And a Home Office analysis of a sample of migrants eligible for settlement in 2011 shows that under current rules those in less-skilled and worse-paid jobs (nurses, care workers, cooks) were more likely to settle at the first opportunity than those in better-paid or graduate-level jobs.
What ensued was an enlightening analysis by the Tax Court regarding what drives the deductibility of a corporate settlement payment: the consequences or the origin of the claim.
Any pragmatic analysis of the situation leads to the clear conclusion that there is little chance of the Palestinians agreeing to a settlement anytime soon.