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A reminder: Asylum seekers are in hotels because of a huge application backlog that the gov't must work through. Robert Jenrick - now, bursting with creative solutions - processed applications slowly ***on purpose*** as a deterrent.
Here he is, as Immigration Minister two years ago, saying so. ~AA
Here he is, as Immigration Minister two years ago, saying so. ~AA
August 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A reminder: Asylum seekers are in hotels because of a huge application backlog that the gov't must work through. Robert Jenrick - now, bursting with creative solutions - processed applications slowly ***on purpose*** as a deterrent.
Here he is, as Immigration Minister two years ago, saying so. ~AA
Here he is, as Immigration Minister two years ago, saying so. ~AA
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...
You mention these people accused of witchcraft and how many were killed. Did they have anything in common? For example, how many of them might have been women? Your misogyny is showing again
You mention these people accused of witchcraft and how many were killed. Did they have anything in common? For example, how many of them might have been women? Your misogyny is showing again
www.bbc.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...
You mention these people accused of witchcraft and how many were killed. Did they have anything in common? For example, how many of them might have been women? Your misogyny is showing again
You mention these people accused of witchcraft and how many were killed. Did they have anything in common? For example, how many of them might have been women? Your misogyny is showing again
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I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
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It's that time of the year. The Utrecht fish digi-doorbell opens today for the fifth time. You can watch a live feed and help migrating fish through the sluice gate. It's ace. Here's my piece about it from a couple of years ago www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
It’s lo-fi Attenborough! Why the internet’s going wild for a ‘fish doorbell’
QI has tweeted about it, American football players have put it on their TikTok and over a million viewers have been hooked in. All you do is wait for a fish, press a button – and save their lives
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
It's that time of the year. The Utrecht fish digi-doorbell opens today for the fifth time. You can watch a live feed and help migrating fish through the sluice gate. It's ace. Here's my piece about it from a couple of years ago www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
@bbcradio4.bsky.social can’t believe you just interviewed a man with a criminal record for assaulting his mother and just glossed over the violence #vawg #domesticabuse
March 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
@bbcradio4.bsky.social can’t believe you just interviewed a man with a criminal record for assaulting his mother and just glossed over the violence #vawg #domesticabuse
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Excellent news that this has reached a favourable (and public) settlement.
It is extraordinary how slowly the Forstater memo is landing with employers. Almost as if there were activists spreading misinformation about its extent.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/civilse...
It is extraordinary how slowly the Forstater memo is landing with employers. Almost as if there were activists spreading misinformation about its extent.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/civilse...
Victimised after whistleblowing over Civil Service impartiality
The Free Speech Union is a non-partisan, mass membership public interest body that stands up for the speech rights of its members and campaigns for free speech more widely.
www.crowdjustice.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Excellent news that this has reached a favourable (and public) settlement.
It is extraordinary how slowly the Forstater memo is landing with employers. Almost as if there were activists spreading misinformation about its extent.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/civilse...
It is extraordinary how slowly the Forstater memo is landing with employers. Almost as if there were activists spreading misinformation about its extent.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/civilse...
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Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls
January 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls
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Welcome to the year 45x45 (2025). The last time we had a square year 44x44 (1936) fascism and antisemitism were on the rise across Europe and the world faced years of war. Just saying. Oh and the King abdicated.
January 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Welcome to the year 45x45 (2025). The last time we had a square year 44x44 (1936) fascism and antisemitism were on the rise across Europe and the world faced years of war. Just saying. Oh and the King abdicated.
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Word of the day (of course) is ‘scurryfunging’, from US dialect: the frantic attempt to tidy the house just before guests arrive.
December 23, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Word of the day (of course) is ‘scurryfunging’, from US dialect: the frantic attempt to tidy the house just before guests arrive.
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@suzannemoore.bsky.social Suzanne - I unsubscribed from your Substack so was surprised to be charged again - how do I get a refund?
December 12, 2024 at 6:22 AM
@suzannemoore.bsky.social Suzanne - I unsubscribed from your Substack so was surprised to be charged again - how do I get a refund?
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We #ShareTheLight @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social in solidarity with Spellow Lane Library, Liverpool which reopens tomorrow - being renewed after its attack in the racist riots of the summer.
December 11, 2024 at 6:37 PM
We #ShareTheLight @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social in solidarity with Spellow Lane Library, Liverpool which reopens tomorrow - being renewed after its attack in the racist riots of the summer.
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In August a Liverpool library was set on fire in a fake-news fuelled riot, it's amazing how quickly & positively they've rebuilt. All library services can show their support on 12 Dec #ShareTheLight #SpellowLibrary #LibrariesChangeLives
Light Up Your Library - Culture Liverpool
Liverpool is bringing the light back next month as city prepares to reopen the library and community hub which was torched during the summer’s racist riots.
buff.ly
November 29, 2024 at 4:41 PM
In August a Liverpool library was set on fire in a fake-news fuelled riot, it's amazing how quickly & positively they've rebuilt. All library services can show their support on 12 Dec #ShareTheLight #SpellowLibrary #LibrariesChangeLives
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The difference between not being able to decipher other people's feelings, and only caring about one's own.
December 8, 2024 at 11:09 PM
The difference between not being able to decipher other people's feelings, and only caring about one's own.
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It was never “austerity”. It was a massive transfer of wealth from poor to rich.
(Figs via We Own It / @cathobbs.bsky.social)
(Figs via We Own It / @cathobbs.bsky.social)
December 5, 2024 at 9:30 AM
It was never “austerity”. It was a massive transfer of wealth from poor to rich.
(Figs via We Own It / @cathobbs.bsky.social)
(Figs via We Own It / @cathobbs.bsky.social)
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Bloody brilliant! 🐶
#dogsonpicketlines
#dogsonpicketlines
December 4, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Bloody brilliant! 🐶
#dogsonpicketlines
#dogsonpicketlines
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It's a big day for us tomorrow and here are a few people who support our cause to save the Observer. Thanks so much to @wmarybeard.bsky.social, @richardcoles.bsky.social and @carolinelucas.bsky.social to name a few.
We’ll be sharing news throughout the day so make sure you follow us for updates
We’ll be sharing news throughout the day so make sure you follow us for updates
December 3, 2024 at 4:58 PM
It's a big day for us tomorrow and here are a few people who support our cause to save the Observer. Thanks so much to @wmarybeard.bsky.social, @richardcoles.bsky.social and @carolinelucas.bsky.social to name a few.
We’ll be sharing news throughout the day so make sure you follow us for updates
We’ll be sharing news throughout the day so make sure you follow us for updates
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Today Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up and put its journalism behind a paywall. 🧵
How can you support us?
SHARE our posts
WRITE to guardian.readers@theguardian.com
JOIN US - there's cake!
How can you support us?
SHARE our posts
WRITE to guardian.readers@theguardian.com
JOIN US - there's cake!
December 4, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Today Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up and put its journalism behind a paywall. 🧵
How can you support us?
SHARE our posts
WRITE to guardian.readers@theguardian.com
JOIN US - there's cake!
How can you support us?
SHARE our posts
WRITE to guardian.readers@theguardian.com
JOIN US - there's cake!
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1/ Support today for journalists fighting for the future of The Observer, threatened by The Scott Trust’s plan to sell to Tortoise Media. Tortoise, though respected, is a small, loss-making venture and the sale risks The Observer becoming a stripped-down website behind a paywall. Worse..
December 4, 2024 at 8:35 AM
1/ Support today for journalists fighting for the future of The Observer, threatened by The Scott Trust’s plan to sell to Tortoise Media. Tortoise, though respected, is a small, loss-making venture and the sale risks The Observer becoming a stripped-down website behind a paywall. Worse..
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You can read about why Observer and Guardian journalists are striking here:
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/not...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/not...
Not for Sale: Save The Observer
Journalists at the Guardian & Observer are taking strike action in opposition to the hurried sale of the title.
www.nuj.org.uk
December 3, 2024 at 5:53 PM
You can read about why Observer and Guardian journalists are striking here:
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/not...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/not...
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Sad story in The Times about 88 year old farmer, John Kemp-Welch, who works 5,000 acres of difficult hill farming land in Scotland.
Fortunately, he somehow found time to be Chair of the London Stock Exchange, a stockbroker for 30 years and on the board of HSBC.
Fortunately, he somehow found time to be Chair of the London Stock Exchange, a stockbroker for 30 years and on the board of HSBC.
November 25, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Sad story in The Times about 88 year old farmer, John Kemp-Welch, who works 5,000 acres of difficult hill farming land in Scotland.
Fortunately, he somehow found time to be Chair of the London Stock Exchange, a stockbroker for 30 years and on the board of HSBC.
Fortunately, he somehow found time to be Chair of the London Stock Exchange, a stockbroker for 30 years and on the board of HSBC.
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1 in 3 children in poverty - an extra 260k 'on the breadline' since Covid. Children in poverty feel it in every aspect of life. Constant hunger, shame about living conditions and clothes, worry about bills. This is no way to set up the next generation for success. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high
Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:04 PM
1 in 3 children in poverty - an extra 260k 'on the breadline' since Covid. Children in poverty feel it in every aspect of life. Constant hunger, shame about living conditions and clothes, worry about bills. This is no way to set up the next generation for success. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
November 17, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
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The child poverty challenge bit.ly/3AOaKwP horrific evidence of how far it has gone in a wealthy country
More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high
Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century
bit.ly
November 18, 2024 at 9:34 PM
The child poverty challenge bit.ly/3AOaKwP horrific evidence of how far it has gone in a wealthy country
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Shocking news. 36% of UK children are living in poverty according to the latest Social Metrics Commission research (I am one of the Commissioners)
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
November 18, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Shocking news. 36% of UK children are living in poverty according to the latest Social Metrics Commission research (I am one of the Commissioners)
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...