Mariam Aliabadi
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@lewisgoodall.com on Tim Davie BBC resignation says it all: "If the BBC will not stand true for a truly radical concept: fearlessly impartial journalism, not fearful management of impartiality, then it will fade away. And it’ll deserve to."
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
@lewisgoodall.com on Tim Davie BBC resignation says it all: "If the BBC will not stand true for a truly radical concept: fearlessly impartial journalism, not fearful management of impartiality, then it will fade away. And it’ll deserve to."
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Military sites are unfit to house people fleeing war & persecution.
Falsely sold as 'cost-cutting', these plans come at huge financial & human cost.
Write to your MP - tell them people seeking asylum should be welcomed as our neighbours, not warehoused in camps: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Falsely sold as 'cost-cutting', these plans come at huge financial & human cost.
Write to your MP - tell them people seeking asylum should be welcomed as our neighbours, not warehoused in camps: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
#CommunitiesNotCamps
I've written to my MP to ask them to oppose all camp-style asylum accommodation and house people seeking asylum in safe and suitable housing within communities where they can rebuild their lives in di...
actionnetwork.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Military sites are unfit to house people fleeing war & persecution.
Falsely sold as 'cost-cutting', these plans come at huge financial & human cost.
Write to your MP - tell them people seeking asylum should be welcomed as our neighbours, not warehoused in camps: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Falsely sold as 'cost-cutting', these plans come at huge financial & human cost.
Write to your MP - tell them people seeking asylum should be welcomed as our neighbours, not warehoused in camps: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Reposted by Mariam Aliabadi
Trust has eroded because successive governments have failed on the cost of living, housing & child poverty crises - not because of our borders.
Politicians have failed to tell the truth about how reliant we are on migration - and how it benefits all of us.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Politicians have failed to tell the truth about how reliant we are on migration - and how it benefits all of us.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Border failings in Europe are eroding trust in nation states, warns Mahmood
Home secretary to tell meeting of interior ministers that international cooperation is way to curb irregular migration
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Trust has eroded because successive governments have failed on the cost of living, housing & child poverty crises - not because of our borders.
Politicians have failed to tell the truth about how reliant we are on migration - and how it benefits all of us.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Politicians have failed to tell the truth about how reliant we are on migration - and how it benefits all of us.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Frontpage of the Guardian today!
EXCLUSIVE: Over 800 NHS workers have signed our letter with Medact, saying the “already strained NHS would crumble under the pressure” of Reform’s proposal to scrap Indefinite Leave to Remain and Labour’s planned restrictions on migrant workers.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
NHS could cease to function under Labour’s new visa rules, say nurses
Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says plan to tighten rules for foreign workers is ‘pandering’ to Reform UK
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Frontpage of the Guardian today!
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Any time a politician says we should leave the ECHR, the very next questions any interviewer should ask are
🚨Which human rights are you willing to lose personally
🚨Which methods of torture are you going to allow people to be sent to face
🚨Which family members would you be willing to lose
#r4today
🚨Which human rights are you willing to lose personally
🚨Which methods of torture are you going to allow people to be sent to face
🚨Which family members would you be willing to lose
#r4today
October 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Any time a politician says we should leave the ECHR, the very next questions any interviewer should ask are
🚨Which human rights are you willing to lose personally
🚨Which methods of torture are you going to allow people to be sent to face
🚨Which family members would you be willing to lose
#r4today
🚨Which human rights are you willing to lose personally
🚨Which methods of torture are you going to allow people to be sent to face
🚨Which family members would you be willing to lose
#r4today
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And why call it 'golden ticket'?
Disgraceful language. These people have lost everything. Should they also lose their spouses and children?
A reminder that last year 4,671 family reunion visas were granted.
4,671.
Does anyone think this number is a major problem for the UK economy and society?
Disgraceful language. These people have lost everything. Should they also lose their spouses and children?
A reminder that last year 4,671 family reunion visas were granted.
4,671.
Does anyone think this number is a major problem for the UK economy and society?
People recognised as refugees fleeing persecution & granted the right to live in the UK to be denied the right to be joined safely by their spouse & children.
This Labour govt is a moral void, a stinking darkness, an empty hollow of cowardice & contempt. #r4today www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This Labour govt is a moral void, a stinking darkness, an empty hollow of cowardice & contempt. #r4today www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Starmer to end asylum ‘golden ticket’ of resettlement and family reunion rights
People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities call ‘straight from populist playbook’
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
And why call it 'golden ticket'?
Disgraceful language. These people have lost everything. Should they also lose their spouses and children?
A reminder that last year 4,671 family reunion visas were granted.
4,671.
Does anyone think this number is a major problem for the UK economy and society?
Disgraceful language. These people have lost everything. Should they also lose their spouses and children?
A reminder that last year 4,671 family reunion visas were granted.
4,671.
Does anyone think this number is a major problem for the UK economy and society?
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Starmer on Tuesday: "We must stand against racism"
Starmer on Wednesday: "Human rights laws are stopping us sending people to face torture so we need to rethink them."
Labour on Tuesday: "Labour is the party of working people"
Labour on Wednesday: "If your boss mistreats you, tough shit"
Starmer on Wednesday: "Human rights laws are stopping us sending people to face torture so we need to rethink them."
Labour on Tuesday: "Labour is the party of working people"
Labour on Wednesday: "If your boss mistreats you, tough shit"
October 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Starmer on Tuesday: "We must stand against racism"
Starmer on Wednesday: "Human rights laws are stopping us sending people to face torture so we need to rethink them."
Labour on Tuesday: "Labour is the party of working people"
Labour on Wednesday: "If your boss mistreats you, tough shit"
Starmer on Wednesday: "Human rights laws are stopping us sending people to face torture so we need to rethink them."
Labour on Tuesday: "Labour is the party of working people"
Labour on Wednesday: "If your boss mistreats you, tough shit"
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🚨 The Government wants to crash the economy.
On the very same day the Prime Minister finally distanced himself from Reform UK’s policies, his own Home Secretary announced proposals that would create a two-tier society.
On the very same day the Prime Minister finally distanced himself from Reform UK’s policies, his own Home Secretary announced proposals that would create a two-tier society.
September 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🚨 The Government wants to crash the economy.
On the very same day the Prime Minister finally distanced himself from Reform UK’s policies, his own Home Secretary announced proposals that would create a two-tier society.
On the very same day the Prime Minister finally distanced himself from Reform UK’s policies, his own Home Secretary announced proposals that would create a two-tier society.
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📢Watch @josephinewy.bsky.social our Head of Advocacy talking on @news.sky.com about why digital ID is a distraction from the real everyday issues people are facing in this country.
September 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
📢Watch @josephinewy.bsky.social our Head of Advocacy talking on @news.sky.com about why digital ID is a distraction from the real everyday issues people are facing in this country.
Reposted by Mariam Aliabadi
NEW: Keir Starmer announces compulsory digital ID cards.
"Far from reducing irregular migration, mandatory digital ID will entrench discrimination, supercharge the hostile environment and create a surveillance state nobody asked for." Josephine, Head of Advocacy
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
"Far from reducing irregular migration, mandatory digital ID will entrench discrimination, supercharge the hostile environment and create a surveillance state nobody asked for." Josephine, Head of Advocacy
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Keir Starmer says digital ID cards are an ‘enormous opportunity’ and will make it tougher to work illegally - UK politics live
Prime minister says plans for a new digital ID held on people’s phones will become mandatory to prove the right to work
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
NEW: Keir Starmer announces compulsory digital ID cards.
"Far from reducing irregular migration, mandatory digital ID will entrench discrimination, supercharge the hostile environment and create a surveillance state nobody asked for." Josephine, Head of Advocacy
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
"Far from reducing irregular migration, mandatory digital ID will entrench discrimination, supercharge the hostile environment and create a surveillance state nobody asked for." Josephine, Head of Advocacy
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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In London, hate will never win.
September 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
In London, hate will never win.
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Many of those detained under this policy are survivors of torture and trafficking.
Most would agree that torture and trafficking survivors should have their cases heard before they are deported. They are entitled to access to justice, just like everyone else.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Most would agree that torture and trafficking survivors should have their cases heard before they are deported. They are entitled to access to justice, just like everyone else.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK deportation of Eritrean man to France under ‘one-in, one-out’ halted by judge
The 25-year-old claims to be trafficking victim and won high court challenge in what may prove major blow to Labour policy
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Many of those detained under this policy are survivors of torture and trafficking.
Most would agree that torture and trafficking survivors should have their cases heard before they are deported. They are entitled to access to justice, just like everyone else.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Most would agree that torture and trafficking survivors should have their cases heard before they are deported. They are entitled to access to justice, just like everyone else.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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"The notion of remigration was abstract, but the right is dragging it towards respectability. If the goal is homogeneous whiteness, they should say it"
@jonathanliew.bsky.social latest column serves as an urgent wake up call.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@jonathanliew.bsky.social latest column serves as an urgent wake up call.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What is the endgame in this toxic immigration debate: is it friends and neighbours thrown out of the country? | Jonthan Liew
The notion of remigration was abstract, but the right is dragging it towards respectability. If the goal is homogeneous whiteness, they should say it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"The notion of remigration was abstract, but the right is dragging it towards respectability. If the goal is homogeneous whiteness, they should say it"
@jonathanliew.bsky.social latest column serves as an urgent wake up call.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@jonathanliew.bsky.social latest column serves as an urgent wake up call.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Latest campaign from us at Praxis is live! Watch the video and spread the word for shorter, more affordable routes to settlement for everyone.
Did you know that thousands of migrants are being forced to wait over ten years until they can permanently settle in the UK? And if this Government has their way, over a million more people will be trapped in this decade-long wait.
Spread the word. Share this video now.
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Spread the word. Share this video now.
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"The Government treats us like we're temporary"
YouTube video by Praxis, for Migrants and Refugees
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September 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Latest campaign from us at Praxis is live! Watch the video and spread the word for shorter, more affordable routes to settlement for everyone.
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The fact that an anti-migrant politician, who tells us every single day that he doesn't like immigration, is saying it once again, is not in any way news
August 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The fact that an anti-migrant politician, who tells us every single day that he doesn't like immigration, is saying it once again, is not in any way news
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Terrorising residents & stoking tensions in our communities is not the way to end hotels for asylum seekers.
We do urgently need a managed end to the use of hotels - and a national housing plan that provides safe and affordable homes for everyone who needs them 1/2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We do urgently need a managed end to the use of hotels - and a national housing plan that provides safe and affordable homes for everyone who needs them 1/2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
More asylum hotels face legal challenge after court ruling
Nigel Farage says Reform UK-controlled councils will do everything in their power to close the hotels.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Terrorising residents & stoking tensions in our communities is not the way to end hotels for asylum seekers.
We do urgently need a managed end to the use of hotels - and a national housing plan that provides safe and affordable homes for everyone who needs them 1/2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We do urgently need a managed end to the use of hotels - and a national housing plan that provides safe and affordable homes for everyone who needs them 1/2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer is bragging about deporting people. Here's what he could be doing instead...
August 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is bragging about deporting people. Here's what he could be doing instead...
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Today, the government’s ‘one-in, one-out’ pilot comes into force. At the same time, violence and hate towards asylum seekers in the UK is at an all-time high. We’re left wondering - will the government ever learn that deterrence policies do not work? 1/3
August 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Today, the government’s ‘one-in, one-out’ pilot comes into force. At the same time, violence and hate towards asylum seekers in the UK is at an all-time high. We’re left wondering - will the government ever learn that deterrence policies do not work? 1/3
Hear from @minnierahman.bsky.social and Mo in this great @newstatesman.com piece highlighting the madness of gov's migration policy: “After a decade of failed deterrence policies, it’s baffling that our political leaders still refuse to accept they don’t work.”
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
Who is an acceptable migrant?
Those arriving in Britain are not so easily divided into categories of “deserving” and “undeserving”.
www.newstatesman.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Hear from @minnierahman.bsky.social and Mo in this great @newstatesman.com piece highlighting the madness of gov's migration policy: “After a decade of failed deterrence policies, it’s baffling that our political leaders still refuse to accept they don’t work.”
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
👇"Backlogs caused by poor initial decisions, inefficiencies within the Home Office, as well as the almost complete lack of legal representation for people seeking asylum."
NEW: The number of people waiting for their asylum appeal is at a record high.
Right now, people are having to wait on average of over a year to have their appeal heard.🧵
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Right now, people are having to wait on average of over a year to have their appeal heard.🧵
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Migrant hotel stays prolonged as record numbers appeal rejected asylum claims
There were 50,976 outstanding appeals as of March, which is almost double the number compared to 2024
www.standard.co.uk
June 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
👇"Backlogs caused by poor initial decisions, inefficiencies within the Home Office, as well as the almost complete lack of legal representation for people seeking asylum."
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On LBC @zoejardiniere.bsky.social lists 3 previous instances where military aircraft have been targeted by campaigners in order to prevent them being used in war crimes, and she describes the govt banning Palestine Action as terrorists as an abuse of state power.
Well said.
Well said.
June 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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"Shockingly, 46% of migrant children live in poverty, nearly double the rate for other children. Yet despite this, the NRPF policy remains largely absent from conversations on poverty and inequality. This silence must end."
👉Read Olivia's powerful piece here www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
👉Read Olivia's powerful piece here www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
Olivia Blake: ‘Migrant children living in poverty is a hidden crisis’ - Politics.co.uk
As MPs gather in Westminster for today’s spending review, I will be holding a debate on child poverty and No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF). The discussion could not be more urgent. The debate comes ...
www.politics.co.uk
June 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
"Shockingly, 46% of migrant children live in poverty, nearly double the rate for other children. Yet despite this, the NRPF policy remains largely absent from conversations on poverty and inequality. This silence must end."
👉Read Olivia's powerful piece here www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
👉Read Olivia's powerful piece here www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
Email your MP now and share widely to make sure your MP attends next Wednesday's Westminster Hall Debate on NRPF & child poverty!
Big news! We’ve secured a debate in Parliament on child poverty next week. We need your help to get your MP in the room to speak out about No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF), one of the most harmful policies facing migrant families.
📝 Email your MP now: act.praxis.org.uk/email-MP-NRP...
📝 Email your MP now: act.praxis.org.uk/email-MP-NRP...
Email your MP and tell them to attend child poverty debate next week!
On the 11th June, MPs will have the chance to speak up on the immigration restriction No Recourse to Public Funds and how this cruel policy is pushing children into poverty. We see the devastating imp...
act.praxis.org.uk
June 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Email your MP now and share widely to make sure your MP attends next Wednesday's Westminster Hall Debate on NRPF & child poverty!
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The failure of western politicians to act, to stop a genocidal war, to halt the catastrophic damage this has caused – to Palestinians in Gaza, primarily, but also to the region, to international law and to our humanity itself – will follow them forever.
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Finally, Labour noticed the agony in Gaza
What the hell took them so long?
rachelshabi.substack.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The failure of western politicians to act, to stop a genocidal war, to halt the catastrophic damage this has caused – to Palestinians in Gaza, primarily, but also to the region, to international law and to our humanity itself – will follow them forever.
rachelshabi.substack.com/p/finally-la...
rachelshabi.substack.com/p/finally-la...