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Mark Doidge
@markdoidge.bsky.social
Sociologist at Loughborough researching sport, environmental sustainability, antiracism & refugees. Member @fanseurope, trustee @britsoci
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If Epping Council won it'd have been disastrous. That doesn't mean hotels are an acceptable form of accommodation, only the other day @ramfel.bsky.social released a report into how bad conditions are in them. It's that this government's alternatives are worse 3/
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Rats, overcrowding and malnutrition common at UK asylum hotels, report finds
Home Office’s three accommodation providers made combined profit of £380m over five years, charity estimates
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
And racism is amplifying online, particularly twitter, yet the government doesn't regulate it & continues to endorse it with their presence. Virtually everything they are doing is allowing racism to thrive. If only they had a large majority to do something about it 🙄
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Labour has been silent in calling out racism, as they feared upsetting some people they erroneously think vote for them. They legitimated Reform by trying to put in Reform-lite policies. And they've shut down their own base who have constantly called out racism.
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Starmer's pushed patriotism & wrapped himself in the Union Flag, which just stokes nationalism. He's chased racist Reform voters & pushed for more hardline immigration policies, & he was silent when the far-right were on the streets.
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Ironically, liberal institutions, media & politicians have made it harder to resist the far-right because they don’t want protest but don’t understand that the far-right don’t care about their institutions, they only care about them to take power.
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Reposted by Mark Doidge
Some of the most powerful and well-paid people in the world don't understand a lesson that every schoolchild knows: if you surrender to bullies, they will only bully you more
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM