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This poor guy. Another horrific US immigration story, and I can’t stress too much: the only thing preventing this also happening in the UK- deportation for old offences despite decades of residence & multiple strong mitigation- is the ECHR, which Labour want to “reform” & the far right want to leave

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I feel out of step with other greens here but I think this is a good thing. It shouldn't come at the expense of other climate action, but given that the problem is already here, it seems a good idea to be trying to fix it as well as preventing further damage. We need all the solutions we can find.

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The left needs to get better at arguing for universalism. Very easy to say 'why should the rich get xyz' when people don't realise how much more expensive means testing is.

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Starmer's Britain. Not even subtle.

submitted 46 days ago • 163 comments

This is Labour’s poll tax. Its tuition fees. It is - as Iraq was for Blair - the moral stain that will mark Starmer’s government and the party for years to come. Severely disabled people are going to be starved, isolated and degraded. No Labour MP who backs this will be forgiven.

submitted 93 days ago • 93 comments

Takeaways from that: -Schlupp absolutely must be first choice LB for the rest of the season -Hatate is basically done -Idah is great when he's on it but too inconsistent to be our main man up front. Dreadful performance but just another European hangover. 10 points ahead minimum so can't complain.

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"Anti-migrant politics will not build a single house, staff a single hospital or raise anyone’s wages. Instead, by echoing its rhetoric, the government is simply fuelling the rise of Reform UK" Well done to these Labour MPs, trade unionists, and members. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

submitted 130 days ago • 52 comments

Whatever people may think of Jeremy Corbyn, Woodcock is no longer a Labour member, and that is an unequivocal positive about Corbyn's leadership of the party.

submitted 133 days ago • 0 comments

Immigration rhetoric over the past few days has been as infuriating as depressing. Fuck Starmer, fuck his government and fuck Labour.

submitted 135 days ago • 0 comments

What’s the point in refusing citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’? What’s the point in publishing footage of people being deported? I’m sorry to say that this is simply a continuation of the performative cruelty we saw from the Conservatives.

submitted 135 days ago • 98 comments

I’m very proud of my son, Ben, for running a football school in our community. It was a pleasure to be interviewed alongside him to share our joint love of the grassroots game. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

submitted 146 days ago • 13 comments

Racism now becoming very much the mainstream in British politics. Not even trying to hide it any more.

submitted 169 days ago • 0 comments

How long are we gonna let these race-baiting sad acts dominate mainstream conversation with the line that “woke ideology” & multiculturalism are the crucial issues of our time? When will we demand our politics focuses on bringing us economic justice? Let’s make it 2025. Cmon.

submitted 185 days ago • 26 comments

Glasgow Celtic are the 2024 #PremierSportsCup Winners! 🏆 Congratulations to Brendan Rodgers & the Bhoys! 👏 #CelticFC🍀

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Channel 4 documentary on benefits was ‘atrocity’ and ‘insult’ to disabled people in poverty, say activists www.disabilitynewsservice.com/channel-4-do...

submitted 201 days ago • 44 comments

capitulating to the right latest:

submitted 204 days ago • 4 comments

You cannot out-Tory the Tories on these issues. This is just more vile rhetoric from a government which doesn't want to enact humane migration policies.

submitted 204 days ago • 1 comment

Classic classism from everyone's favourite centrist FBPE comedian.

submitted 205 days ago • 0 comments

We might not have the riches or world class players of other leagues in Scotland, but we get some amount of entertainment value.

submitted 212 days ago • 0 comments

The ICC’s arrest warrants are long overdue. The Prime Minister & Foreign Secretary must immediately endorse this decision. That is the bare minimum. Will the UK government now, finally, honour its international obligations to prevent genocide and end all arms sales to Israel?

submitted 218 days ago • 76 comments

I am shocked to see that from the first government contracts handed out by the National Wealth Fund, EY and Grant Thornton both bagged work Both firms donated significantly to Labour before the election, providing members of staff to work in party HQ and Starmer’s office

submitted 218 days ago • 4 comments

Feel like these farmers protests could have been avoided, or at least mitigated, if Labour had people who were actually able to explain policy properly. Guess they're still figuring out that just because the press gave you an easy ride in opposition, doesn't mean you'll get one in government.

submitted 220 days ago • 0 comments

We could make a dent in England’s housing crisis tomorrow by repurposing empty homes • +261,000 homes are 'long-term empty' • When inc holiday & 2nd homes, 1 in every 25 homes in England are empty, +1 million. Meanwhile, +150,000 children are forced to live in unsuitable temporary accommodation

submitted 224 days ago • 4 comments

Reopening detention centres is a disgusting decision. Labour once again pandering to racists. BBC News - Ministers pledge to return more illegal migrants www.bbc.com/news/article...

submitted 310 days ago • 0 comments

So far my first impression of Bluesky is that my interest in 'sport' has been interpreted almost exclusively as American sport and, for some reason, Newcastle United.

submitted 313 days ago • 5 comments