Harry Anderson
@harryanderson.bsky.social
Deputy Director (Policy & Global Engagement) at Universities UK International @uukintl.bsky.social
Ex-CBI & Liverpool Guild of Students. Barnsley FC fan & lapsed Catholic.
Ex-CBI & Liverpool Guild of Students. Barnsley FC fan & lapsed Catholic.
"So far, keeping immigration control in the news spotlight, and over-promising and under-delivering on it, has provided the perfect fuel for the populist political challenge in the UK."
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Mahmood’s Danish-style plans risk Brits trust in immigration system, says Social Market Foundation
The response from the SMF to the Government's policy paper on asylum and returns policy, 'Restoring Order and Control'.
www.smf.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
"So far, keeping immigration control in the news spotlight, and over-promising and under-delivering on it, has provided the perfect fuel for the populist political challenge in the UK."
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‘UK net migration 20% lower in 2024 than first thought, ONS says,’ reports BBC. Estimate now 345,000.
New net migration stats published next Thursday expected to show further fall.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New net migration stats published next Thursday expected to show further fall.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK net migration 20% lower in 2024 than first thought, ONS says
The main reason for the change is that more UK nationals are thought to have emigrated in 2024 than initially recorded.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
‘UK net migration 20% lower in 2024 than first thought, ONS says,’ reports BBC. Estimate now 345,000.
New net migration stats published next Thursday expected to show further fall.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New net migration stats published next Thursday expected to show further fall.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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you don't have to put on blackface to get social media attention. you can simply develop mild depression, join a menswear forum, spend the next 15 years arguing about pants, and then weaponize the knowledge against your enemies on social media.
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
you don't have to put on blackface to get social media attention. you can simply develop mild depression, join a menswear forum, spend the next 15 years arguing about pants, and then weaponize the knowledge against your enemies on social media.
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Good question for the BBC and its board.
So why does the BBC label the academic and economist Faiza Shaheen an "activist" but refuse to do the same for the former academic, turned anti-migrant activist Matt Goodwin?
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Good question for the BBC and its board.
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The costs of the UK’s Global Talent Visa looks a trifle high in comparison to competitor countries - largely through the Immigration Health Surcharge (which critics say is a form of double taxation as they contribute to the NHS through normal tax on their earnings)
October 21, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The costs of the UK’s Global Talent Visa looks a trifle high in comparison to competitor countries - largely through the Immigration Health Surcharge (which critics say is a form of double taxation as they contribute to the NHS through normal tax on their earnings)
Tonight I was in the same room as Bruce f**king Springsteen.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Tonight I was in the same room as Bruce f**king Springsteen.
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Bringing back maintenance grants is the right idea, but funding this off the backs of international students - who already cross-subsidise domestic students - is the wrong way of doing this.
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Universities UK responds to the government's announcement on maintenance grants
Responding to today's announcement that the government will fund new maintenance grants with an international student levy, Vivienne Stern, Chief Executive of Universities UK said:
www.universitiesuk.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Bringing back maintenance grants is the right idea, but funding this off the backs of international students - who already cross-subsidise domestic students - is the wrong way of doing this.
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What are the drivers of mistrust in universities?
Whether it’s in 🇬🇧 or 🇦🇺 we’re facing the same issues - and the same could be said in 🇺🇸, 🇨🇦, 🇪🇺 too.
Whether it’s in 🇬🇧 or 🇦🇺 we’re facing the same issues - and the same could be said in 🇺🇸, 🇨🇦, 🇪🇺 too.
September 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
What are the drivers of mistrust in universities?
Whether it’s in 🇬🇧 or 🇦🇺 we’re facing the same issues - and the same could be said in 🇺🇸, 🇨🇦, 🇪🇺 too.
Whether it’s in 🇬🇧 or 🇦🇺 we’re facing the same issues - and the same could be said in 🇺🇸, 🇨🇦, 🇪🇺 too.
“Feels a little like I'm stuck in Seven Sisters
North London, oh, England
And maybe that's okay”
North London, oh, England
And maybe that's okay”
August 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“Feels a little like I'm stuck in Seven Sisters
North London, oh, England
And maybe that's okay”
North London, oh, England
And maybe that's okay”
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Matthew Goodwin copied out yesterday morning's Home Office quarterly statistics and sent his subscribers a conspiratorial memo on what the government is "simply not telling you"
August 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Matthew Goodwin copied out yesterday morning's Home Office quarterly statistics and sent his subscribers a conspiratorial memo on what the government is "simply not telling you"
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I'd really recommend the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network (www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/early-career... ) - you don't need an affiliation to join, but you get access to free workshops & events (the network pays for travel to its own events), & to funding and grants!
Early Career Researcher Network
An inclusive, researcher-led network for UK-based early career researchers working in the humanities and social sciences
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
August 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I'd really recommend the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network (www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/early-career... ) - you don't need an affiliation to join, but you get access to free workshops & events (the network pays for travel to its own events), & to funding and grants!
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Gotta love that over here Trump is shredding the U.S. Constitution left and right hourly and extorting hundreds of millions from businesses and universities while running crypto scams but in the U.K. the big issue is the foreign secretary going fishing with Vance without a £7 rod license
August 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Gotta love that over here Trump is shredding the U.S. Constitution left and right hourly and extorting hundreds of millions from businesses and universities while running crypto scams but in the U.K. the big issue is the foreign secretary going fishing with Vance without a £7 rod license
“With this in mind I hope you will be able to avoid any responsibility for running a university.”
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Understanding University Finances
... a very short guide
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August 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“With this in mind I hope you will be able to avoid any responsibility for running a university.”
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probably still quicker than changing to the Victoria Line at Green Park
June 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
probably still quicker than changing to the Victoria Line at Green Park
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Great write-up by @guardianheather.bsky.social of a fascinating @suttontrust.bsky.social report. Striking graphics (to follow) too 1/n
London dominates England’s social mobility league with top 20 places
Sutton Trust’s ‘opportunity index’ measured six factors including children on free school meals passing GCSEs in maths and English
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Great write-up by @guardianheather.bsky.social of a fascinating @suttontrust.bsky.social report. Striking graphics (to follow) too 1/n
“The America that I’ve sung to you about for fifty years is REAL! And regardless of its faults, is a great country with a great people.”
Bruce Springsteen Calls Donald Trump ‘Incompetent, and Treasonous’ at 2025 Tour Kickoff
Bruce Springsteen Calls Donald Trump 'Incompetent, and Treasonous' at 2025 Tour Kickoff
At the kickoff show of his 2025 European tour, Bruce Springsteen delivered a fiery speech against Donald Trump.
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May 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
“The America that I’ve sung to you about for fifty years is REAL! And regardless of its faults, is a great country with a great people.”
“In a world full of hot takes, takedowns and stunt interviews — where profiling someone might actually end up defiling them — Melvyn Bragg has spent the past 50 years illuminating only the things he loves.”
A terrific interview with a terrific man.
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A terrific interview with a terrific man.
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Melvyn Bragg, my idol: Caitlin Moran meets her hero
Growing up, the broadcasting legend’s South Bank Show was our columnist’s window on a world outside Wolverhampton. Now she’s a devoted fan of his Radio 4 show
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May 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
“In a world full of hot takes, takedowns and stunt interviews — where profiling someone might actually end up defiling them — Melvyn Bragg has spent the past 50 years illuminating only the things he loves.”
A terrific interview with a terrific man.
www.thetimes.com/life-style/c...
A terrific interview with a terrific man.
www.thetimes.com/life-style/c...
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Home Office special advisors now literally just inventing scary numbers based on absolutely nothing. There is no remotely credible analysis - inside the Home Office or out - that backs this up.
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May 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Home Office special advisors now literally just inventing scary numbers based on absolutely nothing. There is no remotely credible analysis - inside the Home Office or out - that backs this up.
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This is the rise and fall of immigration up to December 2024. This is published visa data - facts, not projections. But the net migration figure covering the post-election period (to Dec 2024) is not out until the week after next, by linking it to an emigration estimate
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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May 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This is the rise and fall of immigration up to December 2024. This is published visa data - facts, not projections. But the net migration figure covering the post-election period (to Dec 2024) is not out until the week after next, by linking it to an emigration estimate
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
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Once again - immigration *has been falling sharply* for more than a year now.
Just bizarre that the media/political debate hasn't caught up with this yet..
Just bizarre that the media/political debate hasn't caught up with this yet..
New work visa data show little change in application numbers between March and April.
Health and care apps have settled at 1.7k per month, around half the level of non-healthcare applications (main apps only). Quite the change from 2023, when there were around 13,000 H&C applications per month!
Health and care apps have settled at 1.7k per month, around half the level of non-healthcare applications (main apps only). Quite the change from 2023, when there were around 13,000 H&C applications per month!
May 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Once again - immigration *has been falling sharply* for more than a year now.
Just bizarre that the media/political debate hasn't caught up with this yet..
Just bizarre that the media/political debate hasn't caught up with this yet..
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Choice of Leo presumably a nod to importance of Catholic Social Teaching. But I like to remember the last Leo's enthusiasm for cocaine-infused tonic wine. It's a demanding job...
May 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Choice of Leo presumably a nod to importance of Catholic Social Teaching. But I like to remember the last Leo's enthusiasm for cocaine-infused tonic wine. It's a demanding job...