Zoe Gardner
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social
UK & EU refugees & migration. LGBTI+, feminism & generalised incoherent ranting to boot. She/Her. I do policy, research & campaigns.
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Zoe Gardner
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Well, it has to be this: youtu.be/bf725n9KILA?...
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Completely beyond why people try to defend Labour record on treatment of asylum seekers. They are awful.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Completely beyond why people try to defend Labour record on treatment of asylum seekers. They are awful.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.
The Scottish government provides every family with a newborn with a ‘baby box’ of essentials to help them get started.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is bringing the boxes to NY.
Why can’t we have obviously good & nice things like this under a Labour government UK wide?
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is bringing the boxes to NY.
Why can’t we have obviously good & nice things like this under a Labour government UK wide?
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The Scottish government provides every family with a newborn with a ‘baby box’ of essentials to help them get started.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is bringing the boxes to NY.
Why can’t we have obviously good & nice things like this under a Labour government UK wide?
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is bringing the boxes to NY.
Why can’t we have obviously good & nice things like this under a Labour government UK wide?
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Not only does the UK government waste vast sums of money on demonising those seeking asylum, now it appears that they are complicit in quite a number needing it in the first place. Choosing to save money over a genocide, again. #r4today
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide
Exclusive: British government adopted ‘least ambitious’ option months before RSF’s massacres in El Fasher
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Not only does the UK government waste vast sums of money on demonising those seeking asylum, now it appears that they are complicit in quite a number needing it in the first place. Choosing to save money over a genocide, again. #r4today
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
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Fernando (33), who was 12 when he came to the UK, was detained by the Home Office as part of their upgraded immigration raids. Held for 29 days. We are supporting him with an application for settled status. No way to know, but this is unlikely to be isolated. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Motorcyclist on shopping trip arrested amid Labour’s crackdown on undocumented migrants
Fernando Fontoura, who moved to the UK aged 12, detained in drive to find people ‘illegally working’ as delivery drivers
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I know how they got to that point.
Because we’re a few steps behind, living through the “getting to that point” right now in the UK.
Because we’re a few steps behind, living through the “getting to that point” right now in the UK.
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I know how they got to that point.
Because we’re a few steps behind, living through the “getting to that point” right now in the UK.
Because we’re a few steps behind, living through the “getting to that point” right now in the UK.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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It's almost as if you focus solely on "stopping small boats", instead of making it safer and simpler for people to seek asylum in the UK, along with protecting victims of gangs, that every piece of expert advice will be proven right and routes will just shift. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gangs recruiting HGV drivers to smuggle people via Channel ports
Smugglers offer lorry drivers thousands to transport people illegally, according to the NCA.
www.bbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 AM
It's almost as if you focus solely on "stopping small boats", instead of making it safer and simpler for people to seek asylum in the UK, along with protecting victims of gangs, that every piece of expert advice will be proven right and routes will just shift. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This afternoon an incredibly important principle is being debated in the House of Lords
We know people die at our border & in our asylum system at a horrifying rate, but shockingly the govt does not record how many, who, or how.
@asylummatters.bsky.social are campaigning to #KnowTheirNames
We know people die at our border & in our asylum system at a horrifying rate, but shockingly the govt does not record how many, who, or how.
@asylummatters.bsky.social are campaigning to #KnowTheirNames
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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When politicians have left ethics, morality and humanity in the trash.
I've written for the Metro on how Starmer's latest attempt to look 'tough' on asylum seeker hotels has exposed him as a coward.
A government spending more just in order to inflict greater misery on refugees is beyond contempt - & that contempt is showing up in the polls. metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
A government spending more just in order to inflict greater misery on refugees is beyond contempt - & that contempt is showing up in the polls. metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward
The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.
metro.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
When politicians have left ethics, morality and humanity in the trash.
This afternoon an incredibly important principle is being debated in the House of Lords
We know people die at our border & in our asylum system at a horrifying rate, but shockingly the govt does not record how many, who, or how.
@asylummatters.bsky.social are campaigning to #KnowTheirNames
We know people die at our border & in our asylum system at a horrifying rate, but shockingly the govt does not record how many, who, or how.
@asylummatters.bsky.social are campaigning to #KnowTheirNames
November 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This afternoon an incredibly important principle is being debated in the House of Lords
We know people die at our border & in our asylum system at a horrifying rate, but shockingly the govt does not record how many, who, or how.
@asylummatters.bsky.social are campaigning to #KnowTheirNames
We know people die at our border & in our asylum system at a horrifying rate, but shockingly the govt does not record how many, who, or how.
@asylummatters.bsky.social are campaigning to #KnowTheirNames
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THREAD
A week ago, we published this statement by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group. The response has been overwhelming. The group has had many messages of support from our local area and beyond, and people have been inspired to share the message far and wide in their own communities.
A week ago, we published this statement by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group. The response has been overwhelming. The group has had many messages of support from our local area and beyond, and people have been inspired to share the message far and wide in their own communities.
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
THREAD
A week ago, we published this statement by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group. The response has been overwhelming. The group has had many messages of support from our local area and beyond, and people have been inspired to share the message far and wide in their own communities.
A week ago, we published this statement by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group. The response has been overwhelming. The group has had many messages of support from our local area and beyond, and people have been inspired to share the message far and wide in their own communities.
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More cruelty is not the answer.
The Govt must end its dehumanising policies, introduce safe asylum routes & give asylum seekers the right to work.
‘Keir Starmer tries to look tough on immigration - and exposes himself as a coward’ from @zoejardiniere.bsky.social:
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
The Govt must end its dehumanising policies, introduce safe asylum routes & give asylum seekers the right to work.
‘Keir Starmer tries to look tough on immigration - and exposes himself as a coward’ from @zoejardiniere.bsky.social:
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward
The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.
metro.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
More cruelty is not the answer.
The Govt must end its dehumanising policies, introduce safe asylum routes & give asylum seekers the right to work.
‘Keir Starmer tries to look tough on immigration - and exposes himself as a coward’ from @zoejardiniere.bsky.social:
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
The Govt must end its dehumanising policies, introduce safe asylum routes & give asylum seekers the right to work.
‘Keir Starmer tries to look tough on immigration - and exposes himself as a coward’ from @zoejardiniere.bsky.social:
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
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An excellent report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social
Here's my report with @zoejardiniere.bsky.social on how and why the failing Home Office should be broken up: carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
No Way Home: It is time to remove management of immigration from the Home Office - Carla Denyer
Carla Denyer: Your Bristol West Green Party MP Candidate. Tackling the Climate Emergency - An End to the Housing Crisis - A Fairer and More Equal City
carladenyer.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
An excellent report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social
3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward
The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.
metro.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Here's my report with @zoejardiniere.bsky.social on how and why the failing Home Office should be broken up: carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
No Way Home: It is time to remove management of immigration from the Home Office - Carla Denyer
Carla Denyer: Your Bristol West Green Party MP Candidate. Tackling the Climate Emergency - An End to the Housing Crisis - A Fairer and More Equal City
carladenyer.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Here's my report with @zoejardiniere.bsky.social on how and why the failing Home Office should be broken up: carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
I've written for the Metro on how Starmer's latest attempt to look 'tough' on asylum seeker hotels has exposed him as a coward.
A government spending more just in order to inflict greater misery on refugees is beyond contempt - & that contempt is showing up in the polls. metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
A government spending more just in order to inflict greater misery on refugees is beyond contempt - & that contempt is showing up in the polls. metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward
The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.
metro.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I've written for the Metro on how Starmer's latest attempt to look 'tough' on asylum seeker hotels has exposed him as a coward.
A government spending more just in order to inflict greater misery on refugees is beyond contempt - & that contempt is showing up in the polls. metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
A government spending more just in order to inflict greater misery on refugees is beyond contempt - & that contempt is showing up in the polls. metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
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Letter to the local community from asylum seekers living in overcrowded hotels:
"Coming to the UK, we have lost a lot of things in our past life.
You should not judge us by our appearance - our inner selves hold mountains of worries and sadness.
Many of us have left families behind."
"Coming to the UK, we have lost a lot of things in our past life.
You should not judge us by our appearance - our inner selves hold mountains of worries and sadness.
Many of us have left families behind."
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Letter to the local community from asylum seekers living in overcrowded hotels:
"Coming to the UK, we have lost a lot of things in our past life.
You should not judge us by our appearance - our inner selves hold mountains of worries and sadness.
Many of us have left families behind."
"Coming to the UK, we have lost a lot of things in our past life.
You should not judge us by our appearance - our inner selves hold mountains of worries and sadness.
Many of us have left families behind."
Reposted by Zoe Gardner
Brilliant letter, please share with anyone moaning about the hotels
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Brilliant letter, please share with anyone moaning about the hotels
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Perhaps @carladenyer.bsky.social might offer the Home office the report she commissioned from @zoejardiniere.bsky.social to sort their mess out.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Billions squandered on asylum hotels because of Home Office ‘incompetence’
Home Office oversight over asylum accommodation is chaotic and incompetent, causing costs to spiral, influential group of MPs warns
www.independent.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Perhaps @carladenyer.bsky.social might offer the Home office the report she commissioned from @zoejardiniere.bsky.social to sort their mess out.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
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I’ve read this excellent report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social . It is a common sense approach very much missing from any other proposal by a political party other than the @greenparty.org.uk
carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
No Way Home: It is time to remove management of immigration from the Home Office - Carla Denyer
Carla Denyer: Your Bristol West Green Party MP Candidate. Tackling the Climate Emergency - An End to the Housing Crisis - A Fairer and More Equal City
carladenyer.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I’ve read this excellent report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social . It is a common sense approach very much missing from any other proposal by a political party other than the @greenparty.org.uk
carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
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On this one, the only party I have seen come with a sensible set of proposals regarding the Home Office are the @greenparty.org.uk with @carladenyer.bsky.social's report, written by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social, on options for breaking the Home Office up.
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carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
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carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
No Way Home: It is time to remove management of immigration from the Home Office - Carla Denyer
Carla Denyer: Your Bristol West Green Party MP Candidate. Tackling the Climate Emergency - An End to the Housing Crisis - A Fairer and More Equal City
carladenyer.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
On this one, the only party I have seen come with a sensible set of proposals regarding the Home Office are the @greenparty.org.uk with @carladenyer.bsky.social's report, written by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social, on options for breaking the Home Office up.
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carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
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carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/
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Anyone who has ever had to interact with the Home Office could have told her that. Thing is, with a singular focus on making life worse for marginalised groups Mahmood is making the whole thing worse. 1/
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Shabana Mahmood says Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose'
The home secretary's response comes after The Times revealed a report calling the Home Office “dysfunctional”.
www.bbc.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Anyone who has ever had to interact with the Home Office could have told her that. Thing is, with a singular focus on making life worse for marginalised groups Mahmood is making the whole thing worse. 1/
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...