Rachel Lamb
@rach-l.bsky.social
Comms manager for a refugee charity. Lover of cheese, second hand clothes shops and drinks with lots of lime in them (she/her)
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26 years ago our CEO @sabirzazai.bsky.social arrived in the UK.
Here he tells the Daily Record about his challenging but inspiring journey uk.news.yahoo.com/dad-smuggled...
Here he tells the Daily Record about his challenging but inspiring journey uk.news.yahoo.com/dad-smuggled...
Dad smuggled into UK in lorry slams Government's asylum seeker plans and blasts Farage
Sabir Zazai OBE, has made a life for himself in Scotland after going through the asylum seeker system in 1999 - has begged for refugees to be treated with dignity in communities.
uk.news.yahoo.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
26 years ago our CEO @sabirzazai.bsky.social arrived in the UK.
Here he tells the Daily Record about his challenging but inspiring journey uk.news.yahoo.com/dad-smuggled...
Here he tells the Daily Record about his challenging but inspiring journey uk.news.yahoo.com/dad-smuggled...
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It was 22 years ago that I unmasked the highest placed spy for British military intelligence inside the IRA
This week, the British state tried to say it was all over
It’s not. Justice will remain denied until the army is forced to reveal exactly what it did
My story in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
This week, the British state tried to say it was all over
It’s not. Justice will remain denied until the army is forced to reveal exactly what it did
My story in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It was 22 years ago that I unmasked the highest placed spy for British military intelligence inside the IRA
This week, the British state tried to say it was all over
It’s not. Justice will remain denied until the army is forced to reveal exactly what it did
My story in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
This week, the British state tried to say it was all over
It’s not. Justice will remain denied until the army is forced to reveal exactly what it did
My story in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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"Today, the national conversation about immigration has grown alarmingly cruel. It seems more about punishment than efficiency, or even what is most beneficial to the country. Many of us are asking: isn’t there a better, more humane way?"
A new approach to integration – the power of connection
Belonging grows when communities create spaces for real connection, where newcomers and locals enrich one another – Helen’s story
bylines.scot
December 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
"Today, the national conversation about immigration has grown alarmingly cruel. It seems more about punishment than efficiency, or even what is most beneficial to the country. Many of us are asking: isn’t there a better, more humane way?"
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I've spent three days in Calais & it's horrendous.
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Zack Polanski: Allow small boat migrants in and let them work
Green Party leader accuses Sir Keir Starmer of following Nigel Farage in ‘pushing racist rhetoric’ and calls JK Rowling’s stance on single-sex spaces ‘hateful’
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I've spent three days in Calais & it's horrendous.
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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A: Who gives a fuck apart from racists?
B: His figure is wrong. 71.2% of Glaswegian children speak English as their first language.
C: So that's 28.8% who speak it as a second and I'll bet you they speak brilliant English and that it's much better than most Reform voters I've met online.
B: His figure is wrong. 71.2% of Glaswegian children speak English as their first language.
C: So that's 28.8% who speak it as a second and I'll bet you they speak brilliant English and that it's much better than most Reform voters I've met online.
December 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A: Who gives a fuck apart from racists?
B: His figure is wrong. 71.2% of Glaswegian children speak English as their first language.
C: So that's 28.8% who speak it as a second and I'll bet you they speak brilliant English and that it's much better than most Reform voters I've met online.
B: His figure is wrong. 71.2% of Glaswegian children speak English as their first language.
C: So that's 28.8% who speak it as a second and I'll bet you they speak brilliant English and that it's much better than most Reform voters I've met online.
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The Home Secretary’s sweeping new immigration plans have been praised by Tommy Robinson and Nigel Farage.
We can't accept a system that exposes people to hostility and hatred.
Please ask your MP to choose compassion, not cruelty and oppose these harsh proposals
scottishrefugeecounc...
We can't accept a system that exposes people to hostility and hatred.
Please ask your MP to choose compassion, not cruelty and oppose these harsh proposals
scottishrefugeecounc...
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Home Secretary’s sweeping new immigration plans have been praised by Tommy Robinson and Nigel Farage.
We can't accept a system that exposes people to hostility and hatred.
Please ask your MP to choose compassion, not cruelty and oppose these harsh proposals
scottishrefugeecounc...
We can't accept a system that exposes people to hostility and hatred.
Please ask your MP to choose compassion, not cruelty and oppose these harsh proposals
scottishrefugeecounc...
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
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"I arrived here as a child refugee — now I’m a chef at Michelin-star restaurants"
Delighted to see our friend Nestor featured in today's Standard. What a superstar 🌟
www.standard.co.uk/news/nestor-...
Delighted to see our friend Nestor featured in today's Standard. What a superstar 🌟
www.standard.co.uk/news/nestor-...
‘I arrived here as a child refugee — now I’m a chef at Michelin-star restaurants’
As This Day donates £900K to our campaign taking the total raised to £1.4M, we reveal how the Scottish Refugee Council helped an unaccompanied child who came with nothing
www.standard.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"I arrived here as a child refugee — now I’m a chef at Michelin-star restaurants"
Delighted to see our friend Nestor featured in today's Standard. What a superstar 🌟
www.standard.co.uk/news/nestor-...
Delighted to see our friend Nestor featured in today's Standard. What a superstar 🌟
www.standard.co.uk/news/nestor-...
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
What next for asylum seekers? Shaving their heads and taking out their gold fillings?
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
What next for asylum seekers? Shaving their heads and taking out their gold fillings?
Once upon a time, the Labour Party used to understand that immigration wasn’t tearing the country apart. It understood immigration was what was…
www.thenational.scot
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
What next for asylum seekers? Shaving their heads and taking out their gold fillings?
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
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Why! Sorry, but why? Labour's anti-asylum, anti-immigration, policies are the antithesis of anything anyone who genuinely supports human rights should be defending. They're absolutely inhumane and condemnable. Anyone supporting them can't claim to be "progressive"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
No 10 tells Labour MPs it expects support for tough new asylum policies
Some backbenchers already opposing planned immigration crackdown seen as ‘economically and culturally illiterate’
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Why! Sorry, but why? Labour's anti-asylum, anti-immigration, policies are the antithesis of anything anyone who genuinely supports human rights should be defending. They're absolutely inhumane and condemnable. Anyone supporting them can't claim to be "progressive"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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*️⃣Are you a skilled communicator with a passion for social justice? Or passionate about driving change & influencing policy to create a fairer, more compassionate asylum system?
We’re recruiting a Communications Officer & a Policy and Public Affairs Manager.
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We’re recruiting a Communications Officer & a Policy and Public Affairs Manager.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM
*️⃣Are you a skilled communicator with a passion for social justice? Or passionate about driving change & influencing policy to create a fairer, more compassionate asylum system?
We’re recruiting a Communications Officer & a Policy and Public Affairs Manager.
More: scottishrefugeecounc...
We’re recruiting a Communications Officer & a Policy and Public Affairs Manager.
More: scottishrefugeecounc...
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3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward
The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.
metro.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
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Last year we helped more than 10,700 people rebuild their lives in safety. Thanks for helping us build a better future with refugees in Scotland.
This World #StatsDay, take a look at our year in numbers to see how we’re making a difference together scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/impact/
This World #StatsDay, take a look at our year in numbers to see how we’re making a difference together scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/impact/
October 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Last year we helped more than 10,700 people rebuild their lives in safety. Thanks for helping us build a better future with refugees in Scotland.
This World #StatsDay, take a look at our year in numbers to see how we’re making a difference together scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/impact/
This World #StatsDay, take a look at our year in numbers to see how we’re making a difference together scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/impact/
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ultra-screm kitty, channelling Bene Gesserit voice for sure
October 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
ultra-screm kitty, channelling Bene Gesserit voice for sure
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If you’re an Islamophobe you don’t get to complain about antisemitism
And if you’re an antisemite you don’t get to complain about Islamophobia.
It’s really that simple.
(So many shameless hypocrites around.)
And if you’re an antisemite you don’t get to complain about Islamophobia.
It’s really that simple.
(So many shameless hypocrites around.)
October 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
If you’re an Islamophobe you don’t get to complain about antisemitism
And if you’re an antisemite you don’t get to complain about Islamophobia.
It’s really that simple.
(So many shameless hypocrites around.)
And if you’re an antisemite you don’t get to complain about Islamophobia.
It’s really that simple.
(So many shameless hypocrites around.)
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This #InternationalTranslationDay, we’d like to thank all the interpreters and translators who help us share info and advice with people from more than 100 countries as they rebuild their lives in safety.
Whatever language you speak, our message is the same – refugees are welcome here in Scotland.
Whatever language you speak, our message is the same – refugees are welcome here in Scotland.
September 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This #InternationalTranslationDay, we’d like to thank all the interpreters and translators who help us share info and advice with people from more than 100 countries as they rebuild their lives in safety.
Whatever language you speak, our message is the same – refugees are welcome here in Scotland.
Whatever language you speak, our message is the same – refugees are welcome here in Scotland.
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Dunno, but a former UK prime minister declaring what will happen to Palestine is not something which went terribly well before.
September 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Dunno, but a former UK prime minister declaring what will happen to Palestine is not something which went terribly well before.
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I’m not
It isn’t.
It should be, but you’re working very hard to ensure it isn’t.
It isn’t.
It should be, but you’re working very hard to ensure it isn’t.
September 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I’m not
It isn’t.
It should be, but you’re working very hard to ensure it isn’t.
It isn’t.
It should be, but you’re working very hard to ensure it isn’t.
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Good morning, creatives! May this week meet all of your expectations! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #amwriting
September 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Good morning, creatives! May this week meet all of your expectations! #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #amwriting