@xxbisolaxx Parenting in this country scares the hell out of me- As an immigrant you're juggling your stay in the country, your career, your family and now your babies- all needing your attention at once!
This is def worth bookmarking for the future.
I must deeply appreciate the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for a free and fair election...I hereby reaffirm my earlier endorsement of him for a second term in the 2027 presidential election
-Governor Ademola Adeleke
#CTVTweets
She passed away on the 3rd of August, 2026.
Let us come together as a Nigerian community to support the family in giving our dear sister a befitting burial here in the UK.
Every contribution, no matter how little, will make a difference during this difficult time.
May God bless and reward you all for your kindness and support.
Please support this GoFundMe by donating or sharing – every bit of help makes a difference. https://t.co/VewZ3gdibU
If I told y’all that Seyi Tinubu moves around with the back of one of his phones cracked, many would think I’m just capping.
We were discussing in his office when he handed me the phone to help him check something. I immediately noticed the cracked back.
I left his office wondering why someone like Seyi Tinubu would be carrying a phone in that condition. Then it dawned on me that truly wealthy people do not care that much about their phones. They use them as tools, not as status symbols.
If you want to keep people on ILR/ Visas for 10-15 years without any safety nets in a country where literally everything, from the government to the private sector, was designed with the idea that people will have that safety net, then you should exempt them from paying taxes that go that Welfare pot so that they can get private insurance & savings to protect themselves and their families.
They cannot contribute their money to a large welfare system that they are not going to benefit from. What kind of extractive system is that?
When will the British Empire stop trying to squeeze every last bit it can from people and leave them high and dry?
This is not even taking into account that the same people that you want to exclude make up the bulk of the Labour keeping that Welfare system running.
This is what this "brilliance" looks like over an actual life.
You arrive legally, pay PAYE, NI, visa fees, and thousands upfront for the IHS(the highest fees in the world).
Five years later, you may be settled, but the safety net you funded is still kept behind another locked door.
Even before settlement, healthcare was not a completely open door for you. In England, the NHS may investigate infertility, but an IHS payer is excluded from funded IVF, IUI & donor treatment. One private IVF cycle averages about £5,000 before medication & storage.
"It can never be you", but no one who has ever needed these services felt it would be them.
Then, thank God a child arrives. No Child Benefit. If wages fall, no Universal Credit child element. Some funded childcare survives NRPF, but the UC scheme that can repay up to 85% of childcare costs is unavailable, so the family quietly absorbs the gap. Wild guess how many families in Britain do you think do not/have not used one of these in their lifetime?
Then work disappears( I know, it can never be you) or the rent rises. New Style JSA may exist if the NI record is strong enough, but there is no UC for living costs or rent, no Council Tax Reduction, and no ordinary route into social housing or homelessness assistance. That your cash ISA you're proud of will disappear before your eyes. You may be in your 20s now and alone but you won't be like that forever.
Then someone unfortunately has a stroke. The NHS may stabilise them & offer short-term rehabilitation or reablement, usually free for no more than 6 weeks. But a serious brain injury does not check the calendar & recover once it has reached week six.
After that, long-term physio, OT & personal care become a negotiation across NHS & council boundaries. NRPF does not erase the right to a Care Act but neither route is automatic, a lot of immigrants are left high and dry—even NHS workers.
Meanwhile, PIP is closed. If a partner cuts work to become your carer, Carer's Allowance is closed. If savings are drained by rent & daily care, UC is closed. The body may still receieve healing as the surrounding household around it collapses.
Nobody "wants benefits". Nobody wants infertility, redundancy, a stroke or a serious life changing event.
The point of a safety net is that a careful life can still split open without warning. After years of paying in, migrants should not be insured only against "good luck". I don't think people fully understand what "they don't want any anyway".
People with sponsorship revocation issue do not get curtailment letters anymore except your employer has reported you to HO before the revocation took effect.
I believe there should be a petition calling for people affected by a sponsor licence revocation to be granted a six-month grace period to remain in the UK before being required to leave the country.
To my UK 🇬🇧 mutuals, get out and be seen. Go to parks, visit the city centre during food festivals, attend your city’s annual festivals, especially during the summer.
These events are full of people who are relaxed, social, and open to meeting new faces.
Wear nice shorts, a well-fitted shirt, and clean sneakers. Smell fresh, carry your shades, and present yourself confidently. Smile, make eye contact, and don’t be afraid to start simple conversations.
Most importantly, enjoy yourself rather than focusing solely on finding someone.
Leave shift, try dey go outside this summer.