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Who and what do you think Gordon Brown had in mind when at the TUC conference this week he proposed to make it harder for migrants to come and work in Britain by requesting a better knowledge of English,... Show more »Who and what do you think Gordon Brown had in mind when at the TUC conference this week he proposed to make it harder for migrants to come and work in Britain by requesting a better knowledge of English, a measure not targetting EU citizens? Show less »

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I think he had the opinion polls in mind, and the need to appear to be doing something about levels of immigration many Labour voters find worrying. Since EU citizens, and future EU citizens are the main... Show more »I think he had the opinion polls in mind, and the need to appear to be doing something about levels of immigration many Labour voters find worrying. Since EU citizens, and future EU citizens are the main component of our present and expected immigration, such pledges have little meaning. Show less »

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