Djordje Sredanovic
djsredanovic.bsky.social
Djordje Sredanovic
@djsredanovic.bsky.social
Sociologist - citizenship/Brexit/migration/media/race&ethnicity/work
Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Chester/collaborateur scientifique at GERME laboratory, Université libre de Bruxelles
I can understand that between the changes in political climate and the reactions to the increase in refugee arrivals since 2015 (2011 for some of the countries involved) this might come as a surprise.
January 29, 2026 at 10:06 AM
A system of cheap, physical IDs with limited requirements for the holders could solve many of the issues in this field, but apart from some migrant groups I do not see political actors willing to take up that position.
January 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Right-to-work checks should become digital (which is an issue in terms of proving rights), with the promise of making the checks more systematic and traceable. The latter could improve workers' rights and facilitate proving time in employment, but that is still to prove
January 14, 2026 at 12:09 PM
British citizens without a passport or driving licence will likely remain ID-less. If the new digital ID does get implemented it could be an improvement, but the vulnerability is likely to remain.
January 14, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The exception is obviously undocumented migrants, for whom a reduction in ID check is welcome
January 14, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Almost all non-citizens in the UK are already subject to mandatory digital ID, and have no alternatives to it being digital, so there is no improvement on that front. Rather, a divide will remain between those who have to have a digital ID and the majority that has alternatives
January 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Oh, and The Nanny season 2 episode 13 is surprisingly pro-union (less surprisingly if you consider Fran Drescher's history)
December 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor... - only a few of these are from the US, but Norma Rae for example stands out, and I would add the single-season series Damnation
Category:Films about the labor movement - Wikipedia
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December 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The part I think has not been explored is: in how many cases it is transmitted without registration? How many are citizens in potentiality but don't become so until the paperwork is done? Doing research on external Irish and Italian external citizenship showed it can be important.
December 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
PSNI would basically need to consider the deportation of every single criminal sentenced in Northern Ireland. I am sure this would had no political ramifications.
December 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Finally, 'we take our citizens back' is a basically dishonest way of presenting things. The main current use of denaturalisation (after fraud) is to leave people who have been charged with terror offences abroad unable to re-enter the UK.
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Also, the Police Service of Northern Ireland would potentially end having to consider deportation for almost every local criminal, given that the Republic of Ireland attributes citizenship to most people born on the island, Northern Ireland included.
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM