London Aka Hige
@aka-hige.bsky.social
Ditched birdsite soon after Nov 2022. Wandered through the wilderness of Mastodon Post Substack Threads and finally here.
UK News and politics.
UK News and politics.
I will start posting and writing more here, but for personal reasons mostly some random thoughts or even borderline gibberish. It may not make sense to you, but a vent for me and for my well-being.
It will take time to sort out the chaos in my mind to begin to sound coherent. So bear with me.
It will take time to sort out the chaos in my mind to begin to sound coherent. So bear with me.
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I will start posting and writing more here, but for personal reasons mostly some random thoughts or even borderline gibberish. It may not make sense to you, but a vent for me and for my well-being.
It will take time to sort out the chaos in my mind to begin to sound coherent. So bear with me.
It will take time to sort out the chaos in my mind to begin to sound coherent. So bear with me.
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To be clear: deportations to increase cultural homogeneity is the text book definition of ethnic cleansing. Demands that come even close to this are so far outside any democratic norm and the rule of law. What has happened to a country when this is not condemned in the strongest possible terms?
October 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
To be clear: deportations to increase cultural homogeneity is the text book definition of ethnic cleansing. Demands that come even close to this are so far outside any democratic norm and the rule of law. What has happened to a country when this is not condemned in the strongest possible terms?
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Wrest Park has 90 acres of garden with over 40 statues to spot as well as a 19th century mansion that has featured in a range of TV shows and films.
Historical mansion close to Cambs that featured in Bridgerton
www.cambridge-news.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Wrest Park has 90 acres of garden with over 40 statues to spot as well as a 19th century mansion that has featured in a range of TV shows and films.
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For people saying US citizens just need to show their IDs to avoid being stopped in immigration raids:
This man did. Agents told him it was fake.
This man did. Agents told him it was fake.
Venegas, who specializes in laying concrete foundations, says he was detained both times despite showing his Alabama-issued REAL ID driver’s license — a higher-security identity card available only to U.S. citizens and legal residents.
Agents told him the ID card was fake
Agents told him the ID card was fake
October 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
For people saying US citizens just need to show their IDs to avoid being stopped in immigration raids:
This man did. Agents told him it was fake.
This man did. Agents told him it was fake.
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spokesperson for Sadiq Khan:
“We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.
“London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”
“We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.
“London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”
Trump to the UN: "I have to say, I look at London where you have a terrible mayor -- terrible terrible mayor -- and it's been so changed, so changed. Now they want to go to Sharia Law ... both their immigration and their suicidal energy ideas will be the death of Western Europe."
September 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
spokesperson for Sadiq Khan:
“We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.
“London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”
“We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.
“London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”
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There is a courthouse in the City of London that hasn’t been used for a trial since 1737, but it’s still there - just in case.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/col...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/col...
College of Arms opens its doors to show off the High Court of Chivalry
There is a courthouse in the City of London that hasn’t been used for a trial since 1737, but it’s still there - just in case.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
There is a courthouse in the City of London that hasn’t been used for a trial since 1737, but it’s still there - just in case.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/col...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/col...
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Reform's ‘plan’ to revoke the legal status of millions of UK residents is morally abhorrent & economic madness
The public believe in fairness & mutual respect, not this cruel Trumpian policy that would leave us all poorer. We are not America - we must resist this dangerous turn in British politics.
The public believe in fairness & mutual respect, not this cruel Trumpian policy that would leave us all poorer. We are not America - we must resist this dangerous turn in British politics.
September 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Reform's ‘plan’ to revoke the legal status of millions of UK residents is morally abhorrent & economic madness
The public believe in fairness & mutual respect, not this cruel Trumpian policy that would leave us all poorer. We are not America - we must resist this dangerous turn in British politics.
The public believe in fairness & mutual respect, not this cruel Trumpian policy that would leave us all poorer. We are not America - we must resist this dangerous turn in British politics.
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As well as the fantasy £234 bn, journalists should also be clear Farage's claims most new migrants don't work, and those who do are on low wages, are entirely false.
In fact, 1.8 million recent migrants are on payrolls (others will be self employed).
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
In fact, 1.8 million recent migrants are on payrolls (others will be self employed).
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
September 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
As well as the fantasy £234 bn, journalists should also be clear Farage's claims most new migrants don't work, and those who do are on low wages, are entirely false.
In fact, 1.8 million recent migrants are on payrolls (others will be self employed).
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
In fact, 1.8 million recent migrants are on payrolls (others will be self employed).
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
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It was obvious when EU citizens had the terms of their settlement here retrospectively revoked that a precedent was being set and that, in time, the argument would move on to other categories of migrant, always tending towards a purity test of who is ‘indigenous’. Unless resisted.
September 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
It was obvious when EU citizens had the terms of their settlement here retrospectively revoked that a precedent was being set and that, in time, the argument would move on to other categories of migrant, always tending towards a purity test of who is ‘indigenous’. Unless resisted.
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Sadiq Khan condemns Nigel Farage's threat to deport hundreds of thousands of Londoners with settled status.
“They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
“Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
“They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
“Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
September 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Sadiq Khan condemns Nigel Farage's threat to deport hundreds of thousands of Londoners with settled status.
“They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
“Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
“They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
“Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
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Fred Marcellino’s brilliant cover for the 1986 Houghton Mifflin edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid's Tale”.
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Fred Marcellino’s brilliant cover for the 1986 Houghton Mifflin edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid's Tale”.
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To be fair, cancelling Jimmy Kimmel does seem like an appropriate way for MAGA to honour Charlie Kirk’s totally insincere support for freedom of speech.
September 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
To be fair, cancelling Jimmy Kimmel does seem like an appropriate way for MAGA to honour Charlie Kirk’s totally insincere support for freedom of speech.
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Marie Antoinette Style review: Forget the seedy sex addict slurs – and meet the real classy, sassy queen
Marie Antoinette Style review: Forget the seedy sex addict slurs – and meet the real classy, sassy queen
From smallpox headgear to fairytale gowns and self-modelled ‘breast cups’, this lavish show reveals a very different person from the one depicted in the libellous fantasies of the French revolutionary press
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Marie Antoinette Style review: Forget the seedy sex addict slurs – and meet the real classy, sassy queen
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"These are dark times, but those who seek to divide us will not win. The capital’s soul and spirit are as inclusive and optimistic as ever."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
After the far right’s march on our streets, Londoners must show Trump we reject his politics of fear | Sadiq Khan
These are dark times, but those who seek to divide us will not win. The capital’s soul and spirit are as inclusive and optimistic as ever, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"These are dark times, but those who seek to divide us will not win. The capital’s soul and spirit are as inclusive and optimistic as ever."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Amazing to go from ‘not a racist’ to ‘they breed like rabbits’ in the space of two paragraphs.
This, from The Londoner yesterday, also features people on the march who claim not to be racists. Though the things they say prove otherwise
September 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Amazing to go from ‘not a racist’ to ‘they breed like rabbits’ in the space of two paragraphs.
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NEW - A punchy Keir Starmer at cabinet condemns the violence at Saturday's march "led by a convicted criminal" saying they had "sent a chill through the spines of people around the country, and particularly many ethnic minority Britons."
September 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
NEW - A punchy Keir Starmer at cabinet condemns the violence at Saturday's march "led by a convicted criminal" saying they had "sent a chill through the spines of people around the country, and particularly many ethnic minority Britons."
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We must unite against those who seek to divide us.
September 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We must unite against those who seek to divide us.
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TLDR: Make racism shameful again. While you’re at it add fascism too.
September 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
TLDR: Make racism shameful again. While you’re at it add fascism too.
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Is social media a threat to democracy?📱
+ Have free speech laws in the UK gone too far?💬
Former President of Global Affairs at Meta, Sir Nick Clegg will speak to @peston.bsky.social on tonight’s show
#Peston
+ Have free speech laws in the UK gone too far?💬
Former President of Global Affairs at Meta, Sir Nick Clegg will speak to @peston.bsky.social on tonight’s show
#Peston
September 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Is social media a threat to democracy?📱
+ Have free speech laws in the UK gone too far?💬
Former President of Global Affairs at Meta, Sir Nick Clegg will speak to @peston.bsky.social on tonight’s show
#Peston
+ Have free speech laws in the UK gone too far?💬
Former President of Global Affairs at Meta, Sir Nick Clegg will speak to @peston.bsky.social on tonight’s show
#Peston
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Inside the world of Kenya’s ‘shadow scholars’ paid to write essays for UK students
Inside the world of Kenya’s ‘shadow scholars’ paid to write essays for UK students
Highly educated Kenyans working for essay mills ghostwrite academic work that students pass off as their own
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Inside the world of Kenya’s ‘shadow scholars’ paid to write essays for UK students
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Can anyone explain why the Government is still doing most of its communications through a website whose owner is now openly rallying the far right to trigger a violent insurrection on our streets?
September 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Can anyone explain why the Government is still doing most of its communications through a website whose owner is now openly rallying the far right to trigger a violent insurrection on our streets?
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Elon, speaking at the Tommy Robinson march today: “This is a government against the people and not for the people, this is why everyone is gathered here today…we don’t have another four years…there’s got to be a dissolution of parliament”
And the government just…continues to use X.
And the government just…continues to use X.
September 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Elon, speaking at the Tommy Robinson march today: “This is a government against the people and not for the people, this is why everyone is gathered here today…we don’t have another four years…there’s got to be a dissolution of parliament”
And the government just…continues to use X.
And the government just…continues to use X.
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“Eat More Fish - More Than Half the Catch is Sold as Fried Fish”, by Charles Pears for the Empire Marketing Board, c.1928.
September 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“Eat More Fish - More Than Half the Catch is Sold as Fried Fish”, by Charles Pears for the Empire Marketing Board, c.1928.
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“Hate breeds when those in power are silent. I implore you and other ministers to speak out urgently in defence of our migrant communities and our multicultural society more generally." — Nick Lowles, CEO, HOPE not hate
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer urged to do more to push back against ‘onslaught of racism’
Hope Not Hate writes letter to PM as senior Labour MPs call for party to take firmer stand against far right
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
“Hate breeds when those in power are silent. I implore you and other ministers to speak out urgently in defence of our migrant communities and our multicultural society more generally." — Nick Lowles, CEO, HOPE not hate
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...