Alex is correct, and it’s imo a question of incentives. Social media rewards attention and, for lack of a better word, shrillness (you could see it more in Twitter back in the day).
Whereas the object here should be to kill the policy - so encourage Labour MPs and activists to speak out against
Whereas the object here should be to kill the policy - so encourage Labour MPs and activists to speak out against
This is what I mean. It's grotesque to describe some idiotic policy - cruel and racist though it is - as "eerily similar" to a World War and the extermination of millions. It utterly degrades any framework of logic within which we can discuss things, to the direct benefit of those who exploit fear.
November 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Alex is correct, and it’s imo a question of incentives. Social media rewards attention and, for lack of a better word, shrillness (you could see it more in Twitter back in the day).
Whereas the object here should be to kill the policy - so encourage Labour MPs and activists to speak out against
Whereas the object here should be to kill the policy - so encourage Labour MPs and activists to speak out against
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A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
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Plans to leave refugees in a state of perpetual uncertainty about where and if they can rebuild their lives are not just performative cruelty, they are counterproductive to integration and the economy. It doesn’t have to be like this - 1/2
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Plans to leave refugees in a state of perpetual uncertainty about where and if they can rebuild their lives are not just performative cruelty, they are counterproductive to integration and the economy. It doesn’t have to be like this - 1/2
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From Ea-Nasir to Twitter, writing has been a disaster for the human race and it's time to call the disastrous experiment to a close.
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
From Ea-Nasir to Twitter, writing has been a disaster for the human race and it's time to call the disastrous experiment to a close.
One thing I remember from anecdotes from family friends about being forced to emigrate due to an antisemitic campaign in 1969 Poland (“antizionist”, as the Government labelled it) was that many went to Denmark and said it was unwelcoming *even then*. They left for Israel after a couple of months
November 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
One thing I remember from anecdotes from family friends about being forced to emigrate due to an antisemitic campaign in 1969 Poland (“antizionist”, as the Government labelled it) was that many went to Denmark and said it was unwelcoming *even then*. They left for Israel after a couple of months
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This does seem to be a relevant question. Reading the Sun and Guardina pieces side by side it is hard to believe they are describing the same policy. That kind of spin might have worked in 1990s but in a social media ecosystem where anger goes viral is is likely to generate own goals
And once again, I ask whether Ministers and No10 realise that the readership of one paper can in fact read the contents of another.
Dark forces are stirring up anger in the UK. My asylum reforms are our chance to stop them | Shabana Mahmood
I know some of these measures will face opposition. But a country without secure borders is less safe for those who look like me, says Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This does seem to be a relevant question. Reading the Sun and Guardina pieces side by side it is hard to believe they are describing the same policy. That kind of spin might have worked in 1990s but in a social media ecosystem where anger goes viral is is likely to generate own goals
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The cynic in me sees Mahmood floating to The Sun the idea of a "seize the jewellery" policy for refugees as a way of creating a sacrificial element in the new crackdown, which can be later withdrawn to show gov is listening to MPs. Rather unusually I find myself hoping that the cynic in me is right.
November 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The cynic in me sees Mahmood floating to The Sun the idea of a "seize the jewellery" policy for refugees as a way of creating a sacrificial element in the new crackdown, which can be later withdrawn to show gov is listening to MPs. Rather unusually I find myself hoping that the cynic in me is right.
Proud of my local MP!
"As another row on immigration and refugees awaits parliament, it is clear the problem is not immigrants, but politicians themselves."
Great piece, great closing line from @stellacreasy.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Great piece, great closing line from @stellacreasy.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
ICE-style raids on Britain's streets: that's all Labour's brutal asylum reforms will achieve | Stella Creasy
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them, says Labour MP Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Proud of my local MP!
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You can be critical of this gov't - and there plenty to be critical about - without flattening everything into an unintelligible, ahistorical paste. Because doing so, is absolutely part of the problem. It enables "they're all the same" narratives, which never - ever - lead to progressive outcomes.
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
You can be critical of this gov't - and there plenty to be critical about - without flattening everything into an unintelligible, ahistorical paste. Because doing so, is absolutely part of the problem. It enables "they're all the same" narratives, which never - ever - lead to progressive outcomes.
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The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
I for one am deeply curious if the Starmer hypothesis, “the more it annoys my own party, the more serious governance it is” gets in any way proven or disproven in, say, the next few months
November 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I for one am deeply curious if the Starmer hypothesis, “the more it annoys my own party, the more serious governance it is” gets in any way proven or disproven in, say, the next few months
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Tony Vaughan MP who needs to make the case for control (and compassion) in his Folkestone constituency in Kent says the government should rethink its rhetoric and policy on removing people granted refugee status here
November 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Tony Vaughan MP who needs to make the case for control (and compassion) in his Folkestone constituency in Kent says the government should rethink its rhetoric and policy on removing people granted refugee status here
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Labour's fear of Reform, 'the election is tomorrow' attitude means that they are completely incapable of going 'okay, but what are *actually* the consequences of refugee and asylum policy that people don't like?'
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Labour's fear of Reform, 'the election is tomorrow' attitude means that they are completely incapable of going 'okay, but what are *actually* the consequences of refugee and asylum policy that people don't like?'
My most authoritarian belief is that the state should really have as much of a monopoly on punishment as possible bar like parenting; “lynching but woke, somehow” is not a way to build an egalitarian society
there's a tendency in parts of the left to believe that 'community' is the answer to everything but communities are often horrendous!
did not realize that prisonculture's "abolitionism" consists of believing that lynchings would be better if they were conducted at lilith fair
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
My most authoritarian belief is that the state should really have as much of a monopoly on punishment as possible bar like parenting; “lynching but woke, somehow” is not a way to build an egalitarian society
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The siege of Constantinople, 1454
The defense of $98,000 on bitcoin has failed.
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The siege of Constantinople, 1454
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Anyway: both the state and private developers need to build at far greater rates, the default aim should be 'a dual earner couple on average incomes can live in non-crowded conditions and raise a family', and the model family *for policymakers* should be three for obvious reasons.
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Anyway: both the state and private developers need to build at far greater rates, the default aim should be 'a dual earner couple on average incomes can live in non-crowded conditions and raise a family', and the model family *for policymakers* should be three for obvious reasons.
All I’m saying is restoring the limes saxonicus is an option if the Germans continue being *like that*
The co-leader of the far-right AfD, Germany's largest opposition party, has suggested that Poland is as much of a threat to his country as Russia is.
Leader of far-right AfD suggests Poland as great a threat to Germany as Russia
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November 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
All I’m saying is restoring the limes saxonicus is an option if the Germans continue being *like that*
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Listen I understand some people might not know this but the big lesson of the World War Two thing was that "determining the value and traits of people based on genetics is bad, actually"
Exclusive: Adolf Hitler’s DNA has been sequenced by scientists
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
Hitler had hidden genetic sexual disorder, DNA analysis reveals
The Nazi dictator had Kallmann syndrome, which hinders normal puberty and the development of sexual organs, according to groundbreaking research
www.thetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Listen I understand some people might not know this but the big lesson of the World War Two thing was that "determining the value and traits of people based on genetics is bad, actually"
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It would be a ridiculous idea that deep down, in my heart of hearts, I believe would somehow work
Odds of Ed Miliband being next PM are hugely underrated.
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It would be a ridiculous idea that deep down, in my heart of hearts, I believe would somehow work
Astonishing how much my sympathy with Wes Streeting went up with the briefings against him. And how much my sympathy towards Mahmood went down with „was focused on major asylum changes”, saying as someone with a vote in whatever might come next
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Astonishing how much my sympathy with Wes Streeting went up with the briefings against him. And how much my sympathy towards Mahmood went down with „was focused on major asylum changes”, saying as someone with a vote in whatever might come next
Not a huge fan of this polar night taster session
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Not a huge fan of this polar night taster session
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NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
Excoriating but what a brilliant column, this
The impossible dream some people on the British right are chasing is that you can have a BBC News operation that retreats from detail and expertise, that takes dictation from the government, but this will only create incompetence and failure when it suits you:
To fix the BBC, focus on competence and cash
Corporation fails to learn from criticism, while politicians have consciously reduced its scope for quality journalism
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Excoriating but what a brilliant column, this
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Nick Robinson closed the Today programme emphasising that the BBC Board is *still* fighting over the wording of a statement over the Panorama programme.
it is very strange that BBC chair Samir Shah is hiding this morning. He should by rights be on the Today programme presenting himself as in charge and hands on the tiller. I wonder if he is frightened for his position
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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