@arianebogain.bsky.social
Senior lecturer in French and IR Northumbria University. Personal account.
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I'd like to see the response to this if the question added "if that that means universities have less money to spend on UK students".
With Rachel Reeves reportedly set to apply a new tax on tuition fees paid by overseas students, most Britons support such a move at the previously mooted level of 6%
Support: 57%
Oppose: 18%
yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
Support: 57%
Oppose: 18%
yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I'd like to see the response to this if the question added "if that that means universities have less money to spend on UK students".
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As I said at the time this was the landmine in the immigration white paper. It will cost unis much more than they're getting from inflationary rises in domestic fees.
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
As I said at the time this was the landmine in the immigration white paper. It will cost unis much more than they're getting from inflationary rises in domestic fees.
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Famously migration from the Middle East to Europe dried up after the US and allies invaded Iraq
Cracks me up how you could just replace Venezuela and Venezuelans with Iraq and Iraqis and it’d be indistinguishable from something written in 2002
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Famously migration from the Middle East to Europe dried up after the US and allies invaded Iraq
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The UK government:
November 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The UK government:
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The press secretary of Potus clarified that Potus does not want democratic members of Congress to be executed.
Oh the times we live in.
Oh the times we live in.
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The press secretary of Potus clarified that Potus does not want democratic members of Congress to be executed.
Oh the times we live in.
Oh the times we live in.
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This is *nothing* like a peace plan.
It is a surrender plan.
It is akin to what Hitler did to Czechoslovakia in 1938, browbeating its president into accepting brutal occupation.
It is a surrender plan.
It is akin to what Hitler did to Czechoslovakia in 1938, browbeating its president into accepting brutal occupation.
Breaking news: Ukraine is coming under intense pressure to accept a sweeping peace plan drawn up by the Trump administration with Moscow’s input to end Russia’s war in the country, according to Ukrainian officials. on.ft.com/3K0onha
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This is *nothing* like a peace plan.
It is a surrender plan.
It is akin to what Hitler did to Czechoslovakia in 1938, browbeating its president into accepting brutal occupation.
It is a surrender plan.
It is akin to what Hitler did to Czechoslovakia in 1938, browbeating its president into accepting brutal occupation.
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‘The job of a lifetime’: Line of Duty to return for seventh season
‘The job of a lifetime’: Line of Duty to return for seventh season
The hit BBC crime drama is coming back to screens for the first time since its record-breaking 2021 finale
BBC hit crime drama Line of Duty has been confirmed to return for a seventh series. A new six-part season following police anti-corruption investigations was today announced by the BBC.
“We couldn’t be more delighted to be returning for a seventh [series],” said creator Jed Mercurio. “Corruption in this country is supposed to have come to an end while Line of Duty was off air so I’ve been forced to use my imagination.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
‘The job of a lifetime’: Line of Duty to return for seventh season
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Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
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This reproduction of far-right policies and discourses, while at the same time claiming to embody 'openness, tolerance and generosity' is Labour's current approach in microcosm: legitimate the far right, make them your main opponent, then posture as the only barrier keeping them out of power.
"Mahmood said a raft of tough immigration controls were designed to unlock “the inherent openness, tolerance and generosity” of the British people."
Such nauseating shamelessness.
Such nauseating shamelessness.
Mahmood’s new asylum plan: when home is ‘safe’, we’ll send you back | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This reproduction of far-right policies and discourses, while at the same time claiming to embody 'openness, tolerance and generosity' is Labour's current approach in microcosm: legitimate the far right, make them your main opponent, then posture as the only barrier keeping them out of power.
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Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
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WAIT.. I thought tariffs weren't a tax and did not raise prices? If so, as they told us, then why lower them????
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Trump lowers food tariffs aimed at reducing grocery prices www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news...
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Trump lowers food tariffs aimed at reducing grocery prices www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news...
Trump lowers food tariffs aimed at reducing grocery prices
In an executive order, President Trump rolled back tariffs on some imported foods in a move aimed at lowering grocery prices. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports.
www.nbcnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
WAIT.. I thought tariffs weren't a tax and did not raise prices? If so, as they told us, then why lower them????
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Trump lowers food tariffs aimed at reducing grocery prices www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news...
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Trump lowers food tariffs aimed at reducing grocery prices www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news...
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Stasis, sanctimony and the liberal paradox. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog with such Brexit news as there is, but mainly analysis of what 'responsible Farage' tells us about the tensions in Reform and what the BBC row tells us about Brexitism: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/stas...
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Stasis, sanctimony and the liberal paradox. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog with such Brexit news as there is, but mainly analysis of what 'responsible Farage' tells us about the tensions in Reform and what the BBC row tells us about Brexitism: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/stas...
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Yeah whoever jacked up tariffs on coffee from Brazil earlier this year must be a real bonehead
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Yeah whoever jacked up tariffs on coffee from Brazil earlier this year must be a real bonehead
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"Leader of the EU"
That will be news to the governments of the EU countries
That will be news to the governments of the EU countries
Funny that he never says that about China or Russia.
At least von der Leyen is approved by democratically elected representatives
At least von der Leyen is approved by democratically elected representatives
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"Leader of the EU"
That will be news to the governments of the EU countries
That will be news to the governments of the EU countries
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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We are so far through the looking glass that the man who tried to overthrow an election becomes president, the people who attacked the Capitol are turned into martyrs, & it's the BBC that gets punished - cheered on by the worst news outlets in the UK & the two most dishonest politicians of our age.
It’s not at all clear to me how the BBC can do any kind of serious journalism if its top two bosses can be forced to quit over such an obviously confected scandal. There is no substantive error here. How can the BBC report on Trump, or Farage, or anyone else, in these circumstances?
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We are so far through the looking glass that the man who tried to overthrow an election becomes president, the people who attacked the Capitol are turned into martyrs, & it's the BBC that gets punished - cheered on by the worst news outlets in the UK & the two most dishonest politicians of our age.
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A sandwich *is not* a lethal weapon. Repeat: is not a lethal weapon.
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A sandwich *is not* a lethal weapon. Repeat: is not a lethal weapon.
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“Instead, the best explanation for 2025 is that voters didn’t know what they were getting with Trump 2.0 last November, but now they do — and they don’t like it.” Via @gelliottmorris.com
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections
Democrats outran their polls and swept statewide races from Georgia to New Jersey, on an agenda of affordability and a broad anti-Trump backlash
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“Instead, the best explanation for 2025 is that voters didn’t know what they were getting with Trump 2.0 last November, but now they do — and they don’t like it.” Via @gelliottmorris.com
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
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Immigration, indecency, and incompetence. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. The ever-more indecent terms of the immigration 'debate' are another failure of Brexit, which links to the ever-more obvious incompetence of Reform in local government: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/immi...
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Immigration, indecency, and incompetence. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. The ever-more indecent terms of the immigration 'debate' are another failure of Brexit, which links to the ever-more obvious incompetence of Reform in local government: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/immi...
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Nor do they care.
Defense Department officials do not know who they have killed in the military strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean, according to Democratic lawmakers.
DOD can’t say who its killed in military strikes against drug smugglers
Lawmakers left frustrated after a classified briefing with department officials.
www.politico.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Nor do they care.
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free speech news
“.. These ads should not be allowed to run because they are FAKE!” he added.
@the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
@the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
free speech news
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When someone tells you who they are...
Farage on Trump and immigration: 'what he has done is amazing'. He dismisses ICE-style raids as 'your media narrative'.
October 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
When someone tells you who they are...
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The Conservative immigration proposals cannot be allowed to stand without a profound and widespread statement of moral condemnation inews.co.uk/opinion/tori...
October 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Conservative immigration proposals cannot be allowed to stand without a profound and widespread statement of moral condemnation inews.co.uk/opinion/tori...
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Delicious irony
A Reform UK candidate is considering challenging a “fraudulent” election result at the European Court of Human Rights👇
🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article... via www.bbcnews.com
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #HumanRights #WhenWillYouNeedYours
🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article... via www.bbcnews.com
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #HumanRights #WhenWillYouNeedYours
Legal challenge over Worcestershire election dead heat thrown out
Reform council candidate Elizabeth Williams faces a "ruinous" £19,000 legal bill after she lost her case at the High Court.
www.bbc.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Delicious irony
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the symbolism of “Trump destroying the White House for a overpriced luxury vanity project, during a government shut down, days after a historically-large mass demonstration against his regime called “No Kings”’ would be rightly viewed as laying it on a little thick if it was in a work of fiction
October 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
the symbolism of “Trump destroying the White House for a overpriced luxury vanity project, during a government shut down, days after a historically-large mass demonstration against his regime called “No Kings”’ would be rightly viewed as laying it on a little thick if it was in a work of fiction