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RT @jbtoulouse: @Hugodixon Hollande seeing the light? Rather, he got carried away and told a German audience whatever they wanted to hear
@n16njs these are students, who come to UK, pay fees, get imbued with our culture and then mostly go home
@MaggieLavan most foreign students do go home
Is Hollande finally seeing the light? He praises Germany's labour reforms under Schroeder. bit.ly/10XlhZf
Hollande praises Germany’s ‘courageous’ reformers
ft.com — François Hollande, the French president, praised the "courageous" labour market reforms introduced by Germany's social democrats a decade ago, in spite of their unpopularity among his own leftwing supporters in France. Mr Hollande used a keynote
2 Foreign students don't just bring money to UK; when they go home, they act as ambassadors for British culture
1 A quarter fewer foreign students came to UK last year - unfortunate consequence of immigration crackdown on.ft.com/18n0nrD
Net migration to UK lowest in decade after fall in overseas students
ft.com — Net migration into Britain has fallen to 153,000, marking its lowest level for a decade, driven largely by a decline in students from overseas, according to new data from the office of National Statistics. The sharp decline - more than 100,000 from
@StevenJessop1 liberalise labour markets (both at national and EU level) free up trade with US/Japan, complete single market etc
2 What another terrible irony if Tories' turmoil over EU fuels destruction of another Union close to their heart - that with Scotland
1 #brexit fear may lead to #scotxit. The Scots are evenly split on whether to quit UK if Britain likely to quit EU - bit.ly/17PWDRR
Poll: Possible EU withdrawal could boost Scottish independence support
news.stv.tv — Ballot: Pollsters said EU question was important for undecided voters. The possibility of UK withdrawal from the EU could boost support for independence, a new poll has found. The Panelbase poll of 1004 people for the Sunday Times and Real Radio Scotland recorded support for independence at 36% when it asked "should Scotland be an independent country?".Sign up to discover more journalists who cover Opinion and Editorial, World and more.
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