Sue Lukes
@suelukes.bsky.social
Expert on local services esp housing, migration, migrant communities, community safety, human rights. First UK councillor migrant champion. she/her pronouns. Post in Spanish and English 💜💙🤍💜💙🤍
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The EU was created in by people who lived through WWII and saw political and economic integration as a means to bringing peace and stability to the continent.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The EU was created in by people who lived through WWII and saw political and economic integration as a means to bringing peace and stability to the continent.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
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I don’t think all conservatives are racists but the ones that aren’t are very quiet and therefore effectively pro-racist
Unsurprising mask-off racism from Nick Timothy here.
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Strip residency of migrants who are a net financial drain, urges Tory MP
Ministers should withdraw permanent residency from those who draw more in welfare than they contribute, a former No 10 adviser has said
www.thetimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I don’t think all conservatives are racists but the ones that aren’t are very quiet and therefore effectively pro-racist
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That in turn risks depressing voter turnout, which is going to be a far more beneficial move for Reform than anything else. It doesn't mean being silent on Labour's inhumane policies though. Those policies harm people right now, while reinforcing Reform's narrative. 4/
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
That in turn risks depressing voter turnout, which is going to be a far more beneficial move for Reform than anything else. It doesn't mean being silent on Labour's inhumane policies though. Those policies harm people right now, while reinforcing Reform's narrative. 4/
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It would be foolish though to assume that things under Reform wouldn't be worse. What is needed is a government which challenges Reform rather than being led by it, as is happening at the moment. If Labour carries on the same trajectory there is a risk of people thinking "Reform can't be worse". 3/
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
It would be foolish though to assume that things under Reform wouldn't be worse. What is needed is a government which challenges Reform rather than being led by it, as is happening at the moment. If Labour carries on the same trajectory there is a risk of people thinking "Reform can't be worse". 3/
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This is not a suggestion, even remotely, that Labour's current strategy of "support us doing evil crap because otherwise Reform's evil crap will be worse" is the right one. Reform's evil crap will be, but they'll get away with a lot because Labour have laid the groundwork and "normalised it". 2/
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This is not a suggestion, even remotely, that Labour's current strategy of "support us doing evil crap because otherwise Reform's evil crap will be worse" is the right one. Reform's evil crap will be, but they'll get away with a lot because Labour have laid the groundwork and "normalised it". 2/
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On certain key areas, especially related to rights, you need a rizla paper to measure the difference in outcomes, if not stated policies, between Reform and Labour. That is not to say they are the same though. It's dangerous ground to think things "can't be worse" under Reform. 1/
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
On certain key areas, especially related to rights, you need a rizla paper to measure the difference in outcomes, if not stated policies, between Reform and Labour. That is not to say they are the same though. It's dangerous ground to think things "can't be worse" under Reform. 1/
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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Watch closely how ill meaning parties mimick one another in the race to the bottom.
Its not rocket science. And certainly lacking all creativity. #stupidityreigns
Migration is a given. You can’t be racist and have a full working economy. Or rather, you can: but don’t come knocking on their doors.
Its not rocket science. And certainly lacking all creativity. #stupidityreigns
Migration is a given. You can’t be racist and have a full working economy. Or rather, you can: but don’t come knocking on their doors.
Unsurprising mask-off racism from Nick Timothy here.
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Strip residency of migrants who are a net financial drain, urges Tory MP
Ministers should withdraw permanent residency from those who draw more in welfare than they contribute, a former No 10 adviser has said
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Watch closely how ill meaning parties mimick one another in the race to the bottom.
Its not rocket science. And certainly lacking all creativity. #stupidityreigns
Migration is a given. You can’t be racist and have a full working economy. Or rather, you can: but don’t come knocking on their doors.
Its not rocket science. And certainly lacking all creativity. #stupidityreigns
Migration is a given. You can’t be racist and have a full working economy. Or rather, you can: but don’t come knocking on their doors.
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And this isn’t the first time that allegation has been made by one of his team. A campaigner was caught saying the same on an undercover Channel 4 camera and later said it was a joke. That campaigner now runs the anti-immigration Centre for Migration Control www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...
December 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
And this isn’t the first time that allegation has been made by one of his team. A campaigner was caught saying the same on an undercover Channel 4 camera and later said it was a joke. That campaigner now runs the anti-immigration Centre for Migration Control www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...
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It isn't that long ago, a few years perhaps, where saying this out loud would have been career suicide. How far we have fallen in such a short time. :(
Unsurprising mask-off racism from Nick Timothy here.
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Strip residency of migrants who are a net financial drain, urges Tory MP
Ministers should withdraw permanent residency from those who draw more in welfare than they contribute, a former No 10 adviser has said
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It isn't that long ago, a few years perhaps, where saying this out loud would have been career suicide. How far we have fallen in such a short time. :(
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Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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We’ve teamed up with @transparencyuk.bsky.social to write this joint piece on the case for caps on political donations.
It follows new TIUK polling that shows 84% of people believe wealthy individuals use political donations to advance their personal interests.
Fair politics needs fair limits👇
It follows new TIUK polling that shows 84% of people believe wealthy individuals use political donations to advance their personal interests.
Fair politics needs fair limits👇
For a fair system where politicians are accountable to the public, not just those who bankroll them we need limits on political donations.
‘Fair politics needs fair limits’ – LabourList
What’s the most valuable thing money can buy? Increasingly, people in Britain fear the answer might be democracy itself. For a government elected on a…
labourlist.org
December 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We’ve teamed up with @transparencyuk.bsky.social to write this joint piece on the case for caps on political donations.
It follows new TIUK polling that shows 84% of people believe wealthy individuals use political donations to advance their personal interests.
Fair politics needs fair limits👇
It follows new TIUK polling that shows 84% of people believe wealthy individuals use political donations to advance their personal interests.
Fair politics needs fair limits👇
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“It is now beyond doubt, however; that this assisted by the White House in its efforts to destroy Ukraine and that the United States has declared war on Europe under its appalling president”… and who does the US support in Europe? The AFD in Germany and Reform UK here.
Such grim betrayal.
(iPaper)
Such grim betrayal.
(iPaper)
December 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
“It is now beyond doubt, however; that this assisted by the White House in its efforts to destroy Ukraine and that the United States has declared war on Europe under its appalling president”… and who does the US support in Europe? The AFD in Germany and Reform UK here.
Such grim betrayal.
(iPaper)
Such grim betrayal.
(iPaper)
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To be clear this is false both because nation states are multi ethnic everywhere and bc they have different (not-all-ethnic-based) interests that can conflict. And ofc bc most white ppl don't share this malign implausible vision anyway
White supremacy is both morally and empirically bullshit
White supremacy is both morally and empirically bullshit
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
To be clear this is false both because nation states are multi ethnic everywhere and bc they have different (not-all-ethnic-based) interests that can conflict. And ofc bc most white ppl don't share this malign implausible vision anyway
White supremacy is both morally and empirically bullshit
White supremacy is both morally and empirically bullshit
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The idea that white nationalist Christianity could unite countries from Russia to Ukraine, Australia to Denmark, the US to Canada is morally bankrupt but it's also disproved empirically every day
Banning, expelling, or sterilising all not-white ppl won't make a big happy global neo Nazi family
Banning, expelling, or sterilising all not-white ppl won't make a big happy global neo Nazi family
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The idea that white nationalist Christianity could unite countries from Russia to Ukraine, Australia to Denmark, the US to Canada is morally bankrupt but it's also disproved empirically every day
Banning, expelling, or sterilising all not-white ppl won't make a big happy global neo Nazi family
Banning, expelling, or sterilising all not-white ppl won't make a big happy global neo Nazi family
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The report calls for a statutory inquiry into the increase in deaths and violence, along with the establishment of safe routes. “This investigation should seek to establish how UK funding contributed to the increase in violence in response to heightened security and lack of safe routes,”
Rather than pushing yet more hostile anti-asylum policies, Labour needs to be actually supporting people. UK policies and rhetoric have the inevitable consequences of not only forcing more people towards gangs, but increasing violence used against them. #r4today
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK asylum policy causes more violence and deaths, say rights groups
Home Office drive to stop small boats crossing Channel is handing more power to people smugglers, report finds
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The report calls for a statutory inquiry into the increase in deaths and violence, along with the establishment of safe routes. “This investigation should seek to establish how UK funding contributed to the increase in violence in response to heightened security and lack of safe routes,”
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it's gutting to see access and widening participation initiatives being binned across the university sector. ELCE here at Bristol, Essex Pathways here. nothing pushes my personal, visceral buttons like the idea of denying academic study to someone whose life it could change
In yet more devastating news, the VC has confirmed her plans to cut 80% of academic staff from Essex Pathways, our foundation year department. This would effectively close down all our existing foundation year programmes through the back door.
But it's not a done deal yet. Please share urgently.
But it's not a done deal yet. Please share urgently.
December 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
it's gutting to see access and widening participation initiatives being binned across the university sector. ELCE here at Bristol, Essex Pathways here. nothing pushes my personal, visceral buttons like the idea of denying academic study to someone whose life it could change
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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Rather than pushing yet more hostile anti-asylum policies, Labour needs to be actually supporting people. UK policies and rhetoric have the inevitable consequences of not only forcing more people towards gangs, but increasing violence used against them. #r4today
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK asylum policy causes more violence and deaths, say rights groups
Home Office drive to stop small boats crossing Channel is handing more power to people smugglers, report finds
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Rather than pushing yet more hostile anti-asylum policies, Labour needs to be actually supporting people. UK policies and rhetoric have the inevitable consequences of not only forcing more people towards gangs, but increasing violence used against them. #r4today
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Trump–Putin axis betrays Ukraine – Occupation is not peace
A Declaration of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Conference, which held its Annual General Meeting on December 6th in London. The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign reaffirms its unwavering support for the Ukrainian people in their courageous…
A Declaration of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Conference, which held its Annual General Meeting on December 6th in London. The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign reaffirms its unwavering support for the Ukrainian people in their courageous…
Trump–Putin axis betrays Ukraine – Occupation is not peace
A Declaration of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Conference, which held its Annual General Meeting on December 6th in London. The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign reaffirms its unwavering support for the Ukrainian people in their courageous resistance to Russian aggression, which began in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale invasion in February 2022. Against formidable odds, and despite being denied the full international assistance they deserve, Ukraine has prevented Russia from achieving its objective: the complete subjugation and destruction of the Ukrainian nation, state, and sovereignty.
labourhub.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Trump–Putin axis betrays Ukraine – Occupation is not peace
A Declaration of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Conference, which held its Annual General Meeting on December 6th in London. The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign reaffirms its unwavering support for the Ukrainian people in their courageous…
A Declaration of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Conference, which held its Annual General Meeting on December 6th in London. The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign reaffirms its unwavering support for the Ukrainian people in their courageous…
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You know something is seriously wrong with the US when Russia says they are “aligned”.
Be very afraid 😳
Be very afraid 😳
December 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
You know something is seriously wrong with the US when Russia says they are “aligned”.
Be very afraid 😳
Be very afraid 😳
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This story more than any other disgusts me.
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too
Yinka Bankole was 12 when Farage spotted him in the playground:
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This story more than any other disgusts me.
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too