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The reality is, Britain economically benefits from immigration and illegal migration is too small to impact most. The communities that blame immigration for decline are actually suffering the effects of 15 yrs of Tory austerity, under-investment in public infrastructure and the reality of Brexit.

submitted 18 days ago • 98 comments

Shut down the youth clubs. Sell off the playing fields. Put up "no ball games" signs. Make public places hostile to teenagers. Then: "Young people, eh? Always indoors looking at their phones."

submitted 46 days ago • 88 comments

This is what was missing behind 2020's closed doors. This is what's killed by different kick-off times. I wish you could bottle Saturday's shared experience. A crackle of goals elsewhere. A surge of optimism. A sense of opportunity knocking. So unnecessarily stressful. A pivotal day. #lufc

submitted 52 days ago • 2 comments

Juliette Kayyem in The Atlantic.

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

John, the blind Leeds United fan from yesterday's story, didn't bring it up but it came to my attention that he and his wife (also blind) have had a no fault eviction notice. Fundraising has begun. It'd be amazing if Leeds fans went big on this #lufc

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

Today is a great day to start or get back into 99% Invisible. It's a show about the objects and systems we design and what these things say about us and our values. Start with any episode! Jump around! Pick one about something you're into. Find one about something you're not 99percentinvisible.org

submitted 193 days ago • 26 comments