Catherine Carlin
@kittycarlin.bsky.social
Linguist and Europhile. I like books, telly, food and wine.
She was incredible. I cried because it was so fabulous.
November 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
She was incredible. I cried because it was so fabulous.
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“I bought it ten years ago for a mil, it must be worth 2 mil by now”…nope!
There are about 30 million homes in the UK. Considerably fewer than 100,000 of them will be worth £2m+.
There are about 30 million homes in the UK. Considerably fewer than 100,000 of them will be worth £2m+.
November 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM
“I bought it ten years ago for a mil, it must be worth 2 mil by now”…nope!
There are about 30 million homes in the UK. Considerably fewer than 100,000 of them will be worth £2m+.
There are about 30 million homes in the UK. Considerably fewer than 100,000 of them will be worth £2m+.
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"Compared with other European countries, the UK received the fifth largest number of asylum seekers in the year ending March 2025, and the seventeenth largest intake when measured per head of population" - Home Office data
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
November 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"Compared with other European countries, the UK received the fifth largest number of asylum seekers in the year ending March 2025, and the seventeenth largest intake when measured per head of population" - Home Office data
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
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It is just false to say that " We have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
Opposition parties should write to the Permanent Secretary and National Statistician about this
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Opposition parties should write to the Permanent Secretary and National Statistician about this
www.gov.uk/government/s...
How many people claim asylum in the UK?
www.gov.uk
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It is just false to say that " We have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
Opposition parties should write to the Permanent Secretary and National Statistician about this
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Opposition parties should write to the Permanent Secretary and National Statistician about this
www.gov.uk/government/s...
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Refugees and "controlled immigration" are seperate issues. The first is a humanitarian issue, the second is an economic one. As different issues, they need different policies. The only ones throwing them into one pot should be the far-right.
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Refugees and "controlled immigration" are seperate issues. The first is a humanitarian issue, the second is an economic one. As different issues, they need different policies. The only ones throwing them into one pot should be the far-right.