There is an awful lot to say about this, and given Robert Jenrick is likely to be leader I imagine I will end up saying it an awful lot, but among other things: most people in council housing who were 'born abroad' weren't. They were born in what were then British colonies!
Vital. Until there is equality of opportunity, ie, the end of the class system, we rely on those in power to protect us from the wealthy and entitled
đŽClass Acts: Why We Need More Blue Collar MPs in Parliament â and the Campaign to Make it Happen A new cross-party campaign aims to increase the number of MPs from working-class backgrounds, reports @josiahjourno.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2024/09/19/c...
New cross-party campaign aims to increase the number of MPs from working-class backgrounds, challenging the dominance of legal and lobbying professions in politics
The Home Office has barred an autistic child from settling in the UK with her father, a highly respected GP, stating that the family do not meet the requirement for "compassionate or compelling circumstances". www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
London-based doctor Tajwer Siddiqui says Home Office rules are separating him from his wife and Alina, 19
The asylum system ground to a halt in the lead up to the asylum system because ministers had failed to make decisions on how the Illegal Migration Act should work. Processing claims is not an âamnestyâ - itâs performing the most basic function of an asylum system www.theguardian.com/politics/art...
Exclusive: Ministers under last home secretary refused to empower caseworkers to tackle crisis, say sources
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Les sommes considĂ©rables dĂ©pensĂ©es pour lâindustrie militaire, la rĂ©munĂ©ration des soldats contractuels et les primes de dĂ©cĂšs aux familles crĂ©ent une « bulle » financiĂšre qui prolonge la guerre, selo...
Do all the Conservative MPs kicking off about banning smoking in beer gardens realise that they all just ran for election on a manifesto to ban smoking everywhere?
"Starmer appears to leave door open for potential EU youth exchange scheme" --> Good news, except for fact that according to the article the UK would seek "some form" of youth mobility. Hope UK isn't going back to the bad old days of asking for exceptions... www.theguardian.com/politics/art...
PM does not rule out setting up system in future after meeting with Olaf Scholz, who stressed desire for closer ties