The second wave of ash cloud did not have such a negative impact on the tourism industry as the first. Over two-thirds of businesses reported that business is either at the same level or better than they would have otherwise expected, according to a survey conducted by VisitBritain.

BBC1’s The Politics Show featured a story on how the B1 language requirement is going to affect the profitable international student industry. The programme visited Anglo-Continental in Bournemouth, interviewing Director Guido Schillig, and also the town’s new MP, Conor Burns.

Members might be interested in this piece that appeared on Al Jazeera in April that features Tony Millns and discusses the English UK judicial review.

It is quite a balanced approach, and one that members might want to forward to appropriate people (MPs etc) as they see fit.

Newly-elected Conservative MP Conor Burns made a special trip to English UK’s annual conference to pledge his support for language centres. At the end of a session, he stood up and said: "I will do anything I can to take your cause direct to ministers."

Free legal advice, information about new regulations and a glittering 50th anniversary dinner were among the highlights of this year’s English UK AGM and annual conference.