A sea change on immigration? / New Statesman, 10 July 2008
http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2008/07/immigration-government-public
Martin Bright
"The creation of the UK Border Agency is probably a good idea. The IND was so demoralised by a series of crises (dodgy visas from eastern Europe, David Blunkett's lover's nanny, foreign criminals on the loose) that it needed a change of direction. The incorporation of customs appears to be making everyone happy, not least the minister, who is delighted to hear that immigration officers have been making substantial drugs seizures and customs officers have been finding illegal immigrants. Customs enforcement officers on the Vigilant seemed genuinely pleased that their bosses were no longer obsessed with seizing contraband cigarettes to secure additional revenue for the Exchequer."