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The idea that we shouldn't talk about the motives of people poisoning the planet, freezing pensioners, demonising refugees, persecuting trans people and arming mass murder is disrespectful vile.
Anyone who can watch kids burn alive in tents and think that's fine is impossible to disrespect.
Anyone who can watch kids burn alive in tents and think that's fine is impossible to disrespect.
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The idea that we shouldn't talk about the motives of people poisoning the planet, freezing pensioners, demonising refugees, persecuting trans people and arming mass murder is disrespectful vile.
Anyone who can watch kids burn alive in tents and think that's fine is impossible to disrespect.
Anyone who can watch kids burn alive in tents and think that's fine is impossible to disrespect.
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Fears for UK security as Foreign Office moves to scrap unit on conflict and refugee crises
Fears for UK security as Foreign Office moves to scrap unit on conflict and refugee crises
MPs warn axing FCDO’s migration and conflict directorate amid staff cuts risks undermining peace work and expertise
The Foreign Office has been warned that a plan to axe its dedicated unit on emerging conflicts and refugee crises is a “real error” that “undermines UK security” as the department grapples with swingeing cuts.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) migration and conflict directorate, which employs about 100 civil servants, is being abolished at the end of this year and its work subsumed by the rest of the department. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Fears for UK security as Foreign Office moves to scrap unit on conflict and refugee crises
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Rachel Reeves says on Laura Kuenssberg that she's asking working people to pay a little bit more.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Rachel Reeves says on Laura Kuenssberg that she's asking working people to pay a little bit more.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
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I mean, this is nuts - HS2 should be the lead developer and owner of the land around its stations, it should be the leaseholder for both commercial and residential property around the line. Why is Labour determined not to learn any of the lessons of why British rail was crap?
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I mean, this is nuts - HS2 should be the lead developer and owner of the land around its stations, it should be the leaseholder for both commercial and residential property around the line. Why is Labour determined not to learn any of the lessons of why British rail was crap?
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"If I talk about myself, it has been seven years since I last met my mother.
I always dream about reuniting with her and think about how and when it can happen. Under the new law, family reunions now seem impossible."
I always dream about reuniting with her and think about how and when it can happen. Under the new law, family reunions now seem impossible."
New changes in the immigration system: scapegoating asylum seekers?
New UK migration rules double settlement time, risking decades of family separation and leaving asylum seekers in prolonged fear and heartbreak
bylines.scot
November 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
"If I talk about myself, it has been seven years since I last met my mother.
I always dream about reuniting with her and think about how and when it can happen. Under the new law, family reunions now seem impossible."
I always dream about reuniting with her and think about how and when it can happen. Under the new law, family reunions now seem impossible."
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Net migration is plummeting. Why can’t Labour say so? | Heather Stewart
Net migration is plummeting. Why can’t Labour say so? | Heather Stewart
An honest debate is needed on this polarising topic as sectors such as social care struggle with recruitment
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Net migration is plummeting. Why can’t Labour say so? | Heather Stewart
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The 'earned settlement' proposals are not yet policy but already doing damage to children in poverty because of the penalties involved
"A low-paid carer from Ghana has cancelled all the benefits she is legally entitled to, including the disability allowance one of her children receives, owing to fears about her immigration status after the policy changes announced by the home secretary."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
Woman cancels all benefits including disability living allowance for daughter after policy change announcement
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The 'earned settlement' proposals are not yet policy but already doing damage to children in poverty because of the penalties involved
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Extremely grim consequence of Home Sec announcement of penalising claiming benefits claims in routes to settlement: a low-paid carer cancelling housing benefit, universal credit, and disability allowance for her autistic daughter’s personal care and mobility www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
Woman cancels all benefits including disability living allowance for daughter after policy change announcement
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Extremely grim consequence of Home Sec announcement of penalising claiming benefits claims in routes to settlement: a low-paid carer cancelling housing benefit, universal credit, and disability allowance for her autistic daughter’s personal care and mobility www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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I am entirely aware, no reminder needed
November 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I am entirely aware, no reminder needed
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This puts those families and children at a major economic and social disadvantage. Why? To stop some coming in future? To force them to leave? No evidence either will happen. They will still come and they will still settle, but after years of scrimping compared to other families.
Yes: we'd calculated that a single parent with 2 kids who started their settlement journey in 2017 would pay >£27k in fees & IHS over 10yrs to settle (w/o citizenship & pre-2025⬆️). Now >£54k for 20yrs if they'd ever claimed benefits for >12mnths - £225/month extra in essential HH costs over 20yrs.
This is a massive problem with Labour’s immigration proposals. All migrant families affected will be made considerably poorer (because of extra immigration fees over several years plus dampened job prospects) and many (most?) of those families have children.
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This puts those families and children at a major economic and social disadvantage. Why? To stop some coming in future? To force them to leave? No evidence either will happen. They will still come and they will still settle, but after years of scrimping compared to other families.
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This is *exactly* the right level of cringe for cut through. Can you imagine any other party leader pulling this off?
Hope is here.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This is *exactly* the right level of cringe for cut through. Can you imagine any other party leader pulling this off?
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New Survation poll. Have Reform peaked?
RFM: 29% (-5)
LAB: 22% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
LDM: 12% (+1)
GRN: 11% (+3)
RFM: 29% (-5)
LAB: 22% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
LDM: 12% (+1)
GRN: 11% (+3)
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New Survation poll. Have Reform peaked?
RFM: 29% (-5)
LAB: 22% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
LDM: 12% (+1)
GRN: 11% (+3)
RFM: 29% (-5)
LAB: 22% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
LDM: 12% (+1)
GRN: 11% (+3)
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You know when pro-HS2 people said it was about capacity more than speed, and the West Coast Main Line was filling up? Now we have no national rail strategy, no HS2 to Manchester and this absurd stupidity. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers
Exclusive: Rail regulator pulls Avanti service from timetable from mid-December but it is needed for staff travel
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
You know when pro-HS2 people said it was about capacity more than speed, and the West Coast Main Line was filling up? Now we have no national rail strategy, no HS2 to Manchester and this absurd stupidity. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“You can see it in the streets, you see more racism, you see more discrimination, because you make it sound OK that there are some people who have less value than others. “For humanitarian reasons,
Copying Denmark’s hardline asylum policy a ‘terrible idea’, Danes say
Helene Brydensholt of the The Alternative party has urged the UK Government to think again, explaining it’s been a disaster for integration and led to more racism
www.mirror.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“You can see it in the streets, you see more racism, you see more discrimination, because you make it sound OK that there are some people who have less value than others. “For humanitarian reasons,
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Copying Denmark’s hardline asylum policy a ‘terrible idea’, Danes say
Helene Brydensholt of the The Alternative party has urged the UK Government to think again, explaining it’s been a disaster for integration and led to more racism
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Helene Brydensholt of the The Alternative party has urged the UK Government to think again, explaining it’s been a disaster for integration and led to more racism
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Copying Denmark’s hardline asylum policy a ‘terrible idea’, Danes say
Helene Brydensholt of the The Alternative party has urged the UK Government to think again, explaining it’s been a disaster for integration and led to more racism
www.mirror.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Copying Denmark’s hardline asylum policy a ‘terrible idea’, Danes say
Helene Brydensholt of the The Alternative party has urged the UK Government to think again, explaining it’s been a disaster for integration and led to more racism
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Helene Brydensholt of the The Alternative party has urged the UK Government to think again, explaining it’s been a disaster for integration and led to more racism
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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How Motability cuts went from a rightwing online campaign to Rachel Reeves’s budget
How Motability cuts went from a rightwing online campaign to Rachel Reeves’s budget
Car lease scheme for people with mobility problems portrayed as ‘free’ but is funded by benefits and their own contributions
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
How Motability cuts went from a rightwing online campaign to Rachel Reeves’s budget
“Lots of things might change after May,” says one former Government adviser. “If things go badly for Labour, as is expected, and if the Lib Dems and the Greens do well,
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“Lots of things might change after May,” says one former Government adviser. “If things go badly for Labour, as is expected, and if the Lib Dems and the Greens do well,
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A government that has completly adopted the ideas and the language of the far right on immigration.
We now get Home Office press releases about immigration nearly every day. Interesting to note the language. They obviously want to be seen to be taking action, but “illegal migrants” are not the same as “asylum seekers”
November 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A government that has completly adopted the ideas and the language of the far right on immigration.
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So the Home Office, which is responsible for the welfare of asylum seekers & for determining their claims, has decided to call them “illegal migrants” & tell everyone it’s “furious” about them being here, but I’m sure this is fine and not a symptom of a culture of disbelief & gratuitous cruelty
November 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
So the Home Office, which is responsible for the welfare of asylum seekers & for determining their claims, has decided to call them “illegal migrants” & tell everyone it’s “furious” about them being here, but I’m sure this is fine and not a symptom of a culture of disbelief & gratuitous cruelty
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Why is Starmer talking about the homophobic attack on his niece news now? He first mentioned it last year and it was widely ignored by the mainstream press.
I wonder. Could it be his response to the Mamdani effect?
I wonder. Could it be his response to the Mamdani effect?
November 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Why is Starmer talking about the homophobic attack on his niece news now? He first mentioned it last year and it was widely ignored by the mainstream press.
I wonder. Could it be his response to the Mamdani effect?
I wonder. Could it be his response to the Mamdani effect?
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Kinnock voice - "I’ll tell you what happens with impossible promises. You start with far-fetched resolutions....and you end up in the grotesque chaos of a Labour government, a *Labour* government, rejecting visas for homeless 8 yr olds trying to joing their parents"
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Kinnock voice - "I’ll tell you what happens with impossible promises. You start with far-fetched resolutions....and you end up in the grotesque chaos of a Labour government, a *Labour* government, rejecting visas for homeless 8 yr olds trying to joing their parents"
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We've moved from vote Labour as the only way to stop Farage to vote Farage as the only way to stop Tommy Robinson (I presume?). While each of those parties tries to appease the other by doing what each other wants anyway. What a wreck.
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We've moved from vote Labour as the only way to stop Farage to vote Farage as the only way to stop Tommy Robinson (I presume?). While each of those parties tries to appease the other by doing what each other wants anyway. What a wreck.
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This woman will now have to try to work 60 hours a week to afford rent. This is absolutely appalling both in terms of what this government is doing to immigrants & how much carers are paid.
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
Woman cancels all benefits including disability living allowance for daughter after policy change announcement
A low-paid carer from Ghana has cancelled all the benefits she is legally entitled to, including the disability allowance one of her children receives, owing to fears about her immigration status after the policy changes announced by the home secretary.
The radical changes to legal migration announced by Shabana Mahmood on 20 November will penalise those who are living and working legally in the UK, but who claim benefits. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
This woman will now have to try to work 60 hours a week to afford rent. This is absolutely appalling both in terms of what this government is doing to immigrants & how much carers are paid.
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Everything needed to understand Britain rn is contained within. Carer doing the hardest job in the country. Needs to work 60 hours a week. Can’t sleep because their autistic child also needs care. Forced to forfeit the help they need to try and avoid it costing them twice as many visa renewals.
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
Woman cancels all benefits including disability living allowance for daughter after policy change announcement
A low-paid carer from Ghana has cancelled all the benefits she is legally entitled to, including the disability allowance one of her children receives, owing to fears about her immigration status after the policy changes announced by the home secretary.
The radical changes to legal migration announced by Shabana Mahmood on 20 November will penalise those who are living and working legally in the UK, but who claim benefits. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Everything needed to understand Britain rn is contained within. Carer doing the hardest job in the country. Needs to work 60 hours a week. Can’t sleep because their autistic child also needs care. Forced to forfeit the help they need to try and avoid it costing them twice as many visa renewals.