Tough on foreigners, tough on the causes of foreigners

Having had their application for asylum rejected by the Home Office, and their benefits cut, a family of Iranian immigrants now faces the prospect of having their children taken into care (ages six months and six years).

Excellent. I was concerned that the combination of summer heat and exothermic reactions on the Tube might have caused a slight defrosting of the Home Office's normal chilly callousness. Thankfully however, under Charles Clarke it's good to see that the UK has not gone soft.

Charles Clarke - a bit like Santa Claus (unless you're an asylum seeker)