Clare Bonetree
@blooyonder.bsky.social
Poetry, trees, radical hope, fairness, equality, Herefordshire; also: mental health, disability, anarchism. Join a union!
The real migration issue is: who is going to teach your children / grow food that feeds you / care for you when you get old / *pay through their taxes for your pension* (etc etc etc)?
I guess the other issue is why would they want to, given how badly this country treats anyone who comes here
I guess the other issue is why would they want to, given how badly this country treats anyone who comes here
New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The real migration issue is: who is going to teach your children / grow food that feeds you / care for you when you get old / *pay through their taxes for your pension* (etc etc etc)?
I guess the other issue is why would they want to, given how badly this country treats anyone who comes here
I guess the other issue is why would they want to, given how badly this country treats anyone who comes here
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Immigration is finally becoming a real problem, after being a phantom menace for decades.
It’s a problem because we have too little immigration now, and it’s going to get worse.
It’s a problem because we have too little immigration now, and it’s going to get worse.
New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
November 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Immigration is finally becoming a real problem, after being a phantom menace for decades.
It’s a problem because we have too little immigration now, and it’s going to get worse.
It’s a problem because we have too little immigration now, and it’s going to get worse.
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📣New @jrf-uk.bsky.social analysis
Scrapping the 2 child limit alone has reversed the projected decline in living standards by *more than half* for the bottom third of households
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Scrapping the 2 child limit alone has reversed the projected decline in living standards by *more than half* for the bottom third of households
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🚨 New analysis alert!
Our latest modelling shows that living standards are still set to fall across this Parliament up to November 2029.
However, actions taken at the Budget have made this decline less pronounced *by more than half* for low-income households.
Our latest modelling shows that living standards are still set to fall across this Parliament up to November 2029.
However, actions taken at the Budget have made this decline less pronounced *by more than half* for low-income households.
November 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
📣New @jrf-uk.bsky.social analysis
Scrapping the 2 child limit alone has reversed the projected decline in living standards by *more than half* for the bottom third of households
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Scrapping the 2 child limit alone has reversed the projected decline in living standards by *more than half* for the bottom third of households
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I think this art may have been made with me in mind - in fact, I think that might be a picture of me... www.rubysilvious.com/tea-bag-art
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I think this art may have been made with me in mind - in fact, I think that might be a picture of me... www.rubysilvious.com/tea-bag-art
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A reminder
"Taking luxury cars out of disability" saves the taxpayer ZERO. Disabled people pay the cost difference themselves.
It also means they can't get a replacement car guarantee. So if you're disabled, you won't be able to get to work if your car breaks down.
#reeves #budget #disability
"Taking luxury cars out of disability" saves the taxpayer ZERO. Disabled people pay the cost difference themselves.
It also means they can't get a replacement car guarantee. So if you're disabled, you won't be able to get to work if your car breaks down.
#reeves #budget #disability
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A reminder
"Taking luxury cars out of disability" saves the taxpayer ZERO. Disabled people pay the cost difference themselves.
It also means they can't get a replacement car guarantee. So if you're disabled, you won't be able to get to work if your car breaks down.
#reeves #budget #disability
"Taking luxury cars out of disability" saves the taxpayer ZERO. Disabled people pay the cost difference themselves.
It also means they can't get a replacement car guarantee. So if you're disabled, you won't be able to get to work if your car breaks down.
#reeves #budget #disability
Actually feeling quite emotional about the scrapping of the 2 child limit for people claiming UC. It was an iniquitous, performatively cruel thing, punishing mothers, punishing women who had been coerced / raped, punishing siblings. Well done everyone who campaigned, relentlessly 👏✊💜
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Actually feeling quite emotional about the scrapping of the 2 child limit for people claiming UC. It was an iniquitous, performatively cruel thing, punishing mothers, punishing women who had been coerced / raped, punishing siblings. Well done everyone who campaigned, relentlessly 👏✊💜
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Fantastic news! The Chancellor just announced the end of the 2 child limit. This will protect 100s of 1000s of children from growing up facing hunger & hardship, ease pressure on public services & boost our economy. #Budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Fantastic news! The Chancellor just announced the end of the 2 child limit. This will protect 100s of 1000s of children from growing up facing hunger & hardship, ease pressure on public services & boost our economy. #Budget2025
I do kind of feel for the Chancellor, it really sounds like she looked forward to this announcement on the 2CL and the rape clause, & it was kind of stolen from her
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I do kind of feel for the Chancellor, it really sounds like she looked forward to this announcement on the 2CL and the rape clause, & it was kind of stolen from her
Love the big sister vibes Madam Deputy Speaker #Budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Love the big sister vibes Madam Deputy Speaker #Budget2025
Calm down everyone, it's only the #Budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Calm down everyone, it's only the #Budget2025
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November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
well done everyone who campaigned so hard for this, built a movement, refused to compromise
Brilliant to see that the two-child limit will be scrapped, lifting 450,000 children out of poverty in 2029/30
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
well done everyone who campaigned so hard for this, built a movement, refused to compromise
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Pointlessly evil.
Disabled people choose these brands bc they come with a guaranteed replacement vehicle WHICH IS ESSENTIAL IF YOU'RE DISABLED.
They pay the difference themselves.
So all you've done is tell disabled CEOs/working disabled people that they have to drive a Kia.
#budget #reeves
Disabled people choose these brands bc they come with a guaranteed replacement vehicle WHICH IS ESSENTIAL IF YOU'RE DISABLED.
They pay the difference themselves.
So all you've done is tell disabled CEOs/working disabled people that they have to drive a Kia.
#budget #reeves
Luxury cars removed from Motability scheme ahead of budget
The programme has been criticised for allowing people with non-visible disabilities to get luxury vehicles as part of their welfare. The chancellor wants to support the British car market with the new...
news.sky.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Cal Lane, Canadian trained welder and metal artist, transforms common tools and also industrial steel products into intricate sculptures #WomensArt
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Cal Lane, Canadian trained welder and metal artist, transforms common tools and also industrial steel products into intricate sculptures #WomensArt
My work Teams chats are on fire today: one on the budget, one on public affairs team away day planning, one on immigration solidarity. Was much quieter under the last gov
November 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
My work Teams chats are on fire today: one on the budget, one on public affairs team away day planning, one on immigration solidarity. Was much quieter under the last gov
With 2 hours to go until Rachel Reeves' Budget speech starts, here's a timely reminder from @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social of why social security is A Good Thing for all of us: www.wbg.org.uk/publication/...
*obviously 1 clue is the name 'social security'...
*obviously 1 clue is the name 'social security'...
Social security and gender
This briefing explains why a social security system is vital to social infrastructure
www.wbg.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
With 2 hours to go until Rachel Reeves' Budget speech starts, here's a timely reminder from @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social of why social security is A Good Thing for all of us: www.wbg.org.uk/publication/...
*obviously 1 clue is the name 'social security'...
*obviously 1 clue is the name 'social security'...
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So we are clear welfare spending in this country is NOT “out of control”. It’s risen very little in 10+ years. Small increase due to ageing & ill population. But benefits to working age families & children have been cut severely. Over 70% of children in poverty live in working families #Budget2025
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
So we are clear welfare spending in this country is NOT “out of control”. It’s risen very little in 10+ years. Small increase due to ageing & ill population. But benefits to working age families & children have been cut severely. Over 70% of children in poverty live in working families #Budget2025
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When people say there is an "overdiagnosis of X" (neurodivergence, mental health, trans people, disability), what they mean is that we've got by for a long time not giving a toss & oppressing these groups of people* and now you expect us to care & invest in support.
*who have always existed
*who have always existed
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
When people say there is an "overdiagnosis of X" (neurodivergence, mental health, trans people, disability), what they mean is that we've got by for a long time not giving a toss & oppressing these groups of people* and now you expect us to care & invest in support.
*who have always existed
*who have always existed
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Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
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I wrote this piece about Trudi Warner and why juries are an important part of our constitution in April last year. I think particularly worth reading today.
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
High Court slaps down ‘fanciful’ prosecution of Trudi Warner | Good Law Project
Judge rules that the solicitor general ‘mischaracterised’ the evidence when he charged Warner with contempt of court for holding up a placard.
goodlawproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I wrote this piece about Trudi Warner and why juries are an important part of our constitution in April last year. I think particularly worth reading today.
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
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Britain’s asylum system is costly, chaotic, and uncaring - but it doesn’t have to be.
It’s time for evidence-based policy - fair to refugees, good for Britain. #TogetherWithRefugees
Read the report: togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/welcoming-gr...
It’s time for evidence-based policy - fair to refugees, good for Britain. #TogetherWithRefugees
Read the report: togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/welcoming-gr...
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Britain’s asylum system is costly, chaotic, and uncaring - but it doesn’t have to be.
It’s time for evidence-based policy - fair to refugees, good for Britain. #TogetherWithRefugees
Read the report: togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/welcoming-gr...
It’s time for evidence-based policy - fair to refugees, good for Britain. #TogetherWithRefugees
Read the report: togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/welcoming-gr...
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Anyone who remembers the brutal WRAG cuts of April 2017 under the last govt will know why this research is important. Please share it with MPs + peers so ministers know the grim consequences of cutting out-of-work benefits for disabled people.
#DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-cuts-...
#DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-cuts-...
Labour cuts to out-of-work disability benefits likely to have ‘devastating’ mental health impact, research finds
Next April’s cuts to out-of-work disability benefits are likely to have “devastating” consequences for disabled people’s mental health, and drive many into serious poverty, research into the impact…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Anyone who remembers the brutal WRAG cuts of April 2017 under the last govt will know why this research is important. Please share it with MPs + peers so ministers know the grim consequences of cutting out-of-work benefits for disabled people.
#DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-cuts-...
#DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-cuts-...
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Apparently all our responses have been lost so we may as well take a couple of seconds and sign and send again!
Please sign and share if you can
weownit.org.uk/act-now/rail...
Please sign and share if you can
weownit.org.uk/act-now/rail...
The government lost YOUR rail consultation responses - take action
It is crucial for passengers that our voices are heard and that the bill delivers on the hopes and expectations of passengers. But this has not happened.
weownit.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Apparently all our responses have been lost so we may as well take a couple of seconds and sign and send again!
Please sign and share if you can
weownit.org.uk/act-now/rail...
Please sign and share if you can
weownit.org.uk/act-now/rail...
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Jimmy Cliff’s passing feels heavy. His songs like 'Many Rivers to Cross' and his role in 'The Harder They Come' shaped how the world discovered Jamaican music. Six decades of heart, grit, and uplift. We lost a true cultural ambassador, but the music he gave us will keep guiding us. RIEP Jimmy.
Jimmy Cliff - Reggae's global ambassador passed away | News | Reggae Vibes
Jimmy Cliff - Reggae's global ambassador passed away on November 24 at age 81, after a seizure and pneumonia.
www.reggae-vibes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Jimmy Cliff’s passing feels heavy. His songs like 'Many Rivers to Cross' and his role in 'The Harder They Come' shaped how the world discovered Jamaican music. Six decades of heart, grit, and uplift. We lost a true cultural ambassador, but the music he gave us will keep guiding us. RIEP Jimmy.