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What a shocking waste of opportunity this government has proved to be.
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns
Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investment
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
What a shocking waste of opportunity this government has proved to be.
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Labour MP Olivia Blake tells Shabana Mahmood that her rhetoric about asylum seekers being handed a "golden ticket" is "deeply offensive" and "feeds division" "and will only strengthen Reform not beat them".
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Labour MP Olivia Blake tells Shabana Mahmood that her rhetoric about asylum seekers being handed a "golden ticket" is "deeply offensive" and "feeds division" "and will only strengthen Reform not beat them".
Looks like Mahmood and Starmer have decided cruelty wins votes. Not the votes you really want but I don't think they care.
Also those votes will go to Reform anyway.
Also those votes will go to Reform anyway.
Watching the Mahmood announcement and debate. Tory backbencher (Karen Bradley) suggests putting refugees into debt and making them repay during the rest of their lives. Mahmood says she’ll think about it.
November 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Looks like Mahmood and Starmer have decided cruelty wins votes. Not the votes you really want but I don't think they care.
Also those votes will go to Reform anyway.
Also those votes will go to Reform anyway.
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Today has been a massive victory for anti-migrant voices.
Not only is Labour doing 90% of what they want, but they're also making it much easier for them to get the remaining 10% later
Not only is Labour doing 90% of what they want, but they're also making it much easier for them to get the remaining 10% later
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Today has been a massive victory for anti-migrant voices.
Not only is Labour doing 90% of what they want, but they're also making it much easier for them to get the remaining 10% later
Not only is Labour doing 90% of what they want, but they're also making it much easier for them to get the remaining 10% later
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Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
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Labour MP for Stroud, Simon Opher, says his party should "stop the scapegoating of immigrants because it's wrong and cruel".
"We should push back on the racist agenda of Reform rather than echo it".
"We should push back on the racist agenda of Reform rather than echo it".
November 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Labour MP for Stroud, Simon Opher, says his party should "stop the scapegoating of immigrants because it's wrong and cruel".
"We should push back on the racist agenda of Reform rather than echo it".
"We should push back on the racist agenda of Reform rather than echo it".
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A few ways this could go:
1) They get it past parliament, it’s wildly successful and retired reactionaries go wild for red, white and blue Labour
2) They get it past parliament, retired reactionaries still hate them
3) It crashes in Parliament and they look like vicious clowns
1) They get it past parliament, it’s wildly successful and retired reactionaries go wild for red, white and blue Labour
2) They get it past parliament, retired reactionaries still hate them
3) It crashes in Parliament and they look like vicious clowns
November 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A few ways this could go:
1) They get it past parliament, it’s wildly successful and retired reactionaries go wild for red, white and blue Labour
2) They get it past parliament, retired reactionaries still hate them
3) It crashes in Parliament and they look like vicious clowns
1) They get it past parliament, it’s wildly successful and retired reactionaries go wild for red, white and blue Labour
2) They get it past parliament, retired reactionaries still hate them
3) It crashes in Parliament and they look like vicious clowns
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Labour MP Olivia Blake, "This seems to be a desperate move, learning all the wrong lessons. It's also not the right thing to do morally"
Gary Gibbon, "A desperate move by a desperate man?"
Labour MP Olivia Blake, "It's been a difficult few weeks for him in politics"
Gary Gibbon, "A desperate move by a desperate man?"
Labour MP Olivia Blake, "It's been a difficult few weeks for him in politics"
November 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Labour MP Olivia Blake, "This seems to be a desperate move, learning all the wrong lessons. It's also not the right thing to do morally"
Gary Gibbon, "A desperate move by a desperate man?"
Labour MP Olivia Blake, "It's been a difficult few weeks for him in politics"
Gary Gibbon, "A desperate move by a desperate man?"
Labour MP Olivia Blake, "It's been a difficult few weeks for him in politics"
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John McDonnell on Labour's Shabana Mahmood's proposals,
"I think these proposals are appalling, they have to be opposed"
"I think these proposals are appalling, they have to be opposed"
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
John McDonnell on Labour's Shabana Mahmood's proposals,
"I think these proposals are appalling, they have to be opposed"
"I think these proposals are appalling, they have to be opposed"
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Labour MP Brian Leishman: "The Government has surrendered to... the vile rhetoric of Reform. Does the Home Secretary not see that removing the legal obligation to support asylum seekers who will be otherwise destitute, is as far away from Labour Party principles and values as we can get?"
November 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Labour MP Brian Leishman: "The Government has surrendered to... the vile rhetoric of Reform. Does the Home Secretary not see that removing the legal obligation to support asylum seekers who will be otherwise destitute, is as far away from Labour Party principles and values as we can get?"
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Labour MP Nadia Whittome tells Shabana Mahmood that her plans "fly in the face of decency and compassion" and "will force children and spouses into the hands of the very people smugglers that the Home Secretary is seeking to smash"
November 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Labour MP Nadia Whittome tells Shabana Mahmood that her plans "fly in the face of decency and compassion" and "will force children and spouses into the hands of the very people smugglers that the Home Secretary is seeking to smash"
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The Home Office confirms that its plans for forced returns will include families with children.
If they refuse to leave then "we will escalate to an enforced return"
If they refuse to leave then "we will escalate to an enforced return"
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Home Office confirms that its plans for forced returns will include families with children.
If they refuse to leave then "we will escalate to an enforced return"
If they refuse to leave then "we will escalate to an enforced return"
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I see the CDU's rightwards shift on migration has helped them see of the threat of the AFD...
Germany, GMS poll:
AfD-ESN: 26% (+1)
CDU/CSU-EPP: 25% (-1)
SPD-S&D: 14% (-1)
GRÜNE-G/EFA: 12% (+1)
LINKE-LEFT: 11% (+1)
FDP-RE: 3%
BSW-NI: 3%
+/- vs. 24-29 September 2025
Fieldwork: 11-17 November 2025
Sample size: 1020
➤ europeelects.eu/germany
AfD-ESN: 26% (+1)
CDU/CSU-EPP: 25% (-1)
SPD-S&D: 14% (-1)
GRÜNE-G/EFA: 12% (+1)
LINKE-LEFT: 11% (+1)
FDP-RE: 3%
BSW-NI: 3%
+/- vs. 24-29 September 2025
Fieldwork: 11-17 November 2025
Sample size: 1020
➤ europeelects.eu/germany
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I see the CDU's rightwards shift on migration has helped them see of the threat of the AFD...
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Green MP Carla Denyer accuses Shabana Mahmood of trying to "out Reform Reform" and says "toxic racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants" are to blame for "tearing our country apart" not migrants.
Mahmood: "I couldn't care less what any other political party has to say about these matters"
Mahmood: "I couldn't care less what any other political party has to say about these matters"
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Green MP Carla Denyer accuses Shabana Mahmood of trying to "out Reform Reform" and says "toxic racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants" are to blame for "tearing our country apart" not migrants.
Mahmood: "I couldn't care less what any other political party has to say about these matters"
Mahmood: "I couldn't care less what any other political party has to say about these matters"
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Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.
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Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people.
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people.
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
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Observer interview with Shabana Mahmood. This includes the expansion of safe, legal routes which would be capped (the numbers would be "very modest" to start) though the liberal broadsheet has a "when home is safe, we'll send you back" headline too.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Mahmood’s new asylum plan: when home is ‘safe’, we’ll send you back | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Observer interview with Shabana Mahmood. This includes the expansion of safe, legal routes which would be capped (the numbers would be "very modest" to start) though the liberal broadsheet has a "when home is safe, we'll send you back" headline too.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Research on this is clear: the uncertainty created by this policy will lead to people integrate less into British society. It is trading-off the reasonable policy goal of integration for the useless symbolism of immigration numbers. Bad policy to appease the far right.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Research on this is clear: the uncertainty created by this policy will lead to people integrate less into British society. It is trading-off the reasonable policy goal of integration for the useless symbolism of immigration numbers. Bad policy to appease the far right.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
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Thinking about my own father, who arrived in 1946 with the Free Polish Army - when would Labour have sent him back to communist Poland? How could he have done anything to build a life and have children in the UK if he had had to beg to stay every two years? Disgusting. www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Thinking about my own father, who arrived in 1946 with the Free Polish Army - when would Labour have sent him back to communist Poland? How could he have done anything to build a life and have children in the UK if he had had to beg to stay every two years? Disgusting. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Since Labour decided they were an anti-racist party they have announced that
refugees will be housed in derelict army camps, at great expense
refugees will not get indefinite leave to remain or citizenship
increasing the qualifying time for leave to remain for immigrants to ten years
refugees will be housed in derelict army camps, at great expense
refugees will not get indefinite leave to remain or citizenship
increasing the qualifying time for leave to remain for immigrants to ten years
I see Labour are claiming to be an anti-racist party again.
This can only mean they're about to announce yet another policy to make life more difficult for immigrants or refugees.
Don't trust her, Charlie Brown! She's gonna swipe the ball away!
This can only mean they're about to announce yet another policy to make life more difficult for immigrants or refugees.
Don't trust her, Charlie Brown! She's gonna swipe the ball away!
"Let's not forget, when we remember the service and the sacrifice with this poppy, that the people who bled and died for our democracy and our freedom, weren't just my grandfather who looked like me & worshipped the same God, but people across Empire & Commonwealth, who were Muslim, Sikh & Hindu'
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Since Labour decided they were an anti-racist party they have announced that
refugees will be housed in derelict army camps, at great expense
refugees will not get indefinite leave to remain or citizenship
increasing the qualifying time for leave to remain for immigrants to ten years
refugees will be housed in derelict army camps, at great expense
refugees will not get indefinite leave to remain or citizenship
increasing the qualifying time for leave to remain for immigrants to ten years
"Part of the story is that politics has become dominated by fanatics. Partisans are so keen to attack the BBC for having a leftist or rightist bias that they don’t notice that basic standards are slipping."
Terrific, thought-provoking piece by @chrisdillow.bsky.social:
On incompetence
Much of our political culture is fundamentally incompetent.
chrisdillow.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Part of the story is that politics has become dominated by fanatics. Partisans are so keen to attack the BBC for having a leftist or rightist bias that they don’t notice that basic standards are slipping."
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Labour are now the "darker forces" Mahmood is scaremongering about. Depriving people who have fled unimaginable horror the ability to rebuild their lives in safety and security, which this does, is sickening. Labour is sickening.
#r4today
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#r4today
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Labour are now the "darker forces" Mahmood is scaremongering about. Depriving people who have fled unimaginable horror the ability to rebuild their lives in safety and security, which this does, is sickening. Labour is sickening.
#r4today
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#r4today
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...