Angus
@tedthegrass.bsky.social
'Legitimate concerns' disrespecter. Proper liberal.
He/him.
He/him.
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What gets me about the Kebatu case is that he's being described as a dangerous individual on the run when in fact he was a confused man (yes, a convicted one) with nowhere to go. He wanted to be deported back to Ethiopia and had asked when it would happen. Then he was released and a 'manhunt' ensued
It keeps getting worse for the HMP Chelmsford authorities.
Kebatu went back there four or five times and attempted to hand himself in, knowing he would be deported. The authorities sent him away, telling him he had been released.
Kebatu went back there four or five times and attempted to hand himself in, knowing he would be deported. The authorities sent him away, telling him he had been released.
October 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
What gets me about the Kebatu case is that he's being described as a dangerous individual on the run when in fact he was a confused man (yes, a convicted one) with nowhere to go. He wanted to be deported back to Ethiopia and had asked when it would happen. Then he was released and a 'manhunt' ensued
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The way to answer "has anybody done this since Idi Amin in 1972" would be for Conservatives to name a democratic government that revoked permanent settlement to remove legal rights & then deported, expelled those people.
Important they get asked to give the counter-example to "since Idi Amin"
Important they get asked to give the counter-example to "since Idi Amin"
Essential @sundersays.bsky.social thread on Katie Lam.
Ms Lam is proposing policies last used by Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in 1972.
Ms Lam is proposing policies last used by Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in 1972.
Peston tells Lam that she said something that he "genuinely didn't understand". "But who are these people who came legally who should leave?"
This does not look like faux naivety.
He should know the answer!
She misleads in her answer to him.
So he gives a misleading summary of her policy on air.
This does not look like faux naivety.
He should know the answer!
She misleads in her answer to him.
So he gives a misleading summary of her policy on air.
October 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The way to answer "has anybody done this since Idi Amin in 1972" would be for Conservatives to name a democratic government that revoked permanent settlement to remove legal rights & then deported, expelled those people.
Important they get asked to give the counter-example to "since Idi Amin"
Important they get asked to give the counter-example to "since Idi Amin"
Bought a new computer for under £20
October 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Bought a new computer for under £20
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David is slightly unfair. There is a clear difference here.
Conservatives and Reform plan to forcibly expel large numbers of people who are legal, permanent residents of migrant origin. The BNP proposal is voluntary.
Conservatives and Reform plan to forcibly expel large numbers of people who are legal, permanent residents of migrant origin. The BNP proposal is voluntary.
This below is from the 2005 BNP manifesto.
Spot the difference with current Tory and Reform policy.
(p14 news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp... )
Spot the difference with current Tory and Reform policy.
(p14 news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp... )
October 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
David is slightly unfair. There is a clear difference here.
Conservatives and Reform plan to forcibly expel large numbers of people who are legal, permanent residents of migrant origin. The BNP proposal is voluntary.
Conservatives and Reform plan to forcibly expel large numbers of people who are legal, permanent residents of migrant origin. The BNP proposal is voluntary.
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You can’t solve the political mania of nationalist xenophobia with marginal policy changes. Or major policy changes. Or anything. Most xenophobia is based on lies or hallucinations. But even where immigration critics have a point, addressing their point doesn’t seem to reduce xenophobia. 1/9
There is no such thing, as Starmer well knows, as a "golden ticket of resettlement and family reunion" for people who have been granted refugee status. This is meaningless guff aimed to play to populist fantasies that refugees get provided with everything. 1/
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Starmer to end asylum ‘golden ticket’ of resettlement and family reunion rights
People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities call ‘straight from populist playbook’
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
You can’t solve the political mania of nationalist xenophobia with marginal policy changes. Or major policy changes. Or anything. Most xenophobia is based on lies or hallucinations. But even where immigration critics have a point, addressing their point doesn’t seem to reduce xenophobia. 1/9
Cry harder. Fucking pair of charlatans
October 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Cry harder. Fucking pair of charlatans
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While today he presents himself as the defender of Palestinians under Israeli bombardment, the Russian intervention in Syria was supported by Labour’s former leader Jeremy Corbyn, and his director of communications Seamus Milne.
This is why Syrians continue to despise him.
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This is why Syrians continue to despise him.
bsky.app/profile/ozka...
On this day 10 years ago, Russia entered the Syrian civil war on behalf of the Assad regime, devastating infrastructure, displacing millions and murdering thousands of Syrian civilians.
Despite all of these widespread crimes, Moscow and Assad would go on to lose.
Despite all of these widespread crimes, Moscow and Assad would go on to lose.
September 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
While today he presents himself as the defender of Palestinians under Israeli bombardment, the Russian intervention in Syria was supported by Labour’s former leader Jeremy Corbyn, and his director of communications Seamus Milne.
This is why Syrians continue to despise him.
bsky.app/profile/ozka...
This is why Syrians continue to despise him.
bsky.app/profile/ozka...
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there's a tendency in parts of the left to believe that 'community' is the answer to everything but communities are often horrendous!
did not realize that prisonculture's "abolitionism" consists of believing that lynchings would be better if they were conducted at lilith fair
this is a theory of what we would have instead of cops from a popular poster static1.squarespace.com/static/5345d...
September 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
there's a tendency in parts of the left to believe that 'community' is the answer to everything but communities are often horrendous!
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Mad to do this sort of campaigning when you’re the pitch hitter for the government’s transphobia
Streeting: “When I look at our main opponents at the next general election, I don't see a battle between left & right, I see a battle between right & wrong. I see a battle between progressives & reactionaries. I see a battle between patriots & nationalists. I see a battle between hope over hate.”
September 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Mad to do this sort of campaigning when you’re the pitch hitter for the government’s transphobia
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this is an extraordinary canary in the coal mine
Nathan Gill, Reform's leader in Wales at the last Welsh parliament election, has pled guilty to 8 bribery charges, taking Russian cash while he was one of Nigel Farage’s MEPs to speak in favour of Putin's Russia in that parliament
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Gill admits to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in the European parliament and articles
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
this is an extraordinary canary in the coal mine
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i still don't know which one is kimmel and which one is fallon
September 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
i still don't know which one is kimmel and which one is fallon
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Has anyone tried telling Trump the science says he can fly now and seeing what happens
September 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Has anyone tried telling Trump the science says he can fly now and seeing what happens
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Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation
Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
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A lot of sensible people get squeamish at labelling Nigel Farage “far-right”, but his policy of cancelling the legal status of tens of thousands of settled immigrants can not be politically described as anything else.
Reform are campaigning on a policy of cruelty & xenophobia.
Reform are campaigning on a policy of cruelty & xenophobia.
September 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
A lot of sensible people get squeamish at labelling Nigel Farage “far-right”, but his policy of cancelling the legal status of tens of thousands of settled immigrants can not be politically described as anything else.
Reform are campaigning on a policy of cruelty & xenophobia.
Reform are campaigning on a policy of cruelty & xenophobia.
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Reminder: The existence of these in most Scottish supermarkets and corner shops is proof that anyone shilling for the notion that multiculturalism can't work on this island is a charlatan
September 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Reminder: The existence of these in most Scottish supermarkets and corner shops is proof that anyone shilling for the notion that multiculturalism can't work on this island is a charlatan
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A message to every Londoner, and anyone who talks our city down.
September 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
A message to every Londoner, and anyone who talks our city down.
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britain's your party about the break new ground in leftist infighting: the party dissolving before it even has a name, organizers, members, a bench of elected officials, legal party status, or a party
September 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
britain's your party about the break new ground in leftist infighting: the party dissolving before it even has a name, organizers, members, a bench of elected officials, legal party status, or a party
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Starmer has pulled out all the stops to flatter and impress Trump, but still hasn’t managed to get him to drop his damaging tariffs, take on Putin or tell Netanyahu to stop waging genocide.
It’s time for the UK to stand tough with allies who share our values.
It’s time for the UK to stand tough with allies who share our values.
September 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Starmer has pulled out all the stops to flatter and impress Trump, but still hasn’t managed to get him to drop his damaging tariffs, take on Putin or tell Netanyahu to stop waging genocide.
It’s time for the UK to stand tough with allies who share our values.
It’s time for the UK to stand tough with allies who share our values.
Find something more of its time than this MiniDisc of Limp Bizkit's Significant Other, with an added 10 minute recording of me being a little shit in a year 10 maths lesson.
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Find something more of its time than this MiniDisc of Limp Bizkit's Significant Other, with an added 10 minute recording of me being a little shit in a year 10 maths lesson.
This is such good news. Now on to every other non-TfL road in Greater London.
I've been working closely with Westminster City Council and I'm delighted the process to hand over control of the nation’s high street, Oxford Street, has been completed, ensuring that TfL will become the highway authority for the road from Saturday 20 September.
TfL takes over Oxford Street ahead of plans to pedestrianise London’s busiest shopping road - Harrow Online
Transport for London (TfL) will officially become the highway authority for Oxford Street this Saturday (20 September), as the Mayor of London pushes
harrowonline.org
September 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This is such good news. Now on to every other non-TfL road in Greater London.
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Look I know it's a sjot inheritance and we have deep rooted structural economic and political problems and switching PMs won't solve them. But saying "fascist hooliganism is bad and we're gonna nick the culprits" is the easy part, and yet he is just. Not. Doing. It.
September 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Look I know it's a sjot inheritance and we have deep rooted structural economic and political problems and switching PMs won't solve them. But saying "fascist hooliganism is bad and we're gonna nick the culprits" is the easy part, and yet he is just. Not. Doing. It.
Strike day or not, fuck the RMT.
September 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Strike day or not, fuck the RMT.
These dumb pricks have now been sending me threatening letters with fake rubber stamps for over a year. In July I also received a Direct Debit confirmation for the coming year. Can't wait for them to send someone so I can tell them that I do indeed watch live TV.
August 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
These dumb pricks have now been sending me threatening letters with fake rubber stamps for over a year. In July I also received a Direct Debit confirmation for the coming year. Can't wait for them to send someone so I can tell them that I do indeed watch live TV.
