ER 🇪🇺
@er2023.bsky.social
🇬🇧resident since 1996,LB Camden resident since 2004,🇪🇺Citizen,Queue Jumper (c)Theresa May, Squalid Chapter (c)Keir Starmer,pro-EU,Social Liberal,aiming to be as woke as I can & a bit green-ish+pro-saving the world,against all forms of racism,own views.He/Him
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So many of the problems with the UK asylum system - culture of disbelief, poor or nonexistent advice, endless delays, cruel accommodation policies - rolled into one awful case.
@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about
@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about
The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain
Ussu fled imprisonment and torture, only to find himself treated like a liar and outcast in the UK. Here’s how he survived homelessness and horrific injury in almost two decades without a decision
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
So many of the problems with the UK asylum system - culture of disbelief, poor or nonexistent advice, endless delays, cruel accommodation policies - rolled into one awful case.
@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about
@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about
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Merely accepting is no longer enough. The UK will have to learn to love it (and the EU).
A reluctant UK is of no use to us.
Also there is no consensus in the UK. The far right routinely gets 45-50% in the UK and they would cancel any deal made between the UK and the EU.
The UK doesn’t qualify
A reluctant UK is of no use to us.
Also there is no consensus in the UK. The far right routinely gets 45-50% in the UK and they would cancel any deal made between the UK and the EU.
The UK doesn’t qualify
November 24, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Merely accepting is no longer enough. The UK will have to learn to love it (and the EU).
A reluctant UK is of no use to us.
Also there is no consensus in the UK. The far right routinely gets 45-50% in the UK and they would cancel any deal made between the UK and the EU.
The UK doesn’t qualify
A reluctant UK is of no use to us.
Also there is no consensus in the UK. The far right routinely gets 45-50% in the UK and they would cancel any deal made between the UK and the EU.
The UK doesn’t qualify
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Apparently British patriotic white nationalists like Jess Gill would rather keep British children in poverty than scrap the 2-child benefit cap, because [ignorant racist lies]
![Jess Gill @jessgill03
[Quote sharing Politics UK @PolitlcsUK Nov 22
🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves will officially scrap the two-child benefit cap in the Budget @thetimes]
Rachel Reeves is evil.
Scrapping the two child benefit cap will just accelerate the demographic replacement of native Brits.
Only 14% of white British families have three or more children compared to 40% of Pakistani and Bangladeshi.
Plus they’re 2-3 x more likely to be unemployed than the white British population so we’re the ones funding it.
With tax rises, this is going to make it impossible for white British to have a children.
You’re funding your own replacement.
11:53 PM · Nov 22, 2025 1.2M Views](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreiefm2hczkogt3wajynol4mr5uaf6amz6uc52edmfsjg72gp7ebeou@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Apparently British patriotic white nationalists like Jess Gill would rather keep British children in poverty than scrap the 2-child benefit cap, because [ignorant racist lies]
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Ireland's defense policy future cannot be with the unreliable British neighbor with a Russian agent in the House of Lords. Protecting Ireland's maritime border also means defending an important part of the EU's external border.
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Meanwhile ... the EU is making progress in building up a common EU Defence strategy and industrial capability 👏
... without the Brits of course, who want their cake and eat it too, and not contribute fairly to the European Defence Fund. Too bad.
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... without the Brits of course, who want their cake and eat it too, and not contribute fairly to the European Defence Fund. Too bad.
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It's done.
@europarl.europa.eu has just approved Europe’s first-ever European Defence Industry Programme.
This will:
• strengthen the EU’s defence industry
• boost joint procurement
• ramp up manufacturing
• step up support for Ukraine
@europarl.europa.eu has just approved Europe’s first-ever European Defence Industry Programme.
This will:
• strengthen the EU’s defence industry
• boost joint procurement
• ramp up manufacturing
• step up support for Ukraine
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Ireland's defense policy future cannot be with the unreliable British neighbor with a Russian agent in the House of Lords. Protecting Ireland's maritime border also means defending an important part of the EU's external border.
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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82 seconds of Nigel Farage refusing to deny if he ever racially abused classmates.
He was a racist then and he’s a racist now. He shouldn’t be anywhere near power.
He was a racist then and he’s a racist now. He shouldn’t be anywhere near power.
![Quote from Guardian article by Peter Ettedgui:
"[Farage] would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right' or 'gas them', sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers [...] I'd never experienced antisemitism growing up, so the first time that this vicious verbal abuse came out of Farage's mouth was deeply shocking. But I wasn't his only target. I'd hear him calling other students ‘Paki' or 'Wog', and urging them to 'go home'. I tried to ignore him, but it was humiliating. It was shaming. This kind of abuse cuts through to the core of your identity."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xvmfn4sqxoxa5qjovw5tcehg/bafkreifxbqlortxolyp2jmm2ldtnulohon6zh7tvcajttjxuq4j6qzdema@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
82 seconds of Nigel Farage refusing to deny if he ever racially abused classmates.
He was a racist then and he’s a racist now. He shouldn’t be anywhere near power.
He was a racist then and he’s a racist now. He shouldn’t be anywhere near power.
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On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we must be clear: digital violence is real violence. Online attacks are rising, silencing women in politics, journalism and activism. There is #NoExcuse. This must end.
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we must be clear: digital violence is real violence. Online attacks are rising, silencing women in politics, journalism and activism. There is #NoExcuse. This must end.
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If multiple people can remember someone being horribly racist, even by the appalling low bar of the racist 1970s, that is entirely noteworthy.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
If multiple people can remember someone being horribly racist, even by the appalling low bar of the racist 1970s, that is entirely noteworthy.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Michelle Mone can be expelled from the House of Lords by a simple majority vote in the Commons, and then in the House of Lords.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Michelle Mone can be expelled from the House of Lords by a simple majority vote in the Commons, and then in the House of Lords.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
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Cauldeen Primary sch, have had to cancel their Christmas show bc they've been targeted by racists .. these ppl have been enabled by Labour & UKGOV. @danielsohege.bsky.social @zoejardiniere.bsky.social @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Cauldeen Primary sch, have had to cancel their Christmas show bc they've been targeted by racists .. these ppl have been enabled by Labour & UKGOV. @danielsohege.bsky.social @zoejardiniere.bsky.social @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Very good. Has Mr Farage yet explained why, when his close but less well known colleague, Nathan Gill, was making Kremlin talking points for money, he was making the same points for free? (For someone who maximises every opportunity to make money, this seems oddly out of character.)
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Very good. Has Mr Farage yet explained why, when his close but less well known colleague, Nathan Gill, was making Kremlin talking points for money, he was making the same points for free? (For someone who maximises every opportunity to make money, this seems oddly out of character.)
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All the supposedly progressive people saying 'Nigel Farage's racism doesn't matter. His fans love it'.
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
All the supposedly progressive people saying 'Nigel Farage's racism doesn't matter. His fans love it'.
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
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"Please stop creating wealth in our country. If the point is to take care of your family, it's unacceptable. Go create wealth elsewhere"
(Quick note: If said migrants have money to send away, it means they are working. Ergo providing services. Ergo creating wealth.)
(Quick note: If said migrants have money to send away, it means they are working. Ergo providing services. Ergo creating wealth.)
Trevor Phillips proposes banning "remittances" (ie: imposing currency/exchange controls on international cash transfers by foreign nationals from Britain). He says this would disincentivise immigration, in a Times piece saying the Home Secretary needs to go [much] further
archive.ph/RlXPj
archive.ph/RlXPj
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"Please stop creating wealth in our country. If the point is to take care of your family, it's unacceptable. Go create wealth elsewhere"
(Quick note: If said migrants have money to send away, it means they are working. Ergo providing services. Ergo creating wealth.)
(Quick note: If said migrants have money to send away, it means they are working. Ergo providing services. Ergo creating wealth.)
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It's done.
@europarl.europa.eu has just approved Europe’s first-ever European Defence Industry Programme.
This will:
• strengthen the EU’s defence industry
• boost joint procurement
• ramp up manufacturing
• step up support for Ukraine
@europarl.europa.eu has just approved Europe’s first-ever European Defence Industry Programme.
This will:
• strengthen the EU’s defence industry
• boost joint procurement
• ramp up manufacturing
• step up support for Ukraine
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
It's done.
@europarl.europa.eu has just approved Europe’s first-ever European Defence Industry Programme.
This will:
• strengthen the EU’s defence industry
• boost joint procurement
• ramp up manufacturing
• step up support for Ukraine
@europarl.europa.eu has just approved Europe’s first-ever European Defence Industry Programme.
This will:
• strengthen the EU’s defence industry
• boost joint procurement
• ramp up manufacturing
• step up support for Ukraine
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The former leader of Reform in Wales pled GUILTY to accepting bribes from Russia.
As hard as Farage may try, he cannot duck the scrutiny...
We need a full investigation into Russian interference in our politics - the people of Wales deserve full transparency.
As hard as Farage may try, he cannot duck the scrutiny...
We need a full investigation into Russian interference in our politics - the people of Wales deserve full transparency.
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The former leader of Reform in Wales pled GUILTY to accepting bribes from Russia.
As hard as Farage may try, he cannot duck the scrutiny...
We need a full investigation into Russian interference in our politics - the people of Wales deserve full transparency.
As hard as Farage may try, he cannot duck the scrutiny...
We need a full investigation into Russian interference in our politics - the people of Wales deserve full transparency.
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Looking at polling averages, Reform has dipped a little recently but it's largely because of Labour 24 voters who had been saying "don't know" now saying Green.
As DKs they were excluded but as Greens they are not, so Reform drop even though they have the same number of people supporting them.
As DKs they were excluded but as Greens they are not, so Reform drop even though they have the same number of people supporting them.
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Looking at polling averages, Reform has dipped a little recently but it's largely because of Labour 24 voters who had been saying "don't know" now saying Green.
As DKs they were excluded but as Greens they are not, so Reform drop even though they have the same number of people supporting them.
As DKs they were excluded but as Greens they are not, so Reform drop even though they have the same number of people supporting them.
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Here is my peace plan for Ukraine-Russia.
1. Russia gets the fuck out of Ukraine.
2. Putin goes on trial in the Hague.
3. Russia pays everyone for everything.
4. Trump gets impeached, convicted, and sent to jail.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
1. Russia gets the fuck out of Ukraine.
2. Putin goes on trial in the Hague.
3. Russia pays everyone for everything.
4. Trump gets impeached, convicted, and sent to jail.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Here is my peace plan for Ukraine-Russia.
1. Russia gets the fuck out of Ukraine.
2. Putin goes on trial in the Hague.
3. Russia pays everyone for everything.
4. Trump gets impeached, convicted, and sent to jail.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
1. Russia gets the fuck out of Ukraine.
2. Putin goes on trial in the Hague.
3. Russia pays everyone for everything.
4. Trump gets impeached, convicted, and sent to jail.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
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"Not remotely."
Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran tells #Newsnight that she is not reassured by Sir Robbie Gibb's comment on "impartiality through [his] bones."
Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran tells #Newsnight that she is not reassured by Sir Robbie Gibb's comment on "impartiality through [his] bones."
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"Not remotely."
Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran tells #Newsnight that she is not reassured by Sir Robbie Gibb's comment on "impartiality through [his] bones."
Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran tells #Newsnight that she is not reassured by Sir Robbie Gibb's comment on "impartiality through [his] bones."
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A genuine threat to the future of the EU approaches in the form of the French Presidential election of 2027. Not that the RN is now committing to leave, but the disruption they could cause through France-first demands could be massive. www.reuters.com/world/french...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A genuine threat to the future of the EU approaches in the form of the French Presidential election of 2027. Not that the RN is now committing to leave, but the disruption they could cause through France-first demands could be massive. www.reuters.com/world/french...
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Labour needs to be the party of the people - by which I mean…..
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Labour needs to be the party of the people - by which I mean…..
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Also important that everyone understands: a CU is valuable means giving up CPTPP and maybe other deals.
And it means being exposed to Europe's deals
(worth asking to be included in Europe's trade umbrella. I am confident Europe would be interested)
And it means being exposed to Europe's deals
(worth asking to be included in Europe's trade umbrella. I am confident Europe would be interested)
Jon Freedlamd in the G.
Are these on offer?
The customs union is reserved for members. Full stop. So not that.
And SM for goods only? Europe will wanr ita own say in how the UK integrates. It won't just allow cherry-picking.
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Are these on offer?
The customs union is reserved for members. Full stop. So not that.
And SM for goods only? Europe will wanr ita own say in how the UK integrates. It won't just allow cherry-picking.
1
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Also important that everyone understands: a CU is valuable means giving up CPTPP and maybe other deals.
And it means being exposed to Europe's deals
(worth asking to be included in Europe's trade umbrella. I am confident Europe would be interested)
And it means being exposed to Europe's deals
(worth asking to be included in Europe's trade umbrella. I am confident Europe would be interested)
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Will Britain copy asylum policy from a place with poor integration?
"Denmark’s record on immigration is mixed. It has done a fine job of slashing asylum applications but a poor job of assimilating immigrants. Britain’s record is the opposite./
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
From The Economist
"Denmark’s record on immigration is mixed. It has done a fine job of slashing asylum applications but a poor job of assimilating immigrants. Britain’s record is the opposite./
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
From The Economist
Will Britain copy asylum policy from a place with poor integration?
Everything sounds better in Danish
www.economist.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Will Britain copy asylum policy from a place with poor integration?
"Denmark’s record on immigration is mixed. It has done a fine job of slashing asylum applications but a poor job of assimilating immigrants. Britain’s record is the opposite./
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
From The Economist
"Denmark’s record on immigration is mixed. It has done a fine job of slashing asylum applications but a poor job of assimilating immigrants. Britain’s record is the opposite./
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
From The Economist
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Labour's anti-asylum policies are already fundamentally inhumane and discriminatory. Applying them retrospectively is pure cruelty though. It serves absolutely no purpose. Meanwhile it will increase the costs and bureaucracy of an already dysfunctional Home Office.
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Labour's anti-asylum policies are already fundamentally inhumane and discriminatory. Applying them retrospectively is pure cruelty though. It serves absolutely no purpose. Meanwhile it will increase the costs and bureaucracy of an already dysfunctional Home Office.
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...