At last Economic migrants and students coming to the UK from outside the EU will have to pay a £50 levy towards the costs of the public services instead of us paying for them.

But the £70 million which it is expected the "migrant tax" will raise over the next two years was dismissed by a pressure group as "a drop in the ocean" compared to the sums of taxpayers' money spent on them.

As usual the Government is risking anti-migrant sentiments from old hippies. On the other hand many are suggesting that immigrants place strains on schools, the police and the NHS and should pay for these services.