Trish #AbolishTheMonarchy #FreePalestine
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Ex-Labour, Northumbrian, Star Trek, Isaac Asimov, SAFC, Socialist, Grandma, Busily Retired, 🇵🇸
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds"
Albert Einstein
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds"
Albert Einstein
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No, I'd say it's racists and those pandering to them.
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
No, I'd say it's racists and those pandering to them.
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To suggest that having lived a life so grim that even an English tribunal will grant you asylum, and to have somehow managed to get here at great risk to life, is a "golden ticket" is absolutely fucking contemptible. Shame on this so-called Labour Party.
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
To suggest that having lived a life so grim that even an English tribunal will grant you asylum, and to have somehow managed to get here at great risk to life, is a "golden ticket" is absolutely fucking contemptible. Shame on this so-called Labour Party.
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I know these seem like basic questions I'm sure they've already asked but...why? To ensure what? In case *what* happens, exactly? To protect people from...what? Based on *what* research?* To what end?
*I know the answer is 'because cruelty', thanks.
*I know the answer is 'because cruelty', thanks.
Shabana Mahmood tells Sunday Times it should take 20 years for somebody granted refugee status in UK to secure permanent status (ie, reapply 6 times) if came without permission.
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Shabana Mahmood: ‘Illegal migration is tearing Britain apart’
The home secretary is planning to introduce a 20-year wait for permanent stay to end a ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I know these seem like basic questions I'm sure they've already asked but...why? To ensure what? In case *what* happens, exactly? To protect people from...what? Based on *what* research?* To what end?
*I know the answer is 'because cruelty', thanks.
*I know the answer is 'because cruelty', thanks.
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Samir Zitouni a Muslim Immigrant from Algeria left hospital today, 2 weeks after being the first person to try stop the attack in Huntingdon train attack.
They won't want to talk about this immigrant.
They won't want to talk about this immigrant.
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Samir Zitouni a Muslim Immigrant from Algeria left hospital today, 2 weeks after being the first person to try stop the attack in Huntingdon train attack.
They won't want to talk about this immigrant.
They won't want to talk about this immigrant.
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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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Excellent piece by a survivor of the Sarajevo snipers who Britain took in as a child refugee.
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Excellent piece by a survivor of the Sarajevo snipers who Britain took in as a child refugee.
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Another feature I've noticed amongst those defending/supporting the proposed policy on refugees: not just a failure of empathy, but a kind of antipathy. That is, not only can they not put themselves in the place of the refugees, but they actively differentiate themselves. Refugees become non-human.
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Another feature I've noticed amongst those defending/supporting the proposed policy on refugees: not just a failure of empathy, but a kind of antipathy. That is, not only can they not put themselves in the place of the refugees, but they actively differentiate themselves. Refugees become non-human.
Facilities used almost exclusively by the working class. Won’t affect the wealthy with their David Lloyd and other private gym memberships.
This is class war! When will people wake up?
How about a levy on every private members club to fund access to facilities for the working class?
#TaxTheRich
This is class war! When will people wake up?
How about a levy on every private members club to fund access to facilities for the working class?
#TaxTheRich
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
English councils are planning to sell social clubs, sports centres and shopping arcades as they bet on a fire sale of assets to balance the books, according to a survey of local authorities.
The key cities group of councils, which represents second-tier cities in England, said 60% of councils were planning to sell assets to meet the escalating costs of adult and children’s social care. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Facilities used almost exclusively by the working class. Won’t affect the wealthy with their David Lloyd and other private gym memberships.
This is class war! When will people wake up?
How about a levy on every private members club to fund access to facilities for the working class?
#TaxTheRich
This is class war! When will people wake up?
How about a levy on every private members club to fund access to facilities for the working class?
#TaxTheRich
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If the government really intends to seize jewellery and other valuables from refugees,
either
- it is staggeringly ignorant of the historical precedents
or
- it's aware of the precedents, and thinks, yeah, we'll have some of that.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
either
- it is staggeringly ignorant of the historical precedents
or
- it's aware of the precedents, and thinks, yeah, we'll have some of that.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
No 10 tells Labour MPs it expects support for tough new asylum policies
Some backbenchers already opposing planned immigration crackdown seen as ‘economically and culturally illiterate’
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
If the government really intends to seize jewellery and other valuables from refugees,
either
- it is staggeringly ignorant of the historical precedents
or
- it's aware of the precedents, and thinks, yeah, we'll have some of that.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
either
- it is staggeringly ignorant of the historical precedents
or
- it's aware of the precedents, and thinks, yeah, we'll have some of that.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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It’s often hard to get your MP to understand specific GP problems and influence decisions
Take for example Ilford North where GP to patient ratios are some of the worst in the country and aren’t improving
2661 patients/GP up 510 since 2018
🏴 2257 patients/GP
If only the local MP had any influence
Take for example Ilford North where GP to patient ratios are some of the worst in the country and aren’t improving
2661 patients/GP up 510 since 2018
🏴 2257 patients/GP
If only the local MP had any influence
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
It’s often hard to get your MP to understand specific GP problems and influence decisions
Take for example Ilford North where GP to patient ratios are some of the worst in the country and aren’t improving
2661 patients/GP up 510 since 2018
🏴 2257 patients/GP
If only the local MP had any influence
Take for example Ilford North where GP to patient ratios are some of the worst in the country and aren’t improving
2661 patients/GP up 510 since 2018
🏴 2257 patients/GP
If only the local MP had any influence
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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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But more to the point - offering asylum to people fleeing war or torture or persecution is what decent nations do. It's what defines us. Without that it's just a race to the bottom.
November 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
But more to the point - offering asylum to people fleeing war or torture or persecution is what decent nations do. It's what defines us. Without that it's just a race to the bottom.
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This is wrong on so many levels. How can you return a child who arrives here as a baby and then force them back to a country they have no connection to? Or an immigrant who finds love here in the UK and starts a family. They'll be forcibly separating families just to keep Farage fans sweet.
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This is wrong on so many levels. How can you return a child who arrives here as a baby and then force them back to a country they have no connection to? Or an immigrant who finds love here in the UK and starts a family. They'll be forcibly separating families just to keep Farage fans sweet.
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Durable solutions enable refugees who have had to flee danger can get some certainty and can settle in safety finding a permanent home.
Thanks to Labour that will no longer be the case. Don't learn English, don't bother integrating because this isn't your home. It will never be your home. So cruel.
Thanks to Labour that will no longer be the case. Don't learn English, don't bother integrating because this isn't your home. It will never be your home. So cruel.
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 10:23 AM
Durable solutions enable refugees who have had to flee danger can get some certainty and can settle in safety finding a permanent home.
Thanks to Labour that will no longer be the case. Don't learn English, don't bother integrating because this isn't your home. It will never be your home. So cruel.
Thanks to Labour that will no longer be the case. Don't learn English, don't bother integrating because this isn't your home. It will never be your home. So cruel.
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Ofcom were never there to protect the public; their job is to protect the corporations and the crooked politicians of @ukparliament.parliament.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Ofcom were never there to protect the public; their job is to protect the corporations and the crooked politicians of @ukparliament.parliament.uk
I’m surprised any councils still have these to sell off! All buildings and services being managed by private companies round here.
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I’m surprised any councils still have these to sell off! All buildings and services being managed by private companies round here.
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My idea would be not making life immeasurably more miserable and stressful for some of the most vulnerable people, in the almost certainly vain hope of winning over the votes of racists. Yourself?
November 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
My idea would be not making life immeasurably more miserable and stressful for some of the most vulnerable people, in the almost certainly vain hope of winning over the votes of racists. Yourself?
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To reiterate, this is about making life immeasurably more miserable and stressful for some of the most vulnerable people, in the almost certainly vain hope of winning over the votes of racists.
Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.
Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.
Asylum in UK to be made temporary under Home Secretary’s plans
Shabana Mahmood will lay out reforms modelled on the Danish system on Monday.
www.independent.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
To reiterate, this is about making life immeasurably more miserable and stressful for some of the most vulnerable people, in the almost certainly vain hope of winning over the votes of racists.
Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.
Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.
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Aside from the cruelty of this, I’d just like to know why it’s ok to ignore and disappoint liberal/progressive voters.
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
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 9:02 AM
Aside from the cruelty of this, I’d just like to know why it’s ok to ignore and disappoint liberal/progressive voters.
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
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This is the politics of blackmail. The alternative is not a Reform government. The alternative is maintaining our international commitments to being a compassionate nation
November 15, 2025 at 6:50 AM
This is the politics of blackmail. The alternative is not a Reform government. The alternative is maintaining our international commitments to being a compassionate nation
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This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
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 6:43 AM
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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GB News hosting Trumplethinskin so he can have a fannywobble about Panorama is the most utterly deranged media crossover of the year and is absolutely peak 2025.
Reader Discretion - I went sweary.
Reader Discretion - I went sweary.
Trumplethinskin Goes After the BBC - Because Facts Keep Hurting His Feelings
The man who demanded people "fight like hell" now insists the real injury was a slightly compressed quote on Panorama.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
GB News hosting Trumplethinskin so he can have a fannywobble about Panorama is the most utterly deranged media crossover of the year and is absolutely peak 2025.
Reader Discretion - I went sweary.
Reader Discretion - I went sweary.
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Join me, Alan Mardghum, Heather Wood and others for Your Party’s rally with the Durham Miners Association!
🌹Saturday 15 November, 1pm
🌹 Pitman’s Parliament, Durham Miners’ Association, DH1 4BB
Tickets are first come first serve, so don’t miss out: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-party...
🌹Saturday 15 November, 1pm
🌹 Pitman’s Parliament, Durham Miners’ Association, DH1 4BB
Tickets are first come first serve, so don’t miss out: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-party...
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Join me, Alan Mardghum, Heather Wood and others for Your Party’s rally with the Durham Miners Association!
🌹Saturday 15 November, 1pm
🌹 Pitman’s Parliament, Durham Miners’ Association, DH1 4BB
Tickets are first come first serve, so don’t miss out: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-party...
🌹Saturday 15 November, 1pm
🌹 Pitman’s Parliament, Durham Miners’ Association, DH1 4BB
Tickets are first come first serve, so don’t miss out: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-party...
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Zarah Sultana, "People recognise their lives are harder, their wages are stagnating, their bills increasing" #BBCQT
"At the same time, the super rich in this country are laughing all the way to the bank"
"The top 50 rich families in this country hold more wealth than 70% of the population"
"At the same time, the super rich in this country are laughing all the way to the bank"
"The top 50 rich families in this country hold more wealth than 70% of the population"
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Zarah Sultana, "People recognise their lives are harder, their wages are stagnating, their bills increasing" #BBCQT
"At the same time, the super rich in this country are laughing all the way to the bank"
"The top 50 rich families in this country hold more wealth than 70% of the population"
"At the same time, the super rich in this country are laughing all the way to the bank"
"The top 50 rich families in this country hold more wealth than 70% of the population"
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I'm in a meeting with NHS staff who are told they have to limit their leave over winter because they can't be spared but are likely to be losing their jobs in Wes Streeting's NHS reorganisation.
November 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I'm in a meeting with NHS staff who are told they have to limit their leave over winter because they can't be spared but are likely to be losing their jobs in Wes Streeting's NHS reorganisation.