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About Tim Finch

Tim Finch is Head of Migration at the independent think tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research

He is a former Director of Communications at the Refugee Council, and worked for many years as a political journalist for the BBC at Westminster.

He has written and broadcast widely on migration and asylum issues.

Articles by Tim Finch

Wednesday 22nd June

Reasons to be cheerful: 10 things to celebrate during refugee week

Surviving persecution, fleeing across continents– for most of us these experiences are unimaginable. But as history has shown, refugee communities also produce more than their share of stand-out individuals. Yet again we are seeing that some of the ‘best of British’ are from refugee backgrounds, says Tim Finch
Sunday 6th March

Global mobility: an inescapable reality

The UK will never come to terms with the modern day reality of migration if our only approach to it is to impose ever tighter restrictions. We are increasingly a nation shaped by migration in all its forms, and part of our future nation building has to involve embracing this reality in a positive spirit, says Tim Finch
Friday 13th August

Migration: wrong policy, right outcome

Imposing a cap on immigration is not the way to reduce the number of migrants: it is neither sensible nor necessary
Wednesday 21st April

Is the progressive case for migration truly progressive?

More migrants entering the UK does not equal a more progressive attitude to migration. Those who make the case for a fairer migration policy would do well to question their own position.
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