I wrote for @theguardian-mwr.bsky.social on the British government’s efforts to copy Italy’s migration pact with Albania, memory and colonialism, the flaws of pragmatism, and the logic behind all that.

Italy’s migrant pact with Albania makes no sense. So what’s the real reason Starmer is showing interest? | Lea Ypi

Britain’s prime minister knows such a plan won’t work. He’s cosying up with Giorgia Meloni for an entirely different reason, says professor in political theory Lea Ypi

Interesting and informative. Thank you. I’m a typical Labour Party member who feels extremely concerned and disappointed with the new government. I hoped for more than performative actions that merely seek to appease racists and bigots.