Nobody crosses the channel in a dinghy unless they are utterly desperate.
We must make the moral case for a humane asylum system grounded in dignity, empathy and care.
The only way we can defeat a politics of hatred is with a politics of compassion.
On the 27th, I'll be reading a nice little 'crawler' by the great #AlgernonBlackwood as part of an evening of delicious terror.
Come along,
and be horripilated for a couple of hours.
Then go out into the dark, dark night...
Kwarteng denies, straight to camera, that his tax cuts favour those at the top.
Given such a denial of plain fact - is there actually any point in interviewing him?
@arranjrees Thanks for posting the link. I’m looking forward to reading it… Your work was recommend as being of interest to me in an interview with Geoff Belknap.
It is a catastrophe Edwina!
While there are steps people can take to help themselves (I explain them in todays email https://t.co/bS4J70hBbx)
Energy bills by Jan will cost on avg over half the full state pension & bigger proportion of basic UC. No sensible steps cover that!
Today, 76 yrs since the first nuclear bomb was dropped, we remember the victims of the #Hiroshima & #Nagasaki bombings, and stand with them to call for an end to all nuclear weapons everywhere.
Find a local remembrance event, or join us online on Monday: https://t.co/KRWnFnLukn
@MDaviot So with you on this one @MDaviot Just been reading about the ‘Investigation launched over British components in Russian weapons systems’ It’s sickening.
You see all those female MPs and journalists tweeting their rage at this story? It’s because nearly every single one of us has experienced something like this in the course of doing our jobs - often repeatedly - and we are utterly, utterly sick of it.
Student mobility exchanges between Germany and the UK will be cut by half and work placements for German students could dry up completely when the UK’s Turing scheme replaces Eurasmus - @EuprioNic reports
#Turing#Eurasmus#Intled https://t.co/Y1kxzAUobH
There seem to be more riot police protecting an oligarch’s mansion in this clip than the number of Ukrainians we have allowed to resettle in Britain so far.
Wanted: New housemate for Westminster based feline. Recently decorated house includes excellent security, lightly used office space and large garden, suitable for hosting parties. #PMQs