Anne Hammerstad
@ahammerstad.bsky.social
Research and evaluation - all things displacement, conflict and crises. Associate Director at Agulhas Applied Knowledge @Agulhas.co.uk
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If you want to find out more about immigration fees, take a look at our Q&A. Our snazzy interactive tool shows how much migrants can pay during their stay.
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
February 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
If you want to find out more about immigration fees, take a look at our Q&A. Our snazzy interactive tool shows how much migrants can pay during their stay.
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
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What makes ceasefires, such as the one between Israel and Hamas, more likely to succeed? The experts I talked to and data from 2000+ recent halts in fighting suggest monitoring, politics and a strong start are key:
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
February 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
What makes ceasefires, such as the one between Israel and Hamas, more likely to succeed? The experts I talked to and data from 2000+ recent halts in fighting suggest monitoring, politics and a strong start are key:
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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Channel 4 and its Chief Exec got a lot of publicity for research into Gen Z and democracy. But what happens when you check the polling data and the footnotes? https://theweekinpolls.substack.com/p/gen-z-democracy-and-a-problem-with
Gen Z, democracy and a problem with the speech from Channel 4's Chief Exec
Welcome to the 146th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which cannot quite tear itself away from looking at how The Times reports polls, but this time at least it is a report from that paper about a…
theweekinpolls.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Channel 4 and its Chief Exec got a lot of publicity for research into Gen Z and democracy. But what happens when you check the polling data and the footnotes? https://theweekinpolls.substack.com/p/gen-z-democracy-and-a-problem-with
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I tried taking a look at the numbers on asylum appeals. It's quite a lot worse than I thought. On current trends, the appeals backlog looks like it will hit 100,000 by end of year and simply keep rising. wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/asylum-app...
Asylum appeals backlog could reach 100,000 cases by end of 2025
The asylum appeals backlog is a lesser problem than the initial decision backlog. But it is harder to solve.
wewantedworkers.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I tried taking a look at the numbers on asylum appeals. It's quite a lot worse than I thought. On current trends, the appeals backlog looks like it will hit 100,000 by end of year and simply keep rising. wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/asylum-app...
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Kemi Badenoch, Labour and the latest migration stats: me in @theguardian.com
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Kemi Badenoch says the Tories got it wrong on immigration. She’s right – but not for the reasons she thinks | Jonathan Portes
For 14 years, the Tories presided over a muddle of unrealistic pledges. Labour should try a little honesty instead, says the former civil servant Jonathan Portes
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Kemi Badenoch, Labour and the latest migration stats: me in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The ways British governments have handled the accommodation of #refugees is expensive and has left voters feeling resentful and refugees feeling trapped.
Instead, Tom Scott-Smith argues, refugees need the resources & autonomy to handle their own shelter:
Instead, Tom Scott-Smith argues, refugees need the resources & autonomy to handle their own shelter:
Give refugees autonomy to solve the asylum accommodation problem
The ways British governments have handled the accommodation of asylum refugees is expensive and has left voters feeling resentful and refugees feeling trapped, while enriching a few lucky landlords…
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November 26, 2024 at 10:49 AM
The ways British governments have handled the accommodation of #refugees is expensive and has left voters feeling resentful and refugees feeling trapped.
Instead, Tom Scott-Smith argues, refugees need the resources & autonomy to handle their own shelter:
Instead, Tom Scott-Smith argues, refugees need the resources & autonomy to handle their own shelter: