Simon Parritt
@simonoffthecuff.bsky.social
Chartered & Counselling Psychologist, music lover, writer of ramblings both academic and personal, disabled person and Post Polio Survivors Network UK
Immigration numbers don’t change overnight.
They reflect TORY earlier visa rules and labour demand, not instant ideology.
High legal immigration has long been used by the right to avoid investing in skills, housing & services.
Blaming Labour or backing Reform UK confuses timing with cause.
They reflect TORY earlier visa rules and labour demand, not instant ideology.
High legal immigration has long been used by the right to avoid investing in skills, housing & services.
Blaming Labour or backing Reform UK confuses timing with cause.
January 19, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Immigration numbers don’t change overnight.
They reflect TORY earlier visa rules and labour demand, not instant ideology.
High legal immigration has long been used by the right to avoid investing in skills, housing & services.
Blaming Labour or backing Reform UK confuses timing with cause.
They reflect TORY earlier visa rules and labour demand, not instant ideology.
High legal immigration has long been used by the right to avoid investing in skills, housing & services.
Blaming Labour or backing Reform UK confuses timing with cause.
Untrue but yes high still but under Tories in 2022 - 45,774 Labour 2025 - 41,500 - then dips in 2023 and 2024 (29,437 & 38,816) largely due to Albania deal & French help) - But its not just UK - so policies have little impact in the face of world wars & economic chaos -REFORM rhetoric is no answer
January 19, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Untrue but yes high still but under Tories in 2022 - 45,774 Labour 2025 - 41,500 - then dips in 2023 and 2024 (29,437 & 38,816) largely due to Albania deal & French help) - But its not just UK - so policies have little impact in the face of world wars & economic chaos -REFORM rhetoric is no answer
Yes, immigration matters to people. But why is it blamed for problems caused by under-investment & neoliberal economics. immigration has often been used by the right as an economic lever, not created by the left.
Blaming migrants, then voting REFORM is voting for a harder neo-liberal nationalism
Blaming migrants, then voting REFORM is voting for a harder neo-liberal nationalism
January 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Yes, immigration matters to people. But why is it blamed for problems caused by under-investment & neoliberal economics. immigration has often been used by the right as an economic lever, not created by the left.
Blaming migrants, then voting REFORM is voting for a harder neo-liberal nationalism
Blaming migrants, then voting REFORM is voting for a harder neo-liberal nationalism
I am not sure I count Blair as left of centre - centre at bedtime right of centre in that he embraced Thatcher and neoliberal economics especially with ppi etc. indeed you can see immigration policy as part of that economic model
So - WHY is REFORM the answer ! It’s totally counter logic
So - WHY is REFORM the answer ! It’s totally counter logic
January 17, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I am not sure I count Blair as left of centre - centre at bedtime right of centre in that he embraced Thatcher and neoliberal economics especially with ppi etc. indeed you can see immigration policy as part of that economic model
So - WHY is REFORM the answer ! It’s totally counter logic
So - WHY is REFORM the answer ! It’s totally counter logic
I don’t know Robert Jenrick personally, but ordering cartoon murals painted over at a reception centre for unaccompanied child asylum seekers was a grim, punitive gesture. It signalled hostility where care for vulnerable children should have come first.
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I don’t know Robert Jenrick personally, but ordering cartoon murals painted over at a reception centre for unaccompanied child asylum seekers was a grim, punitive gesture. It signalled hostility where care for vulnerable children should have come first.
Exactly!!! It’s absolutely crazy, time consuming and to be frank potentially dangerous.
As a life long disabled person and psychologist for too long to admit, I despair at the disconnected, fragmented & uncoordinated systems - technology as it’s being rolled out now is only embedding the problems.
As a life long disabled person and psychologist for too long to admit, I despair at the disconnected, fragmented & uncoordinated systems - technology as it’s being rolled out now is only embedding the problems.
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Exactly!!! It’s absolutely crazy, time consuming and to be frank potentially dangerous.
As a life long disabled person and psychologist for too long to admit, I despair at the disconnected, fragmented & uncoordinated systems - technology as it’s being rolled out now is only embedding the problems.
As a life long disabled person and psychologist for too long to admit, I despair at the disconnected, fragmented & uncoordinated systems - technology as it’s being rolled out now is only embedding the problems.
Well - the reality of actually doing the job … what can one say 🤦🏻♂️ it’s how much damage they do before the inevitable incompetence results in their demise
November 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Well - the reality of actually doing the job … what can one say 🤦🏻♂️ it’s how much damage they do before the inevitable incompetence results in their demise
OK, mostly vegan but vegan cheese I’ve never managed ! One of the few things I find hard as I try to move to vegan…. Cheese !
November 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
OK, mostly vegan but vegan cheese I’ve never managed ! One of the few things I find hard as I try to move to vegan…. Cheese !
We can’t ! But more to the point historically governments have been totally incapable of commissioning any system that doesn’t cost double and doesn’t function- just dehumanises and cuts costs. NHS systems are a perfect example!
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We can’t ! But more to the point historically governments have been totally incapable of commissioning any system that doesn’t cost double and doesn’t function- just dehumanises and cuts costs. NHS systems are a perfect example!
I can’t say nothing …. now
May 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I can’t say nothing …. now