Johnny Bown
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· Jul 3
Patel, Braverman and Jenrick Immigration Scheme Led to Unexpected and Unregulated Influx of 1.2 Million Foreign Workers
Ten times as many entered the UK under under Brexiters' unvetted skilled worker visa scheme than arrived in small boats
bylinetimes.com
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Johnny Bown
@bownyboy.bsky.social
· May 24
The Guardian view on billionaire Britain: tax wealth fairly or face democratic unravelling | Editorial
Editorial: Without bold reform which makes the rich pull their weight, rising inequality risks eroding public trust and fracturing social stability
www.theguardian.com
Johnny Bown
@bownyboy.bsky.social
· May 7
New reports tell us cattle and sheep farming can be sustainable – don’t believe them, it’s all bull | George Monbiot
Feeding the world sustainably is an incredibly complex challenge, yet some people are trying to sell us a bucolic fairytale, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
Johnny Bown
@bownyboy.bsky.social
· May 5
I need you lads to understand that Europe has an average birth rate of about 1.4
No charismatic politician bothered to tell you how fucked that makes us.
But as we get older, we need more care, more GP appointments…
Without immigration we will have no pensions very quick.
No charismatic politician bothered to tell you how fucked that makes us.
But as we get older, we need more care, more GP appointments…
Without immigration we will have no pensions very quick.
Johnny Bown
@bownyboy.bsky.social
· Mar 19
ANALYSIS | U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog | CBC News
Possibly defying a court order. Urging his Justice Department to prosecute nemeses. Repeatedly calling the media 'illegal.' Declaring a predecessor's pardon null and void. U.S. President Donald Trump ...
www.cbc.ca
Johnny Bown
@bownyboy.bsky.social
· Mar 15
BREAKING: Trump Invokes 1798 Wartime Law that Paved the Way for Japanese Internment.
The repugnant law, known as the Alien Enemies Act, will allow Trump to detain and deport noncitizens without due process, writes Zeteo’s new legal contributor @kimwehle.bsky.social, professor of constitutional law:
The repugnant law, known as the Alien Enemies Act, will allow Trump to detain and deport noncitizens without due process, writes Zeteo’s new legal contributor @kimwehle.bsky.social, professor of constitutional law:
BREAKING: Trump Invokes 1798 Wartime Law that Paved the Way for Japanese Internment
The repugnant law, known as the Alien Enemies Act, will allow Trump to detain and deport noncitizens without due process.
zeteo.com
Johnny Bown
@bownyboy.bsky.social
· Feb 21
Johnny Bown
@bownyboy.bsky.social
· Jan 31
"For those thinking #Brexit’s damage would be over five years on, the OBR‘s most recent estimates show that just 40% of the impact of Brexit has fed through to the economy, meaning 60% is yet to materialise."
The grift that keeps on taking. ~AA
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
The grift that keeps on taking. ~AA
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit five years on: What was promised vs what we got
Five years after Britain officially left the European Union, Brexit is less popular than ever.
www.independent.co.uk
Johnny Bown
@bownyboy.bsky.social
· Jan 31
The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
Johnny Bown
@bownyboy.bsky.social
· Dec 19
Johnny Bown
@bownyboy.bsky.social
· Dec 10
In a new CER insight @johnspringford.bsky.social provides some rough-and-ready calculations of the economic benefits of the ‘Brexit reset’.
Read here: https://buff.ly/3ZJ4Zdp
Read here: https://buff.ly/3ZJ4Zdp
Johnny Bown
@bownyboy.bsky.social
· Dec 6
Johnny Bown
@bownyboy.bsky.social
· Dec 4
Johnny Bown
@bownyboy.bsky.social
· Dec 3
South Western Railway to become first train operator nationalised under Labour
South Western Railway to become first train operator nationalised under Labour
As part of a comprehensive programme of renationalisation, it will come into public ownership in May
South Western Railway will be the first train operator nationalised under the Labour government, ministers are expected to announce this week.
One of…
www.theguardian.com