhaps an understated view from his critics - or an individual who has good intentions and a high moral compass. I think ...

Will we be seeing Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister come 9th June? (Image: PoliticsHome) I'm sorry but I feel I must intervene and express my true annoyance over this farcical general election. For those reading from abroad, Britain has to endure yet another election, just two years after having one, and three years before it was meant to be scheduled for. Don't get me wrong, I am more than happy to exercise my democratic right to vote, but not under the circumstances UK faces itself today. I have a long list of reasons for why this general election is a bad idea, but I'll shortlist these here and conclude why Britain would really benefit from a Labour government. Yes, Labour. While the party's chances of winning a majority is slim - according to polls - the last thing I want is to see them lose seats to this Conservative government under false pretences. Theresa May has so much to answer for, I am finding it difficult to structure my arguments against her regim...

Donald Trump with China's president Xi Jinping (Image: Daily Express) They may not like it, but for most United States presidents, it is their international policies we'll remember them by. Nixon discovered that when his leadership was overshadowed by Watergate while George W Bush's time at the White House will always be remembered for his decision to lead military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, we have a President Trump who has found out about this trap only three months into his new role. He led his presidency campaign as the protectionist, where the American people came first and those outside the 50 states don't matter. However, regardless of the significance of his policies regarding health, education and industry, it'll always be foreign affairs where he'll be judged by once his time in the White House ends. Donald Trump's views on foreign affairs during his illustrious career is muddled to say the least. His business interest...

From L-R; Michael Howard, Theresa May, Kendall Kenner, President Assad Many of you I'm sure are familiar with the famous festive song 'Twelve days of Christmas'. Have you heard of the new hymn called 'Seven days of outrage'? I thought not. Don't worry, I'm not writing you a song today. However, as this week has come to a close, I cannot help but conclude that we're just getting angry about absolutely anything. It is getting to the point that no story escapes wrath from the masses. Before it was just Donald Trump that gave us the hump. Don't worry, folks. Donald Trump will get a mention here later. But I'd like us to rewind back to last Sunday when the EU exit debate turned its focus on Gibraltar. The people in this small British-owned soil located in the south of Spain, voted overwhelming to remain in the European Union last year. So when the vote didn't go their way, Spain - an EU member - felt it was the opportune moment to sugge...

Gerald Kaufman with Dennis Skinner (Image: BBC News) It is natural that many of us go through several career changes. This may be due to the fact that the sector we worked at wasn't right for us, or we simply want to tick off certain industries we succeed in off our list. As the saying goes, 'Life is too short so make the most of it.' In the past, this phrase never really applied to politicians. 'Career politicians', as many were known then, notoriously dedicated decades of their employment journey to serving the public. Our modern examples of such include the likes of Ken Clarke, Conservative MP for Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire who has been a politician for 47 years, and Labour's Dennis Skinner, MP for Bolsover in Derbyshire since 1970. Recently, the Westminster bubble lost Labour's Gerald Kaufman (MP for Manchester Gorton, formerly Alnwick for nearly 47 years), another so-called 'career politician'. It's easy to brand them as such, ...