Phil Cole
@phillcole40.bsky.social
Immigration, asylum, refugees, displacement:
https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-global-displacement-in-the-twenty-first-century.html
https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-global-displacement-in-the-twenty-first-century.html
Has any president seen international law as a restraint on American power?
January 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Has any president seen international law as a restraint on American power?
Although publicly Russia is deeply concerned about what is happening privately Putin must be laughing his head off.
January 3, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Although publicly Russia is deeply concerned about what is happening privately Putin must be laughing his head off.
41,000 people arrived in the UK by small boat in 2025. 46,000 people watched Sunderland play Manchester City on Friday this week.
So in a year, not enough people to fill The Stadium of Light for one game crossed the Channel irregularly .
So in a year, not enough people to fill The Stadium of Light for one game crossed the Channel irregularly .
January 1, 2026 at 10:20 PM
41,000 people arrived in the UK by small boat in 2025. 46,000 people watched Sunderland play Manchester City on Friday this week.
So in a year, not enough people to fill The Stadium of Light for one game crossed the Channel irregularly .
So in a year, not enough people to fill The Stadium of Light for one game crossed the Channel irregularly .
Forced displacement in the UK.
Hundreds of Blackpool families to be evicted in ‘mass dispersion’ of vulnerable people.
Up to 400 homes face demolition under a £90m regeneration scheme that promises only 230 replacement properties
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Hundreds of Blackpool families to be evicted in ‘mass dispersion’ of vulnerable people.
Up to 400 homes face demolition under a £90m regeneration scheme that promises only 230 replacement properties
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Hundreds of Blackpool families to be evicted in ‘mass dispersion’ of vulnerable people
Up to 400 homes face demolition under a £90m regeneration scheme that promises only 230 replacement properties
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Forced displacement in the UK.
Hundreds of Blackpool families to be evicted in ‘mass dispersion’ of vulnerable people.
Up to 400 homes face demolition under a £90m regeneration scheme that promises only 230 replacement properties
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Hundreds of Blackpool families to be evicted in ‘mass dispersion’ of vulnerable people.
Up to 400 homes face demolition under a £90m regeneration scheme that promises only 230 replacement properties
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Happy new year and keep fighting.
December 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Happy new year and keep fighting.
Campaigner turned down MBE over ‘scapegoating’ of people with disabilities
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Campaigner turned down MBE over ‘scapegoating’ of people with disabilities
Exclusive: In letter declining proposed award, Tressa Burke, CEO of Glasgow Disability Alliance, accused government of ‘fuelling hatred’
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Campaigner turned down MBE over ‘scapegoating’ of people with disabilities
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Why economic insecurity – not immigration – should be Labour’s top electoral priority
theconversation.com/why-economic...
theconversation.com/why-economic...
Why economic insecurity – not immigration – should be Labour’s top electoral priority
Feelings of economic insecurity serve as a signal of poor government performance.
theconversation.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Why economic insecurity – not immigration – should be Labour’s top electoral priority
theconversation.com/why-economic...
theconversation.com/why-economic...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme.
British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme.
British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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What is the potential impact of the proposed reforms to the UK's asylum system?
Some measures, like restricting family reunion, may plausibly deter some people from coming to the UK. Yet the evidence is mixed, and insufficient to say whether any effects will be particularly large.
Some measures, like restricting family reunion, may plausibly deter some people from coming to the UK. Yet the evidence is mixed, and insufficient to say whether any effects will be particularly large.
Temporary protection: the UK’s new policies on asylum and returns - Migration Observatory
This commentary discusses the asylum and returns policy reforms, comparisons to other European countries, and whether they will be successful in reducing the number of asylum applications and small bo...
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
What is the potential impact of the proposed reforms to the UK's asylum system?
Some measures, like restricting family reunion, may plausibly deter some people from coming to the UK. Yet the evidence is mixed, and insufficient to say whether any effects will be particularly large.
Some measures, like restricting family reunion, may plausibly deter some people from coming to the UK. Yet the evidence is mixed, and insufficient to say whether any effects will be particularly large.
It’s a breach of trust’: fear and frustration over countries’ push to return Syrians home.
Syrians who have rebuilt their lives abroad face uncertainty over their futures amid hardening of attitudes
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Syrians who have rebuilt their lives abroad face uncertainty over their futures amid hardening of attitudes
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘It’s a breach of trust’: fear and frustration over countries’ push to return Syrians home
Syrians who have rebuilt their lives abroad face uncertainty over their futures amid hardening of attitudes
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It’s a breach of trust’: fear and frustration over countries’ push to return Syrians home.
Syrians who have rebuilt their lives abroad face uncertainty over their futures amid hardening of attitudes
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Syrians who have rebuilt their lives abroad face uncertainty over their futures amid hardening of attitudes
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan.
Proposed plan would apply to tourists of all countries, including those not required to get a visa to visit the US www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Proposed plan would apply to tourists of all countries, including those not required to get a visa to visit the US www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
Proposed plan would apply to tourists of all countries, including those not required to get a visa to visit the US
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan.
Proposed plan would apply to tourists of all countries, including those not required to get a visa to visit the US www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Proposed plan would apply to tourists of all countries, including those not required to get a visa to visit the US www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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🚨 Vacancies at Maastricht in research programme "Europe: Society, Politics and Global Order" (do share!)
- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
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- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
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December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🚨 Vacancies at Maastricht in research programme "Europe: Society, Politics and Global Order" (do share!)
- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
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- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
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Shabana Mahmood has pointed to the prohibition on torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the ECHR as a problem when it comes to deporting people from the UK. She does not want to deport people if they are at risk of being tortured, but …
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Shabana Mahmood has pointed to the prohibition on torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the ECHR as a problem when it comes to deporting people from the UK. She does not want to deport people if they are at risk of being tortured, but …
Step 1. Government promotes hostility towards asylum seekers.
Step 2. People grow more hostile towards asylum seekers.
Step 3. Government concludes that the solution to growing public hostility to asylum seekers is to be more hostile to asylum seekers.
Step 4. What do you think?
Step 2. People grow more hostile towards asylum seekers.
Step 3. Government concludes that the solution to growing public hostility to asylum seekers is to be more hostile to asylum seekers.
Step 4. What do you think?
November 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Step 1. Government promotes hostility towards asylum seekers.
Step 2. People grow more hostile towards asylum seekers.
Step 3. Government concludes that the solution to growing public hostility to asylum seekers is to be more hostile to asylum seekers.
Step 4. What do you think?
Step 2. People grow more hostile towards asylum seekers.
Step 3. Government concludes that the solution to growing public hostility to asylum seekers is to be more hostile to asylum seekers.
Step 4. What do you think?
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Government minister:
“It’s an operational issue for the police, and government doesn’t get involved in operational issues for the police.”
But: “[The decision] is just completely and utterly unacceptable.”
I think you are getting involved mate!
“It’s an operational issue for the police, and government doesn’t get involved in operational issues for the police.”
But: “[The decision] is just completely and utterly unacceptable.”
I think you are getting involved mate!
October 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Government minister:
“It’s an operational issue for the police, and government doesn’t get involved in operational issues for the police.”
But: “[The decision] is just completely and utterly unacceptable.”
I think you are getting involved mate!
“It’s an operational issue for the police, and government doesn’t get involved in operational issues for the police.”
But: “[The decision] is just completely and utterly unacceptable.”
I think you are getting involved mate!
On the Guardian United States news page today;
October 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
On the Guardian United States news page today;
Mahmood stakes the credibility of the nation state on its ability to control border crossings.
Whatever you think of nation states, this is a fairly minor aspect of what they do …
Whatever you think of nation states, this is a fairly minor aspect of what they do …
October 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Mahmood stakes the credibility of the nation state on its ability to control border crossings.
Whatever you think of nation states, this is a fairly minor aspect of what they do …
Whatever you think of nation states, this is a fairly minor aspect of what they do …
Care workers ‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers.
Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers
Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Care workers ‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers.
Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UK charities say toxic immigration rhetoric leading to threats against staff.
Voluntary organisations forced to introduce extensive security measures to protect staff and property
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Voluntary organisations forced to introduce extensive security measures to protect staff and property
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK charities say toxic immigration rhetoric leading to threats against staff
Voluntary organisations forced to introduce extensive security measures to protect staff and property
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
UK charities say toxic immigration rhetoric leading to threats against staff.
Voluntary organisations forced to introduce extensive security measures to protect staff and property
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Voluntary organisations forced to introduce extensive security measures to protect staff and property
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Doreen Lawrence alleges Home Office was involved in Met spying on family.
‘Egregious’ police surveillance was sanctioned by government department, mother of Stephen Lawrence tells inquiry
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Egregious’ police surveillance was sanctioned by government department, mother of Stephen Lawrence tells inquiry
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Doreen Lawrence alleges Home Office was involved in Met spying on family
‘Egregious’ police surveillance was sanctioned by government department, mother of Stephen Lawrence tells inquiry
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Doreen Lawrence alleges Home Office was involved in Met spying on family.
‘Egregious’ police surveillance was sanctioned by government department, mother of Stephen Lawrence tells inquiry
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Egregious’ police surveillance was sanctioned by government department, mother of Stephen Lawrence tells inquiry
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Gaza PhD student ‘heartbroken’ as family blocked from entering the UK.
Manar al-Houbi’s husband and children refused entry despite her winning a scholarship to cover tuition fees, living costs and housing for them all
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Manar al-Houbi’s husband and children refused entry despite her winning a scholarship to cover tuition fees, living costs and housing for them all
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Gaza PhD student ‘heartbroken’ as family blocked from entering the UK
Manar al-Houbi’s husband and children refused entry despite her winning a scholarship to cover tuition fees, living costs and housing for them all
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Gaza PhD student ‘heartbroken’ as family blocked from entering the UK.
Manar al-Houbi’s husband and children refused entry despite her winning a scholarship to cover tuition fees, living costs and housing for them all
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Manar al-Houbi’s husband and children refused entry despite her winning a scholarship to cover tuition fees, living costs and housing for them all
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance.
Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance
Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance.
Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
The Gaza effect: how a global pro-Palestine protest movement met repression and resistance.
Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governments’ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shifting
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governments’ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shifting
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
The Gaza effect: how a global pro-Palestine protest movement met repression and resistance
Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governments’ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shifting
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Gaza effect: how a global pro-Palestine protest movement met repression and resistance.
Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governments’ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shifting
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governments’ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shifting
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...