@RupertLowe10 Multiple UK studies (including ONS and the Migration Advisory Committee) find no causal link between immigration and higher overall crime. Crime has risen and fallen while migration has done the opposite.
@RupertLowe10 ONS data consistently shows most sexual abuse is committed by someone the victim knows (partners, ex-partners, family, acquaintances) — not strangers, and not “gangs loitering in streets.”
@RupertLowe10 Protecting women means better policing, faster courts, domestic abuse prevention, early intervention, and holding all offenders accountable — not scapegoating entire ethnic or national groups.
@kelvmackenzie Teachers start on £30k and only reach about £45k after 6 years — not £45k after 3. Mental health nurses top out around £47k after years of experience. If your stats were correct retention would be better’
@therealmissjo I think it’s about safety. Electric cars that don’t make a sound, so much more traffic now, fewer local and easy to access schools, less community trust, and constant online exposure — from CCTV to social media — makes parents feel the world’s watching, and not always kindly.
@wizzair – 2 months, no reply. Flight 18 Aug. Paid for seat I didn’t need as he’s under 14, now just asking for it to be swapped for a 10kg bag so my child’s allergy-safe food can travel with us. As he’s over 2 the medical policy doesn’t apply to him?!