Tim Purches
            
            @timpurches.bsky.social
          
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          Overwhelmingly a consumer of content rather than a contributor, but the occasional post related to things progressive, environmental, botanical or bryological, or anything that appeals to my sense of humour.
      
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      Tory policy is to revoke permanent residence (ILR) for everybody who does not earn £38k - deporting most nurses who have ILR 
This is put in the video as "who is unlikely to contribute more than they cost"
NB: video does not say EU settled status is exempt
No govt since Idi Amin has done this
        This is put in the video as "who is unlikely to contribute more than they cost"
NB: video does not say EU settled status is exempt
No govt since Idi Amin has done this
        
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      ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long. 
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
      
          There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome
          Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed
        
          
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      The NHS and social care would cease to function under UK govt’s new rules on foreign staff.
Workers will have to wait – from 5 to 10 years – before they can apply for indefinite leave to remain, claim any benefit, childcare, or housing support, despite paying taxes
Govt appeasing Reform.
      
          Workers will have to wait – from 5 to 10 years – before they can apply for indefinite leave to remain, claim any benefit, childcare, or housing support, despite paying taxes
Govt appeasing Reform.
NHS could cease to function under Labour’s new visa rules, say nurses
          Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says plan to tighten rules for foreign workers is ‘pandering’ to Reform UK
        
          
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              Lewis Baston
              @lewisbaston.bsky.social
          
              · Sep 26
        
        
          
      Nearly half of British adults believe a majority of immigrants to this country in the last year came here illegally. 
Just under a third (32%) believe the majority came here legally and a further one in five (20%) don't know.
        Just under a third (32%) believe the majority came here legally and a further one in five (20%) don't know.
          
              Tim Purches
              @timpurches.bsky.social
          
              · Sep 22
        
        
          
      Imagine you're in a weird romcom where Paul Hollywood is your rival. Do you go "let's have a bread baking competition" or do you emphasise your own relative strengths?
Because that in short has been the central problem with the traditional two's approach to anti-immigration voters and Reform UK.
  Because that in short has been the central problem with the traditional two's approach to anti-immigration voters and Reform UK.
        
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