Alan Rew
@alanrew.bsky.social
UK-based retired software developer.
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(3/3) @jamesbowes01.bsky.social analysis, on which the Times article is based, explains the numbers and why the government's "earned settlement" proposals are a disaster economically as well as morally. [end]
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The coming collapse in immigration to the United Kingdom - UK in a changing Europe
James Bowes analyses the fall in net migration to the UK as a result of government policies and explores some of the political and economic consequences.
ukandeu.ac.uk
January 10, 2026 at 3:57 AM
(3/3) @jamesbowes01.bsky.social analysis, on which the Times article is based, explains the numbers and why the government's "earned settlement" proposals are a disaster economically as well as morally. [end]
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
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Entirely predictable/predicted: I wrote this almost two years ago
"If this government – or the next – does indeed succeed in reducing migration very substantially below projected levels, it will have a large fiscal cost, with consequent impacts for tax and spending."
ukandeu.ac.uk/has-higher-i...
"If this government – or the next – does indeed succeed in reducing migration very substantially below projected levels, it will have a large fiscal cost, with consequent impacts for tax and spending."
ukandeu.ac.uk/has-higher-i...
Has higher immigration saved the Chancellor again? - UK in a changing Europe
Jonathan Portes explores the impact of immigration on the UK economy in light of the Budget and the OBR's analysis.
ukandeu.ac.uk
January 10, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Entirely predictable/predicted: I wrote this almost two years ago
"If this government – or the next – does indeed succeed in reducing migration very substantially below projected levels, it will have a large fiscal cost, with consequent impacts for tax and spending."
ukandeu.ac.uk/has-higher-i...
"If this government – or the next – does indeed succeed in reducing migration very substantially below projected levels, it will have a large fiscal cost, with consequent impacts for tax and spending."
ukandeu.ac.uk/has-higher-i...
Was the hospital discharging something poisonous? Gas? Sewage?
January 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Was the hospital discharging something poisonous? Gas? Sewage?
This sort of headline really annoys me. Whoever wrote that (or maybe it's LLM -generated?) hasn't read it, or has an insufficient grasp of English to do their job.
January 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
This sort of headline really annoys me. Whoever wrote that (or maybe it's LLM -generated?) hasn't read it, or has an insufficient grasp of English to do their job.
Great photo. Where is this? Looks European.
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Great photo. Where is this? Looks European.
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Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has warned that authorities in Tehran may carry out a mass killing under cover of the communications blackout.
Nobel laureate warns of 'massacre' in Iran under internet blackout
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi warned that authorities in Tehran may carry out a mass killing under cover of a sweeping communications blackout, urging Western governments to speak ou...
www.iranintl.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has warned that authorities in Tehran may carry out a mass killing under cover of the communications blackout.
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Farage has declared £9,663 in total payments from X, Tice has earned £5,770, and Lee Anderson £3,871. They are the only MPs who have declared payments from the social media website apart from Rupert Lowe (ex Reform) who has earned £40,000 from posting on X since his election last year.
January 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Farage has declared £9,663 in total payments from X, Tice has earned £5,770, and Lee Anderson £3,871. They are the only MPs who have declared payments from the social media website apart from Rupert Lowe (ex Reform) who has earned £40,000 from posting on X since his election last year.
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/7 Prosecuting a cop for misconduct, let alone murder, is the hardest prosecution you can do in America. Thanks to America’s culture it’s like trying to convict a fucking kitten for high treason. It’s like trying to convict Jesus. You just cannot rush over confidently into that.
January 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
/7 Prosecuting a cop for misconduct, let alone murder, is the hardest prosecution you can do in America. Thanks to America’s culture it’s like trying to convict a fucking kitten for high treason. It’s like trying to convict Jesus. You just cannot rush over confidently into that.