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Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks @remakingbritain.bsky.social · 4d

Delve into the rich tapestry of South Asian experiences in the UK through our 13 theme pages. Each theme offers a blend of context, timelines and stories, linking individual lives and events across generations and geographies. southasianbritain.org/themes/
@UoBArtsMatter @BL_Learning @QMULsed

Themes — South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories

Find out more about the history of South Asians in Britain

southasianbritain.org

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 4d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 4d

Excellent letter from the Bishop of Birmingham to Robert Jenrick.

At a time when so many other voices have been silent, the bishops have been admirably outspoken against attempts to stir up division.

The churches do a lot of community cohesion work & do not want to see this trashed for party gain.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 4d

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

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Mukti Jain Campion @muktijaincampion.bsky.social · 4d

It's happening
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.com

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Mukti Jain Campion @muktijaincampion.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks for sharing. Excellent reality check

Mukti Jain Campion @muktijaincampion.bsky.social · 28d

Sad to have to walk past the Far right march near Russell Square to reach Noor Inayat khan's memorial statue where we meet every September to celebrate the birthday of this war heroine.

Memorial statue of WWII SOE heroine Noor Inayat Khan in Gordon Square, London.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · Aug 6

There's a lot wrong with British democracy, but three things we should defend with iron determination:

- no party involvement in appointing judges;

- non-partisan drawing of constituency boundaries;

- limited party spending by comparison with the US - though this is now very much at risk.

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John Simpson @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social · Jul 30

The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights warns that countries are becoming bolder in attacking dissidents in the UK. Russia, China & Iran are the worst, but Bahrain, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, & the UAE have all attacked people here.

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Mukti Jain Campion @muktijaincampion.bsky.social · Jul 30

Gorgeous 😍

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Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks @remakingbritain.bsky.social · Jul 18

Happy South Asian Heritage Month! To mark the start of SAHM, we are excited to share that on Tuesday 22 July our landmark educational website, South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories, will launch.

To learn more, visit: project.southasianbritain.org

#southasianheritagemonth #RootsToRoutes

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Mukti Jain Campion @muktijaincampion.bsky.social · Jun 30

Exactly.

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Highlands Rewilding @highlandsrewilding.bsky.social · Jun 11

Highlands Rewilding founder and CEO wins top environmental prize. Our founder and CEO Jeremy Leggett has been awarded one of the world’s two top environmental prizes and its half million USD prize money. Past winners have included Jim Hansen, Gro Harlem Brundtland, and James Lovelock.

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Mukti Jain Campion @muktijaincampion.bsky.social · May 25

BBC News - Bygone photos show life in Wales' oldest multi-ethnic community
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#berthardy #tigerbay

Tiger Bay: Exhibition shows memories of bygone Cardiff community

Four friends reminisce about growing up in Cardiff's Tiger Bay in the 1950s.

www.bbc.com

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Prof Michaela Benson @michaelacbenson.bsky.social · May 23

@nandosigona.bsky.social and I have come off our podcast hiatus to talk about the new immigration white paper and the Brexit-sized elephant in the room (as well as the dogwhistle politics) Listen wherever you get your podcasts or visit our website:

whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...

S3 E11 Labour’s new immigration plan is anything but Brexit

Michaela and Nando discuss the UK’s Labour Government 2025 promise to restore control over immigration by reducing net migration and how Brexit remains the elephant in the room.

whodowethinkweare.org

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Tom Rank @tomrank.bsky.social · May 18

This is terrific - moving and at the same time enraging that the Government want to make it harder for refugees to gain citizenship. MPs should read this before voting on that!

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · May 18

A more personal substack post today about the first refugee I hosted through @refugeesathome.bsky.social .

It's not something I talk about much but I felt I needed to write something in response to the increasingly hostile environment for refugees.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-path-t...

The path to citizenship the UK has choked off - to our detriment

A story of hope and anger and one man called B.

christinapagel.substack.com

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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · May 14

Are you working in museum collections, digital storytelling, or projects featuring migration history? Join us for the first event in the Migration Network series, focused on how digital tools are being used to document and share migration stories through collections work.

A panel of five diverse speakers sit on a small stage in front of an audience at the Migration Museum. One speaker on the far right is holding a microphone and speaking, gesturing with his hand. The other panelists are listening attentively. The background features historical black-and-white photographs and a blue wall with the words "MIGRATION MUSEUM" in white text. The audience is seated facing the panel.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · May 14

Starmer's language was deplorable.

It was grotesquely offensive, accusing people who have brought their gifts to this country of doing "incalculable" "damage"; & politically foolish, in endorsing Farage's claims of an establishment conspiracy.

But bad analogies with Powell miss the key problem. 🧵

Image from the Financial Times, placing Keir Starmer next to Enoch Powell.

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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · Apr 17

Every family has a migration story.
What ONE object represents your family story?
And why?

We’d love for you to share in the comments to help us think about a future collection.

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Mukti Jain Campion @muktijaincampion.bsky.social · Apr 10

Ritu Kapur, Quint: Two facts can be true but contradict each other when presented without rigorous arguments. Just puts off audiences, may not distinguish bet. reliability of content from journalists/influencers. How to build trust & make impact in era of fast-scrolling content consumption? #ijf25

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Mukti Jain Campion @muktijaincampion.bsky.social · Apr 10

Matt Wells CNN: People on their smartphones now struggle to discern what is true, even on traditional media. People living in parallel universes of facts, this creates an existential crisis of identity for news media. Our job is to report on what is consequential and follow it through #ijf25

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Mukti Jain Campion @muktijaincampion.bsky.social · Apr 10

Natalia Antelava: The piping for distributing facts is broken. Plethora of social media platforms are driving this. Mostly now full of sewage, so even if you add pure water, people are still drinking sewage. Journalism needs to not ally with tech platforms who do not serve public interest. #ijf25

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Mukti Jain Campion @muktijaincampion.bsky.social · Apr 10

"A tidal wave of comment but less primacy of facts." Published comments, not rooted in facts, are flooding out fact-based truth, sometimes deliberately.
Is truth-based journalism still possible or affordable? - Alan Rusbridger, Editor of Prospect magazine and former editor of The Guardian #ijf25

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Mukti Jain Campion @muktijaincampion.bsky.social · Apr 10

Trump's attacks on press "worse than anything I've seen before" - Betsy Reed, Guardian US. Abuse of regulatory powers, using criminal law to jeopardise confidential sources, limiting access, refusing to comply with FOI requests, immigration visa status & threat of MAGA vigilante violence. #ijf25

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Mukti Jain Campion @muktijaincampion.bsky.social · Apr 10

Next up, Trump and the Press. Betsy Reed, Editor in Chief of the Guardian,US say challenge to press is the Trump strategy (according to Steve Bannon) to "flood the zone" ie overwhelm newsrooms. With limited resources, have to pick stories we can do in depth eg student visas being removed. #ijf25.

Mukti Jain Campion @muktijaincampion.bsky.social · Apr 10

Chris Wylie lays down a challenge to journalists: Framing it as a tech story is the problem. This is not about widgets, it's a fascist movement.
Journalists need to report what the tech bros are saying about the future and challenge it. Report the cult it really is. #ijf25

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