Aleisha Omeike
@aleishao.bsky.social
Trainee Researcher @ IPPR
Big on all things progressive politics...and Irn Bru 🏴🧡
Big on all things progressive politics...and Irn Bru 🏴🧡
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💷 | NEW BLOG: A war on bills should be the government’s defining campaign – showing it’s on the side of consumers and tackling the cost of living from energy to food to housing. Read the latest from us here www.ippr.org/articles/a-war-on-bills
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
💷 | NEW BLOG: A war on bills should be the government’s defining campaign – showing it’s on the side of consumers and tackling the cost of living from energy to food to housing. Read the latest from us here www.ippr.org/articles/a-war-on-bills
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Important new report on the failures of the asylum accommodation system by Home Affairs Committee.
Billions squandered on asylum accommodation by Home Office mismanagement – Home Affairs Committee report finds - Committees - UK Parliament
Flawed contract design and incompetent delivery left the Home Office unable to cope with the surge in demand for asylum accommodation, a report by the Home Affairs Committee has found.
committees.parliament.uk
October 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Important new report on the failures of the asylum accommodation system by Home Affairs Committee.
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…picking back up with some news from this week 👇
The Home Affairs Select Committee has just published its report on asylum accommodation – and I’m pleased to see many of IPPR’s recommendations reflected in it.
The Home Affairs Select Committee has just published its report on asylum accommodation – and I’m pleased to see many of IPPR’s recommendations reflected in it.
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
…picking back up with some news from this week 👇
The Home Affairs Select Committee has just published its report on asylum accommodation – and I’m pleased to see many of IPPR’s recommendations reflected in it.
The Home Affairs Select Committee has just published its report on asylum accommodation – and I’m pleased to see many of IPPR’s recommendations reflected in it.
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The ten year route to settlement has already proven to be punishing for many. Listen to @amreenqureshi.bsky.social on BBC radio discussing the potential impact of increasing the default from five to ten years - on individuals, families and society.
October 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The ten year route to settlement has already proven to be punishing for many. Listen to @amreenqureshi.bsky.social on BBC radio discussing the potential impact of increasing the default from five to ten years - on individuals, families and society.
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"We do not need anti-racism to be trendy. We need it to be unrelenting. Because history was never changed by those who stayed quiet when the noise died down."
@aleishao.bsky.social on why this year's #BlackHistoryMonth theme could not be more urgent
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sect...
@aleishao.bsky.social on why this year's #BlackHistoryMonth theme could not be more urgent
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sect...
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
"We do not need anti-racism to be trendy. We need it to be unrelenting. Because history was never changed by those who stayed quiet when the noise died down."
@aleishao.bsky.social on why this year's #BlackHistoryMonth theme could not be more urgent
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sect...
@aleishao.bsky.social on why this year's #BlackHistoryMonth theme could not be more urgent
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sect...
IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME!
At uni, I couldn’t afford to "work for experience."
I was too busy working at Nando’s because "peri-peri chicken" was the only thing keeping me financially afloat. 🍗💸
Talent isn’t limited to those who can afford to work for free.
#UnpaidInternships #WorkingClassGrad
At uni, I couldn’t afford to "work for experience."
I was too busy working at Nando’s because "peri-peri chicken" was the only thing keeping me financially afloat. 🍗💸
Talent isn’t limited to those who can afford to work for free.
#UnpaidInternships #WorkingClassGrad
🚨 Call for evidence on banning unpaid internships 🚨
Today, the Department for Business and Trade has announced a new call for evidence to inform what action the Government should take to put an end to unpaid internships!
This a very positive announcement ⤵️
Today, the Department for Business and Trade has announced a new call for evidence to inform what action the Government should take to put an end to unpaid internships!
This a very positive announcement ⤵️
October 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME!
At uni, I couldn’t afford to "work for experience."
I was too busy working at Nando’s because "peri-peri chicken" was the only thing keeping me financially afloat. 🍗💸
Talent isn’t limited to those who can afford to work for free.
#UnpaidInternships #WorkingClassGrad
At uni, I couldn’t afford to "work for experience."
I was too busy working at Nando’s because "peri-peri chicken" was the only thing keeping me financially afloat. 🍗💸
Talent isn’t limited to those who can afford to work for free.
#UnpaidInternships #WorkingClassGrad
En route to Labour conference! As a Scot, I’ll be quietly benchmarking everyone’s small talk against Glasgow standards 🤪
September 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
En route to Labour conference! As a Scot, I’ll be quietly benchmarking everyone’s small talk against Glasgow standards 🤪
Wrapping up another wonderful week at @ippr.org!
The selfie speaks for itself; a mix of excitement, curiosity and that “wow, is this actually happening” feeling.
Being so close to Westminster is a daily reminder that there’s so much we can influence from the outside - and hopefully we will!
The selfie speaks for itself; a mix of excitement, curiosity and that “wow, is this actually happening” feeling.
Being so close to Westminster is a daily reminder that there’s so much we can influence from the outside - and hopefully we will!
September 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wrapping up another wonderful week at @ippr.org!
The selfie speaks for itself; a mix of excitement, curiosity and that “wow, is this actually happening” feeling.
Being so close to Westminster is a daily reminder that there’s so much we can influence from the outside - and hopefully we will!
The selfie speaks for itself; a mix of excitement, curiosity and that “wow, is this actually happening” feeling.
Being so close to Westminster is a daily reminder that there’s so much we can influence from the outside - and hopefully we will!
SHOCK, HORROR! 50% of columnists are privately educated. I’m not. But I know plenty of voices outside that bubble who deserve a column too - myself included 😅
UK meritocracy and social mobility update from The Guardian
September 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
SHOCK, HORROR! 50% of columnists are privately educated. I’m not. But I know plenty of voices outside that bubble who deserve a column too - myself included 😅
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We can’t pander to racists and those who will strip away our rights.
Together we will resist.
Together we will resist.
September 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We can’t pander to racists and those who will strip away our rights.
Together we will resist.
Together we will resist.
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Today Aberdeenshire Councillor @fatima-joji.bsky.social shares her experiences of being a woman in politics ⬇
Our report highlights the barriers & challenges women face & outlines actions needed to improve our political systems.
Find out more: www.engender.org.uk/news/blog/en...
Our report highlights the barriers & challenges women face & outlines actions needed to improve our political systems.
Find out more: www.engender.org.uk/news/blog/en...
September 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Today Aberdeenshire Councillor @fatima-joji.bsky.social shares her experiences of being a woman in politics ⬇
Our report highlights the barriers & challenges women face & outlines actions needed to improve our political systems.
Find out more: www.engender.org.uk/news/blog/en...
Our report highlights the barriers & challenges women face & outlines actions needed to improve our political systems.
Find out more: www.engender.org.uk/news/blog/en...
The Elitist Britain 2025 report is absolutely essential reading for the DfE! Tangible proof that privilege still calls the shots.
The challenge now? Turning data into door-openers. Fund state schools, back first-gen talent (like moi), and judge people by potential, not postcode.
The challenge now? Turning data into door-openers. Fund state schools, back first-gen talent (like moi), and judge people by potential, not postcode.
🚨 NEW: Britain’s most powerful people are still 5x more likely to have been privately educated than the general population.
Our brand-new research reveals that jobs in the media, business, charity, creative and public sectors remain dominated by those from private schools ⤵️🧵
Our brand-new research reveals that jobs in the media, business, charity, creative and public sectors remain dominated by those from private schools ⤵️🧵
September 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The Elitist Britain 2025 report is absolutely essential reading for the DfE! Tangible proof that privilege still calls the shots.
The challenge now? Turning data into door-openers. Fund state schools, back first-gen talent (like moi), and judge people by potential, not postcode.
The challenge now? Turning data into door-openers. Fund state schools, back first-gen talent (like moi), and judge people by potential, not postcode.
Today’s chocolate bar is an ontological conundrum. Its substance diminished, its cost amplified, my despair compounded!
Taking the biscuit: consumers spend more but get less as chocolate prices rise by 15%
Taking the biscuit: consumers spend more but get less as chocolate prices rise by 15%
Poor cocoa harvests have triggered multiple rounds of shrinkflation while luxury brands struggle to make profits
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UK inflation holds steady at 3.8% as fuel prices offset falling air fares
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Business live – latest updates
Whether it’s a favourite bar, biscuit or indulgent hot drink, feeding a chocolate habit costs more than it used to.
The price of the chocolate on shop shelves climbed by 15.4% in the year to August, according to the latest cost of living snapshot. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Today’s chocolate bar is an ontological conundrum. Its substance diminished, its cost amplified, my despair compounded!
I’m on a report reading rampage this evening!!!
This IPPR North report confirms what I myself have lived through: for working-class kids particularly in the North, social mobility is a practically a myth. Until real investment reaches us, the ladder they talk about isn’t even there…
This IPPR North report confirms what I myself have lived through: for working-class kids particularly in the North, social mobility is a practically a myth. Until real investment reaches us, the ladder they talk about isn’t even there…
State of the North 2025 - The kids aren't alright: How to deliver for young people in the North | IPPR
This is a pivotal moment for young people. The current generation of young people (Gen Z) has grown up in extremely challenging circumstances. Many are see
www.ippr.org
September 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I’m on a report reading rampage this evening!!!
This IPPR North report confirms what I myself have lived through: for working-class kids particularly in the North, social mobility is a practically a myth. Until real investment reaches us, the ladder they talk about isn’t even there…
This IPPR North report confirms what I myself have lived through: for working-class kids particularly in the North, social mobility is a practically a myth. Until real investment reaches us, the ladder they talk about isn’t even there…
An absolute pleasure to attend the report launch where we heard from Zambia’s High Commissioner and Baroness Chapman.
As the speakers and the report rightfully points out: the Global South doesn’t need hand-outs, it needs fair partnerships. Time the UK caught up!
As the speakers and the report rightfully points out: the Global South doesn’t need hand-outs, it needs fair partnerships. Time the UK caught up!
🌍| NEW REPORT: We’re stuck in old mindsets about the global south and it’s costing us.
To tackle climate threats and conflict, and boost prosperity, the UK must reset its relationships.
Read the full report 👇 www.ippr.org/articles/res...
To tackle climate threats and conflict, and boost prosperity, the UK must reset its relationships.
Read the full report 👇 www.ippr.org/articles/res...
September 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
An absolute pleasure to attend the report launch where we heard from Zambia’s High Commissioner and Baroness Chapman.
As the speakers and the report rightfully points out: the Global South doesn’t need hand-outs, it needs fair partnerships. Time the UK caught up!
As the speakers and the report rightfully points out: the Global South doesn’t need hand-outs, it needs fair partnerships. Time the UK caught up!
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Foreign billionaires don’t get to incite violence against Britain.
We cannot stay silent. 1/5
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
We cannot stay silent. 1/5
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Elon Musk calls for change of UK government at Tommy Robinson rally
Elon Musk spoke with Tommy Robinson via a video link to the thousands of people at Saturday’s ‘unite the kingdom’ rally
www.independent.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Foreign billionaires don’t get to incite violence against Britain.
We cannot stay silent. 1/5
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
We cannot stay silent. 1/5
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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It melts my head that X is still used for official Government communications, and, catching up on today's news and the fact we have a foreign billionaire inciting violence on our streets, it's clearer than ever that this should end.
I raised this in Parliament last week 👇
I raised this in Parliament last week 👇
September 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It melts my head that X is still used for official Government communications, and, catching up on today's news and the fact we have a foreign billionaire inciting violence on our streets, it's clearer than ever that this should end.
I raised this in Parliament last week 👇
I raised this in Parliament last week 👇
Balancing Britain’s unrest with a balanced breakfast…
Happy Sunday everybody 🍽️🥞
Happy Sunday everybody 🍽️🥞
September 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Balancing Britain’s unrest with a balanced breakfast…
Happy Sunday everybody 🍽️🥞
Happy Sunday everybody 🍽️🥞
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Happy 4th anniversary to the time this happened on Twitter.
September 13, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Happy 4th anniversary to the time this happened on Twitter.
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📢 Women across Scotland have been sharing their experiences with us in a national series of workshops discussing their rights & where they most need change.
September 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
📢 Women across Scotland have been sharing their experiences with us in a national series of workshops discussing their rights & where they most need change.
More people than ever are clapping along to the far-right soundtrack. For me, it’s not a particularly compelling one…some of the loudest voices could use more vocal coaching…
With all the noise, I was prompted to respond to a wonderful piece by Rohan Sathyamoorthy.
Read below 👇 @theguardian.com
With all the noise, I was prompted to respond to a wonderful piece by Rohan Sathyamoorthy.
Read below 👇 @theguardian.com
Don’t clap along with the far right – fight them | Letter
Letter: Aleisha Omeike says we have to get organised to fight the racism and misogyny that is on the rise in Britain, in response to an article by Rohan Sathyamoorthy
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
More people than ever are clapping along to the far-right soundtrack. For me, it’s not a particularly compelling one…some of the loudest voices could use more vocal coaching…
With all the noise, I was prompted to respond to a wonderful piece by Rohan Sathyamoorthy.
Read below 👇 @theguardian.com
With all the noise, I was prompted to respond to a wonderful piece by Rohan Sathyamoorthy.
Read below 👇 @theguardian.com
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Calls to double the wait time for indefinite leave to remain - and to apply it retrospectively - risk breaking promises to people who arrived in good faith, paid fees & built their lives here.
@marleymorris.bsky.social in @thetimes.com 🔗 www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
@marleymorris.bsky.social in @thetimes.com 🔗 www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
September 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Calls to double the wait time for indefinite leave to remain - and to apply it retrospectively - risk breaking promises to people who arrived in good faith, paid fees & built their lives here.
@marleymorris.bsky.social in @thetimes.com 🔗 www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
@marleymorris.bsky.social in @thetimes.com 🔗 www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
HI BLUESKY! 👋
I have survived my first week as a trainee researcher at @ippr.org and let me tell you…it was glorious!
I'm on here not only to share what I learn, to scream into the void about injustice and hopefully make a stir!
Expect hot takes, loud thoughts and wild enthusiasm. Buckle up!
I have survived my first week as a trainee researcher at @ippr.org and let me tell you…it was glorious!
I'm on here not only to share what I learn, to scream into the void about injustice and hopefully make a stir!
Expect hot takes, loud thoughts and wild enthusiasm. Buckle up!
a cartoon character from the simpsons is standing in front of a row of lockers
ALT: a cartoon character from the simpsons is standing in front of a row of lockers
media.tenor.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
HI BLUESKY! 👋
I have survived my first week as a trainee researcher at @ippr.org and let me tell you…it was glorious!
I'm on here not only to share what I learn, to scream into the void about injustice and hopefully make a stir!
Expect hot takes, loud thoughts and wild enthusiasm. Buckle up!
I have survived my first week as a trainee researcher at @ippr.org and let me tell you…it was glorious!
I'm on here not only to share what I learn, to scream into the void about injustice and hopefully make a stir!
Expect hot takes, loud thoughts and wild enthusiasm. Buckle up!