And this current discourse around ONS results is all about of that British psyche of who belongs, who doesn’t, who deserves to be here, who should always remain on the edge, perpetually grateful that they are allowed to breath this air.
Every politician ever scoring points claiming both that we need to train Brits to do high paid jobs, & also only bring in migrants trained to do high paid jobs...
The part they whisper is their contempt for low paid workers no matter where they’re born 🙄 theguardian.com/politics/202…
A person staying at our Manston facility has sadly died in hospital this morning after becoming unwell. We express our heartfelt condolences to all those affected. (1/2)
🚨We have launched a new inquiry into the human rights of asylum seekers in the UK.
Submit your views by 15th December.
📜Read the terms of reference: committees.parliament.uk/cal…
🔎Find out more about our inquiry: committees.parliament.uk/com…
NEW: The UK's largest union for civil servants @pcs_union is to launch legal action against the Home Secretary over “horrendous, inhumane and dangerous” conditions at Manston House.
Patrick Wolfe wrote that racialisation is the "response occasioned when colonisers are threatened with the requirement to share social space with the colonised."
🧵 Ministers must immediately convene a task force to address the humanitarian crisis in the asylum system in the UK. Here are the six things we think they should do as soon as possible…
1/2 Some reports suggest that the IRGC are getting ready to attack Iraqi Kurdistan with heavy weapons & ground forces. Such an escalation (obviously aimed at undermining protests inside Iran) would be truly dangerous.
1/3 The slogan" women, life, freedom" has captured the imagination of many people around the world, without much discussion about its source.
The slogan was originally created by the Kurdish political leader and philosopher, Abdulla Ocalan
A Home Officer worker has told Sky News they feel ashamed to work for the government because of its plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda trib.al/dM4EcHZ
the point I am trying to make is that no matter what you change domestically, it'll have no impact on those who are willing to come here
1- because people fleeing persecution are not watching Parliament live.
2-they have relatives, language ties, and colonial relations. 4/
The Chief inspector of Immigration @IndependentCI has asked @ukhomeoffice for details of the (unpublished) assessment of Rwanda's human rights record conducted before the Home Secretary signed the asylum deal two weeks ago.
⚠️As infection levels in the UK continue to rise, we want to reiterate exactly what you need to do if you're immunosuppressed and think you have Covid.
It's important to act quickly so you're able to access the new antiviral and antibody treatments available to you 👇