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"Migrants who came to the UK on skilled work visas in 2022-23 will make a net contribution of £47bn to the public finances over their lifetime, according to new estimates from the government’s Migration Advisory Committee."
Not surprising, but some observations (1/n)
www.ft.com/content/10da...
Not surprising, but some observations (1/n)
www.ft.com/content/10da...
December 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"Migrants who came to the UK on skilled work visas in 2022-23 will make a net contribution of £47bn to the public finances over their lifetime, according to new estimates from the government’s Migration Advisory Committee."
Not surprising, but some observations (1/n)
www.ft.com/content/10da...
Not surprising, but some observations (1/n)
www.ft.com/content/10da...
Hi @adblockcardiff.bsky.social
We don't want this. If you have any good hints on how to object and stop this, it'd be appreciated.
#Cardiff
We don't want this. If you have any good hints on how to object and stop this, it'd be appreciated.
#Cardiff
December 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Hi @adblockcardiff.bsky.social
We don't want this. If you have any good hints on how to object and stop this, it'd be appreciated.
#Cardiff
We don't want this. If you have any good hints on how to object and stop this, it'd be appreciated.
#Cardiff
Butterfly cake?
Mate, I remember when Colin was just a caterpillar.
Mate, I remember when Colin was just a caterpillar.
December 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Butterfly cake?
Mate, I remember when Colin was just a caterpillar.
Mate, I remember when Colin was just a caterpillar.
Wait. This isn't a cognitive test.
This is a cracker joke.*
*Requires understanding of what a UK "Christmas Cracker" is.
Oh never mind.
This is a cracker joke.*
*Requires understanding of what a UK "Christmas Cracker" is.
Oh never mind.
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Wait. This isn't a cognitive test.
This is a cracker joke.*
*Requires understanding of what a UK "Christmas Cracker" is.
Oh never mind.
This is a cracker joke.*
*Requires understanding of what a UK "Christmas Cracker" is.
Oh never mind.
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
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A small reminder, especially if you struggle with low mood in the winter, that this is just 8 or 9 weeks away, fewer in some cases 👇🏼🌱🌱
December 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A small reminder, especially if you struggle with low mood in the winter, that this is just 8 or 9 weeks away, fewer in some cases 👇🏼🌱🌱
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If some guy stole my shit and made millions off it while wiping out my job prospects, and you, as my friend, bought that guy's cheap mass market replica of my shit, you and i would for obvious reasons have a problem. It being a massive company, not a guy, actually makes it even more of a problem.
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 AM
If some guy stole my shit and made millions off it while wiping out my job prospects, and you, as my friend, bought that guy's cheap mass market replica of my shit, you and i would for obvious reasons have a problem. It being a massive company, not a guy, actually makes it even more of a problem.
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A million times this.
It's only been five years, but it's amazing how quickly we've forgotten that the people who really affect ours lives positively are medics, farmers, shop workers, etc, and not entrepreneurs, billionaires, etc
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A million times this.
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The human condition.
I'm made of stardust, but I still have to do chores.
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The human condition.
It's the 7th of December!?
A day that will go down in INFAMY!
A day that will go down in INFAMY!
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It's the 7th of December!?
A day that will go down in INFAMY!
A day that will go down in INFAMY!
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Starting point with immigrants is to remember that they are fellow human beings. Like you and I.
How would you want to be treated?
How would you want to be treated?
⏰ It's time for change on immigration policy - We all agree on that much!
Labour so far have got it all wrong, chasing hostile headlines that will only make our system crueller, society more divided & immigrants easier to exploit.
BUT THERE IS ANOTHER WAY!!
My 9-point plan for a system that works👇
Labour so far have got it all wrong, chasing hostile headlines that will only make our system crueller, society more divided & immigrants easier to exploit.
BUT THERE IS ANOTHER WAY!!
My 9-point plan for a system that works👇
December 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Starting point with immigrants is to remember that they are fellow human beings. Like you and I.
How would you want to be treated?
How would you want to be treated?
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'The perfect brand collaboration doesn't exist.'
Agatha Christie/Mr Men:
Agatha Christie/Mr Men:
December 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
'The perfect brand collaboration doesn't exist.'
Agatha Christie/Mr Men:
Agatha Christie/Mr Men:
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Time to engage more on this site...
December 17, 2023 at 5:56 PM
Time to engage more on this site...
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With alt text because not all heroes wear capes.
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
(copy paste-able in the alt text)
(copy paste-able in the alt text)
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
With alt text because not all heroes wear capes.
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I'm subverting this post with this image...
December 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I'm subverting this post with this image...
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I'm so mad that I understand this
Edward is a long Thomas but Gordon isn't a long Edward. He's blue Henry.
December 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I'm so mad that I understand this
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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Happy 1st of December! ❄
The Mari Lwyd is coming... 🐴
The Mari Lwyd is coming... 🐴
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Happy 1st of December! ❄
The Mari Lwyd is coming... 🐴
The Mari Lwyd is coming... 🐴
December! (Ouch! Oof)
A few years ago on the birdsite, I did an advent gallery of art.
I thought I'd do the same here.
We'll kick off with Ivan Aivazovsky's "Wrath of the Seas"
#Advent
A few years ago on the birdsite, I did an advent gallery of art.
I thought I'd do the same here.
We'll kick off with Ivan Aivazovsky's "Wrath of the Seas"
#Advent
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
December! (Ouch! Oof)
A few years ago on the birdsite, I did an advent gallery of art.
I thought I'd do the same here.
We'll kick off with Ivan Aivazovsky's "Wrath of the Seas"
#Advent
A few years ago on the birdsite, I did an advent gallery of art.
I thought I'd do the same here.
We'll kick off with Ivan Aivazovsky's "Wrath of the Seas"
#Advent
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Last day to sign it if you’ve not already done so.
Can sign from anywhere in the UK.
Na i fascists. No idea what Welsh is for fascists (sorry).
Can sign from anywhere in the UK.
Na i fascists. No idea what Welsh is for fascists (sorry).
My fellow Cymru, please sign.
Na i ffasgyddion yng Nhgymru 🖕🏼
Na i ffasgyddion yng Nhgymru 🖕🏼
Petition: Condemn and investigate far-right group ‘White Vanguard’ in Wales
We call on the Welsh Government to condemn and take action against White Vanguard, whose members have joined weekly demonstrations outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rhoose, which is housing Afghan families who are here legally under a Government resettlement scheme. The group displays antisemitic slogans, performs Nazi salutes, and spreads racist conspiracy theories, threatening community safety and cohesion.
petitions.senedd.wales
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Last day to sign it if you’ve not already done so.
Can sign from anywhere in the UK.
Na i fascists. No idea what Welsh is for fascists (sorry).
Can sign from anywhere in the UK.
Na i fascists. No idea what Welsh is for fascists (sorry).
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This should be on the highest list of national security priorities. And Boris Johnson in a select committee explaining why he allowed the Russian oligarchs, read Putin, to get a money laundering war chest for Ukraine foothold in London.
This should be up there with violence based terror.
This should be up there with violence based terror.
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This should be on the highest list of national security priorities. And Boris Johnson in a select committee explaining why he allowed the Russian oligarchs, read Putin, to get a money laundering war chest for Ukraine foothold in London.
This should be up there with violence based terror.
This should be up there with violence based terror.
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This is seriously worrying - do read the whole thread
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This is seriously worrying - do read the whole thread