Ricky
@paddington82.bsky.social
It speaks volumes when people in government shut down comments or restrict quotes. If that’s happening, it’s probably time to question the direction and decisions of the government you’re part of.
December 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
It speaks volumes when people in government shut down comments or restrict quotes. If that’s happening, it’s probably time to question the direction and decisions of the government you’re part of.
Also, why are these two personas being treated differently? Aren’t they the same?
December 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Also, why are these two personas being treated differently? Aren’t they the same?
And we also have Elena
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
And we also have Elena
Also, I love how they expect migrants to have perfect English, yet their own text contains glaring errors.
December 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Also, I love how they expect migrants to have perfect English, yet their own text contains glaring errors.
Slides from a Home Office presentation for employers on “earned settlement” — note the case studies: they explicitly play the “good migrant” versus “bad migrant” narrative. Guess which category Sarah, the American, is placed in?
December 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Slides from a Home Office presentation for employers on “earned settlement” — note the case studies: they explicitly play the “good migrant” versus “bad migrant” narrative. Guess which category Sarah, the American, is placed in?
GDP has now fallen in 9 of the 16 months of this Labour government
December 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM
GDP has now fallen in 9 of the 16 months of this Labour government
GDP has now fallen in 9 of the 16 months of this Labour government
December 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM
GDP has now fallen in 9 of the 16 months of this Labour government
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and force families into insecurity after paying huge fees and building lives here. She urges the government not to move the goalposts, so that Skilled Worker visa holders can settle under the rules they were originally granted.
and force families into insecurity after paying huge fees and building lives here. She urges the government not to move the goalposts, so that Skilled Worker visa holders can settle under the rules they were originally granted.
December 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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and force families into insecurity after paying huge fees and building lives here. She urges the government not to move the goalposts, so that Skilled Worker visa holders can settle under the rules they were originally granted.
and force families into insecurity after paying huge fees and building lives here. She urges the government not to move the goalposts, so that Skilled Worker visa holders can settle under the rules they were originally granted.
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change supports keeping the five-year route to permanent settlement for Skilled Workers, while Mahmood’s “earned settlement” proposal seeks to extend the time required to reach ILR. institute.global/insights/eco...
December 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change supports keeping the five-year route to permanent settlement for Skilled Workers, while Mahmood’s “earned settlement” proposal seeks to extend the time required to reach ILR. institute.global/insights/eco...
My mood every time I wake up to another day under this Labour government.
December 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
My mood every time I wake up to another day under this Labour government.
Labour’s Child Poverty Strategy has actively excluded thousands of migrant children - 40% of all children in poverty archive.is/2025.12.08-1...
Hostile enough for you? @bobin.uk
Hostile enough for you? @bobin.uk
December 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Labour’s Child Poverty Strategy has actively excluded thousands of migrant children - 40% of all children in poverty archive.is/2025.12.08-1...
Hostile enough for you? @bobin.uk
Hostile enough for you? @bobin.uk
@umakumaran.bsky.social before attacking @zackpolanski.bsky.social for actually speaking up for care workers, why not look at what your government is doing to those same care workers, betraying them by tripling their time to settlement, even when some are only months away from qualifying?
December 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
@umakumaran.bsky.social before attacking @zackpolanski.bsky.social for actually speaking up for care workers, why not look at what your government is doing to those same care workers, betraying them by tripling their time to settlement, even when some are only months away from qualifying?
Someone I know received this response from their Labour MP regarding his concern about the “earned settlement” proposals. While I absolutely hate it, there’s no BS in it, a break from the usual copy-and-paste nonsense about this issue Labour sends to constituents.
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Someone I know received this response from their Labour MP regarding his concern about the “earned settlement” proposals. While I absolutely hate it, there’s no BS in it, a break from the usual copy-and-paste nonsense about this issue Labour sends to constituents.
This is how Labour is celebrating this day:
December 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This is how Labour is celebrating this day:
Labour’s immigration reforms are already causing chaos. @petewishart.bsky.social MP warns that care workers, NHS staff, long-term residents and families in Scotland are facing removal, forced separation and collapsed plans for settlement
December 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Labour’s immigration reforms are already causing chaos. @petewishart.bsky.social MP warns that care workers, NHS staff, long-term residents and families in Scotland are facing removal, forced separation and collapsed plans for settlement
December 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
“Peace in our time” — Chamberlain said it after handing Hitler the Sudetenland. Months later, WWII began. Warning: appeasing fascists never works.
December 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“Peace in our time” — Chamberlain said it after handing Hitler the Sudetenland. Months later, WWII began. Warning: appeasing fascists never works.
“Mrs Brown says that in London, everyone is different — but that means anyone can fit in.” 🇵🇪🇬🇧
December 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“Mrs Brown says that in London, everyone is different — but that means anyone can fit in.” 🇵🇪🇬🇧
''The Home Office believes that despite these points the changes are justified for a number of policy reasons including reducing net migration and ending reliance on overseas recruitment. ''
The points:
The points:
December 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
''The Home Office believes that despite these points the changes are justified for a number of policy reasons including reducing net migration and ending reliance on overseas recruitment. ''
The points:
The points:
Polymarket puts the chances of Starmer’s premiership collapsing in 2026 between 45% and 53%.
December 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Polymarket puts the chances of Starmer’s premiership collapsing in 2026 between 45% and 53%.
''Thatcher took 18 months to fall to −40 approval. Starmer reached −34 within five months, and by month 15 he’s at −50 to −55 — worse than Thatcher, worse than Johnson, worse than Major or Brown. Only Liz Truss has ever polled lower.''
December 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
''Thatcher took 18 months to fall to −40 approval. Starmer reached −34 within five months, and by month 15 he’s at −50 to −55 — worse than Thatcher, worse than Johnson, worse than Major or Brown. Only Liz Truss has ever polled lower.''