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Tried to get this published but no luck, so might as well ‘publish’ it here so it’s not a complete waste!

➡️ Stripping rights from refugees today endangers us all tomorrow

#asylum #Mahmood #history #humanrights
Stripping rights from refugees today endangers us all tomorrow   When I was 13, I visited a Nazi concentration camp for the first time, confronting my country’s dark history always—and rightly—a bedrock in my growing up.    One image from that visit has stayed with me ever since: a display of prisoners’ personal possessions.    It revealed a world in which those imprisoned were stripped not only of their freedom but of the last tangible traces of their humanity. That systematic erasure was the most important precondition for murdering millions.   Now, as a historian, I know that history does not flow into the present in a straight line, and direct comparisons are rarely appropriate. They certainly are not here.   But history is the one compass humanity has. Too often we choose to ignore it.    The Home Secretary’s proposals for changes to the UK’s asylum system represent such a moment of failure.    Yet the most troubling aspect of Labour’s frantic efforts to appear tough on immigration is not even the historical echoes that taking refugees’ possessions invokes. It is that cost recovery is not the real purpose of the rationale behind it.    The true aim is to appeal to a particular audience—those who take satisfaction in seeing people seeking refuge deprived of what little they have. It is hard to imagine a more troubling approach to policymaking, and that becomes even clearer when we consider the Home Secretary’s proposals in context.   As of June 2025, there were 42.5 million refugees globally. Over 70% are hosted by low- and middle-income countries. The UK hosts 548,000 refugees; that is 0.78% of the UK population. Around 110,000 people are in receipt of asylum support; that is 0.15% of the UK population.   It is unconscionable that such a small and vulnerable population can be targeted with deliberate cruelty and weaponised for assumed political gain.   And that is all this will ever be. The core miscalculation is believing that adopting these positions will neutralise Reform.    Both historical knowledge and current research show the opposite. Mainstreaming extremist policies legitimises them further and aids only the original. Each step towards Reform’s territory simply gives Reform more power.   But our political discourse has been so degraded over the last decade that many no longer even recognise policies—or the language that frames them—as extreme.    That is how the Home Secretary can speak so casually of desperate people seeking sanctuary as recipients of a ‘golden ticket’ as though the context is Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory rather than countries torn apart by war and starved by famine. Speak of her ‘moral mission’ to withdraw support, alleging that ‘illegal migration is tearing our country apart.’ And warn of ‘dark forces stirring up anger,’ oblivious to her own role: from the use of blurry, dehumanising images of refugees to spread falsehoods about their impact on communities, to the equally false description of refugee movements as illegal migration.    I suggest the Home Secretary find a mirror if she is keen to understand who is helping turn anger into hate.   Because it is the mainstreaming of far-right talking points that the Home Secretary’s proposals represent that is really tearing our country apart.   For when a policy looks like the far right, speaks to the far right and is hailed by the far right as being far right, it is far right. There is a reason Stephen Yaxley-Lennon is jubilant and speaks of ‘the Overton window having been obliterated.’   This makes a mockery of the Prime Minister’s recent comments on the urgent need to tackle racism. But it also raises alarming questions about the impact this will have on communities around the country, many of which are already deeply divided.    The proposed policies will do nothing for these struggling communities, because their problems simply do not stem from people seeking sanctuary with us. In fact: for as long as politicians focus on immigrants and refugees as the cause of our problems, they will fail to deliver for the British people.   But it is important to grasp the impact of the Home Secretary’s proposals as they carry broader consequences for all of us. Suggestions for changes to how the European Convention on Human Rights is applied are particularly concerning. Requiring judges to prioritise ‘public safety’—falsely implying refugees pose a threat—would qualify human rights for a specific group.   And once one accepts that human rights can be qualified for one group, one creates tools that can be used against anyone.   So what these proposals really mean goes far beyond asylum policy. This is about the kind of country we will have in the future. If human rights are no longer universal, they become a means for exclusion and control.    That is why stripping rights from refugees today can only enable a system that endangers all our rights tomorrow.    And that is why our historical compass matters and why we have to use it now. Because that compass tells us without doubt that when first they come for one group that is never where it ends. 
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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weegingerdug.bsky.social
My latest blog piece, about the recent attempts by the Labour party to paint the SNP and the Scottish Government as a threat to national security due to their opposition to nukes on the Clyde.
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Labour’s doomed attempt to paint the SNP as a threat to national security
The oil is running out, all the banks will leave, you won’t have a pension, you can’t use the pound, the EU won’t let you back in, and now we have – the SNP are a threat to …
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November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Zohran Mamdan cites Scotland's baby boxes as he plans New York version
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560320...
Zohran Mamdan cites Scotland's baby boxes as he plans New York version
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has said he backs a ‘baby box’ programme in the city – citing Scotland’s successful version as an…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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kevinstewartsnp.bsky.social
SCAM ALERT!

Labour pledges to Aberdeen are a scam.

I,000s of GB Energy jobs were promised for the city.

Only 13 posts have been filled.
October 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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kevinstewartsnp.bsky.social
Good news!

The new Anterior Eye Service, part of yiur SNP Scottish Government’s record £139 million investment in eye care this year, will support approved IP optometrists to treat nine complex eye conditions which normally require a hospital visit.
September 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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In 14 months, the UK Labour government has faced missteps, ministerial sackings, resignations, reshuffles, and repeated resets. While these are undeniably challenging times, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that the government — and the Prime Minister — are simply not up to the task.
September 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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September 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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neilmcinroy.bsky.social
The #Westminsterbubble is revelling in the #Rayner drama and #reshuffle. It's gossip-fuelled, personality-driven politics at its most absurd. BBC's Chris Mason is practically fizzing with excitement — perfectly matching the shallowness of it all
September 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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August 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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neilmcinroy.bsky.social
Progressive economic choices, Scottish Highlands, colonisation and why Scotland needs migrants.
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A Train Through the Highlands and the Need for New Scots
I was recently on the train from Glasgow to Oban, winding through the West Highlands. Across from me sat a couple from the United States, wide-eyed and reverent.
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August 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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bonullbraes.bsky.social
BBC Scotland has never in its history, been as conspiratorially biased in favour of the Union as it is now. It is worse now than during the run up to the 2014 referendum.
It now no more than a dedicated and fully committed Unionist propaganda channel.
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April 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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talking-upscotland.bsky.social
Listen son, don't tell anyone but we know, we know that every public service in Scotland is doing better than they are in England or Wales. Of course they are. Look at the facts that daft prof Robertson has posted every day since we tried to get him sacked more than 10 years ago.
January 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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montrose.bsky.social
#Unabhängigkeit
July 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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neilmcinroy.bsky.social
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
UK prevaricates on recognising Palestinian state. Third of UK parliamentary MPs demand recognition of Palestinian State (France has done this), but Starmer is haplessly indecisive, so refuses to make the pledge and ends up in yet another middling muddle.
UK will recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefire and other conditions - live updates
Starmer says the UK will take the step at a UN meeting unless Israel makes
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July 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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You've got to love Stephen Flynn standing up for Scotland on the floor of the Wehatescotsminster, his honesty and integrity a breath of fresh air against the stale lies and mistruths from the benches opposite.
Change of government, no change in attitude.
Decolonisation is needed now 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
montrose.bsky.social Iris Cook @montrose.bsky.social · Jul 22
Goodnight 😴
July 23, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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neilmcinroy.bsky.social
The country a Prime Minister who is straining to look in command, statesmanlike and 'on it'. Meanwhile he has policy flip flopped, is wooden with no style and his Party is in an internal struggle. Almost everyday members are leaving, old and new MPs are losing whip. Its chaotic, moving to shambles
July 18, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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neilmcinroy.bsky.social
Deary me! UK Revenue department doesn't know how many billionaires pay tax in UK. But it will know exactly how many all the rest do!

Politics is about priorities. UK government shows theirs.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
How much tax do Britain’s billionaires pay? HMRC has no idea, damning report finds
The finding comes amid growing calls for a wealth tax among Labour MPs
www.independent.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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neilmcinroy.bsky.social
We live in times of huge economic, social and environmental and democratic crises. We need bold progressive governments who say as it is. What the world is getting are centre right/right wing governments, virtue signalling, promising better futures whilst toadying to wealth and corporate might.
July 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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neilmcinroy.bsky.social
Starmer is not a great politician, So no surprise - he is a rotten diplomat. Lurching between extreme toadying, spinning most anodyne meetings into sommat of historic importance or expressing some middling non commital position that isn't remotely feasible and/or doesnt exist.
June 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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NEW!!🚨

I had a go at putting my experience of Aberdeen’s Scottish Cup win into words.

This is probably the only article written on this game featuring @catdeeley.bsky.social and @antanddec.com
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35 Years Later - Aberdeen win the 2025 Scottish Cup - markgordon.media
Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup for the first time in 35 years. This is how the final win felt from the stands.
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June 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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snp.org
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This guy gets it - Scotland needs the powers to make the changes we need. 👇
May 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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2024/25 SCOTTISH CUP WINNERS 🏆
May 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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gilcky.bsky.social
This is a must watch and share…🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👇
May 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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nursesforindy.bsky.social
Labour lied to Scots to get our votes. Watch the video to see the lies.
Scotland needs away from this corrupt union.
Scotland's future is Independence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
#ScottishIndependence
#LabourLies
May 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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It’s becoming very repetitive. Three scripted questions by Scottish Labour MP’s during PMQ’s attacking Scotland’s NHS and Housing policy (both devolved issues) with no opportunity for the @snp.org Scottish Government to respond. It’s pathetic and will be part of Labour’s downfall in Scotland in 2026
May 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM