@BearGrylls@HodderFaith Mary never lived in “1st century Palestine”. The Roman Emperor, Hadrian, renamed Judea as Syria-Palaestina in 135 CE, a century after Mary, after suppressing an indigenous Jewish Revolt, 132–135 CE, to erase Jewish ties with Judea. Stop doing the Romans’ job. Go educate yourself.
@BearGrylls@HodderFaith The Romans renamed Judea to Syria Palaestina in 135 CE. This renaming occurred under Emperor Hadrian following the suppression of the Jewish Bar Kokhba Revolt, 132–135 CE. It was part of an effort to erase Jewish ties to the land. Stop doing the Romans’ job. Go educate yourself.
@BearGrylls@HodderFaith Here’s @BearGrylls, demonstrating that while social media can’t make you stupid, it can show the world just how stupid you are.
People keep saying that Britain has a “noble tradition” of taking in refugees, citing the kindertransport as proof. Simon Heffer did it again on Radio 4 this morning. But here’s the problem.
Emma Radacanu's story is London's story. Born in Canada to Chinese and Romanian parents, she moved to London at two-years-old.
Here in London, we embrace and celebrate our diversity. And if you work hard, and get a helping hand, you can achieve anything. #USOpen 🇨🇦🇨🇳🇷🇴🇬🇧
Especially at this precise moment in time, this is an act of criminal incompetence on the part of #BorisJohnson’s government that just beggars belief.
#Afghanistan https://t.co/5tMhjtndb7
This is genuinely shocking. And shows the battle against ignorance, without which blame, prejudice and hate find fertile ground, is never, ever done. https://t.co/Je1xaaI9cd
We, along with @PaulBlomfieldMP are keeping up the pressure on Boris Johnson to scrap cruel #NoRecoursetoPublicFunds visa conditions that force people into poverty. I know Indy website sucks, but it's a strong article, and I'm quoted 😋 read read - https://t.co/zO0Y4fBC1m
Imagine going into politics with at least a vague desire to do some good & then finding yourself on TV & radio defending the idea that foreign-born medics & carers should pay extra just to receive exactly the same care they personally provide to everybody else in the country.
@JewishMuseumLDN Nope. It’s not commonly translated as “unpretentious”. Not in the way that anyone unfamiliar with Yiddish or the Jewish communities would imagine. It *is* translated as“homely”. In that sense it conveys (but not translated as) the warmth, comfort and unpretentiousness of home.
Sir Nicholas Winton, who showed extraordinary courage to help save 669 Jewish children from the Holocaust, would have turned 111 today.
If you only watch one thing today, make it this - an incredible reminder that compassion, kindness & tolerance are fundamental British values.
Just beggars belief that the ‘guaranteed’ indefinite leave to remain is now not being offered to all migrant #NHS staff, whether doctors, nurses, cleaners or porters. We were happy enough to let *all* migrant #NHS staff work in UK hospitals at the peak of the #COVID19 pandemic.
All migrant care workers & migrant NHS workers including cleaners & porters and their dependent families should be guaranteed Indefinite Leave to Remain. They are working on the frontline keeping our society running, they deserve our full support #Covid_19 https://t.co/SXM1BhU4n7
While we're talking Immigration Bill I'd like to clarify *important* points about what it will & will not do.
The most important thing about this Bill is what it DOESN'T contain. That is, it doesn't contain even an outline of a new immigration system, points-based or otherwise.
How do we teach a lesson to those pesky foreigners who come over to our country, work in our #NHS and save our lives? #PritiPatel has the answer: Increase their surcharge for using the very services they provide to £624 per person per year.
#EvilPatel. https://t.co/AyLwuybTO6