Will Reid-Tong (née Thong)
@willthong.com
💻 Release Engineer at a cybersecurity firm
🌹 Ex-Labour fundraiser, 2021-2023
🎓 Ex-Magdalene College, Cambridge fundraiser
🧑🍳 Even more formerly a MasterChef 2017 contestant
All opinions personal; RT ≠ endorsement
🌹 Ex-Labour fundraiser, 2021-2023
🎓 Ex-Magdalene College, Cambridge fundraiser
🧑🍳 Even more formerly a MasterChef 2017 contestant
All opinions personal; RT ≠ endorsement
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Budget day at last.
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Budget day at last.
*no actually @direthoughts.com only wants to smear people who want to talk about immigration and (this is the crucial part) used to chant "Hitler was right" 🤮. Impressive scoop!
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
*no actually @direthoughts.com only wants to smear people who want to talk about immigration and (this is the crucial part) used to chant "Hitler was right" 🤮. Impressive scoop!
Looks to be a fun crime caper. Proves how broken my brain is by Labour politics that the sum Glen Powell stands to inherit is 28bn and I instantly thought "huh the exact amount of money Rachel Reeves promised in 2021 then U-turned on to borrow to fund green industry"
youtu.be/BxBof_p3_es
youtu.be/BxBof_p3_es
How to Make a Killing | Official Trailer HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
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November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Looks to be a fun crime caper. Proves how broken my brain is by Labour politics that the sum Glen Powell stands to inherit is 28bn and I instantly thought "huh the exact amount of money Rachel Reeves promised in 2021 then U-turned on to borrow to fund green industry"
youtu.be/BxBof_p3_es
youtu.be/BxBof_p3_es
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The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
On the Today programme, a woman who regrets going under puberty blockers is trying to argue against the KCL trial. Madness! I get that she had a negative experience of PBs - but if they have the capacity to help any kids, the only way to learn more is a proper clinical trial
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
On the Today programme, a woman who regrets going under puberty blockers is trying to argue against the KCL trial. Madness! I get that she had a negative experience of PBs - but if they have the capacity to help any kids, the only way to learn more is a proper clinical trial
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Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil. Evil.
Labour's anti-asylum policies are already fundamentally inhumane and discriminatory. Applying them retrospectively is pure cruelty though. It serves absolutely no purpose. Meanwhile it will increase the costs and bureaucracy of an already dysfunctional Home Office.
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Aheh I'm fuming - she is the wrecker for every Asian trying to impress their parents 🙃
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Aheh I'm fuming - she is the wrecker for every Asian trying to impress their parents 🙃
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Good old Woz. Good for him.
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Good old Woz. Good for him.
A socialism which doesn't see having had a ethnically Indian PM as a massive vote of confidence for integration is a socialism which has totally lost its way. Why are we not treating that model as something to be incredibly proud of?!
This is just insane for a number of reasons. Why is it the responsibility of ethnic minorities to ask “what is the cause of our division”? Who the hell thinks this is a good stance to hold?
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood made more explicit her argument that when ethnic minorities face racism, "we have no choice but to ask: what is the cause of our division"
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
November 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A socialism which doesn't see having had a ethnically Indian PM as a massive vote of confidence for integration is a socialism which has totally lost its way. Why are we not treating that model as something to be incredibly proud of?!
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This is just insane for a number of reasons. Why is it the responsibility of ethnic minorities to ask “what is the cause of our division”? Who the hell thinks this is a good stance to hold?
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood made more explicit her argument that when ethnic minorities face racism, "we have no choice but to ask: what is the cause of our division"
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is just insane for a number of reasons. Why is it the responsibility of ethnic minorities to ask “what is the cause of our division”? Who the hell thinks this is a good stance to hold?
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I find insane that shabana mahmood is going out there and saying "white british people cannot be asked to accept too many of us outsiders, it is not in their nature, and their pushback against all of us is to be placated". What???
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood made more explicit her argument that when ethnic minorities face racism, "we have no choice but to ask: what is the cause of our division"
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I find insane that shabana mahmood is going out there and saying "white british people cannot be asked to accept too many of us outsiders, it is not in their nature, and their pushback against all of us is to be placated". What???
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Anyway today’s property tax debate is another reminder that raising serious money through putting up the big three (income tax, VAT, NICS) is often *politically* easier than trying to raise the same amount through a dozen smaller measures.
November 20, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Anyway today’s property tax debate is another reminder that raising serious money through putting up the big three (income tax, VAT, NICS) is often *politically* easier than trying to raise the same amount through a dozen smaller measures.
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This is very good indeed on how Mahmood talks about race. To suggest that immigration policy and racism are linked "reflects this government’s biggest failing, which is that it is essentially incapable of saying that racism is wrong, full stop".
Why should people who “look like” the home secretary be on the hook for immigration policy?
This is great by @stephenkb.bsky.social:
This is great by @stephenkb.bsky.social:
Defence of Labour asylum policy reveals backsliding on racism
Home secretary’s framing of failures is partly low politics, but also a result of ministers’ poor approach to race relations
www.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This is very good indeed on how Mahmood talks about race. To suggest that immigration policy and racism are linked "reflects this government’s biggest failing, which is that it is essentially incapable of saying that racism is wrong, full stop".
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Remember integration? That thing voters "really, really" care about? Where's that in the latest plans?
My column:
My column:
Labour has given up on integration
Shabana Mahmood's latest asylum plans prioritise return at the expense of integrating newcomers
www.newstatesman.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Remember integration? That thing voters "really, really" care about? Where's that in the latest plans?
My column:
My column:
Great time to be emulating their immigration policies eh?
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Great time to be emulating their immigration policies eh?
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The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
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Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe there are loads of votes in “the Ed Miliband agenda, but we tell anyone who liked Ed Miliband they are dirty liberals who should be ashamed”.
i: Reeves privately tells Labour MPs: I’ll hit wealthy with a mansion tax in Budget #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe there are loads of votes in “the Ed Miliband agenda, but we tell anyone who liked Ed Miliband they are dirty liberals who should be ashamed”.
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A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
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"As another row on immigration and refugees awaits parliament, it is clear the problem is not immigrants, but politicians themselves."
Great piece, great closing line from @stellacreasy.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Great piece, great closing line from @stellacreasy.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
ICE-style raids on Britain's streets: that's all Labour's brutal asylum reforms will achieve | Stella Creasy
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them, says Labour MP Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
"As another row on immigration and refugees awaits parliament, it is clear the problem is not immigrants, but politicians themselves."
Great piece, great closing line from @stellacreasy.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Great piece, great closing line from @stellacreasy.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Six weeks since the PM said Britain faced a choice between decency or division and our bad, obviously, for not understanding that he was in fact Team Division
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Six weeks since the PM said Britain faced a choice between decency or division and our bad, obviously, for not understanding that he was in fact Team Division
Even the immigration minister is unwilling to wear the full impact of the policies he's pushing. How do they expect they'll get this through MPs not on payroll?!?
Alex Norris just said on Today the temporary protection is just for those who arrive illegally. That is not his policy.
But the policy of reassessment at 30 months will apply to those on controlled, legal routes (for 10 years, not 20 years)
But the policy of reassessment at 30 months will apply to those on controlled, legal routes (for 10 years, not 20 years)
November 17, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Even the immigration minister is unwilling to wear the full impact of the policies he's pushing. How do they expect they'll get this through MPs not on payroll?!?
Despite the author having centre right priors, this is correct. Big, insurgent government changes will net you similarly bad headlines as minor fudges - but at least they allow you to draw clear political dividing lines, plus let you fund positive change which you can take to the ballot box
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Despite the author having centre right priors, this is correct. Big, insurgent government changes will net you similarly bad headlines as minor fudges - but at least they allow you to draw clear political dividing lines, plus let you fund positive change which you can take to the ballot box
"INSURGENT GOVERNMENT" is surely the term which they've been abusing but which would accurately describe what you propose. Also, she was getting some resistance from MPs on income tax (eg Maskell) - but there's things she could've done to allay their concerns, eg cut VAT while raising income tax.
Completely agree. Have been saying it for once. Need a better way of saying it, but 21st century communication speeds require a "blitzkrieg" approach to policymaking imo
Reeves should risk it all on one last roll of the dice.
Raise income tax, break the triple lock, slay the deficit, spend the money on the things she believes in.
It may not work - but better than waiting for doom to overtake her.
open.substack.com/pub/edrith/p...
Raise income tax, break the triple lock, slay the deficit, spend the money on the things she believes in.
It may not work - but better than waiting for doom to overtake her.
open.substack.com/pub/edrith/p...
November 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"INSURGENT GOVERNMENT" is surely the term which they've been abusing but which would accurately describe what you propose. Also, she was getting some resistance from MPs on income tax (eg Maskell) - but there's things she could've done to allay their concerns, eg cut VAT while raising income tax.
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The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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You cant parachute asylum seekers into deprived areas, in completely inappropriate housing, then say those migrants are 'dividing our country'. You divided the country because you can't organise a basic service and process claims in a timely way
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
You cant parachute asylum seekers into deprived areas, in completely inappropriate housing, then say those migrants are 'dividing our country'. You divided the country because you can't organise a basic service and process claims in a timely way