*stares* I'm sorry, this guy is going to be your advisor on culture and integration? The one who makes these videos?

James Austin@jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 9h ago

I'll be honest: I'd buy this a lot more if his main outlet wasn't abusively attacking opposition politicians via AI slop in ways which obviously nod to other forms of prejudice.

The fact that Badenoch has torched any arguments about how far to the right Conservatives have gone in defence of this bloke for him to then withdraw is pretty funny. Defending someone who has been jailed for neo-Nazi activities was such a strange hill to die on. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate

It follows a backlash against the party's decision to pick Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a council candidate in Somerset.

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Today the UK is putting into practice aggressive restrictions on trans people using toilets and changing rooms. This follows a complex legal/political mess over two years. The UK was among the best countries in Europe on LGBTQ rights; now it's among the worst. www.liberalcurrents.com/the-end-of-t...

The End of Trans Rights in the UK Is the Start of Democratic Collapse

It's never just one minority.

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The EHRC trans bathroom ban comes into force today. This is a discriminatory measure which will exclude many trans individuals from public spaces. It doesn't provide "clarity" or "protect people". If anything, it will increase assaults and against trans individuals and non-conforming cis women.

Jess O'Thomson@jessothomson.co.uk · 9h ago

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It's OK for criminal ex-neo Nazis to run your bins is a hell of a line.

I grew up among Conservative politics. This is beyond that now. Defending a neo-nazi candidate shows how far Badenoch has shifted them to the far right. There is now no difference between her party and that of Restore and Reform. That should not be normalised. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Kemi Badenoch defends selection of man jailed for harassing Jewish MP in council election – as it happened

Conservative leader tells press she stands by decision to select Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a candidate for local election in Somerset

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Reminder that the Tories believe any non-British person who commits more than a minor parking or traffic offence should be automatically deported. They “believe in second chances”, apparently, but only for literal Nazis.

Kemi Badenoch defends selection of man jailed for harassing Jewish MP in council election – as it happened

Conservative leader tells press she stands by decision to select Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a candidate for local election in Somerset

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There is a strange phenomenon of abhorrent beliefs which direct hate at marginalised groups being considered "protected beliefs", see also "gender critical ideology". At this rate it wouldn't be a surprise if the far right fully gains "protected beliefs" status while attacking marginalised groups.

Anyone who refuses care from a non-white member of NHS staff should be told to pay to go private.

Charles EP Murphy@cepmurphy.bsky.social · yesterday

news.sky.com/story/nhs-st... stereotypically this has been seen as Old People, but not only would the old people of now have often been born post-Windrush, lot of this will be younger people who've always lived in a diverse Britain. The guy with a pregnant wife likely millennial at oldest

Couple of obvious points. Under Reform's plan to deploy the Royal Navy against small boats they would have also been required to save those on the boat. Secondly, people know they are risking their lives. That's why no amount of "deterrents" will change things. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More than 150 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in Channel

The boat was attempting to cross to the UK when its engine caught fire, according to French authorities.

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This is what happens when anti-racism norms erode, and elites bear a lot of the responsibility for norm erosion, as they have disproportionate power to set and enforce norms

Charles EP Murphy@cepmurphy.bsky.social · yesterday

news.sky.com/story/nhs-st... stereotypically this has been seen as Old People, but not only would the old people of now have often been born post-Windrush, lot of this will be younger people who've always lived in a diverse Britain. The guy with a pregnant wife likely millennial at oldest

It was a £50m embarrassment for the Conservative government and ended after less than a year Priti Patel and Boris Johnson had initially wanted the navy to conduct pushbacks but trials conducted off Dorset found them to be "operationally unviable" and illegal under international law

Could be just me, but if you as an MP have based your, basically bs, "defence" of stripping trans individuals of rights to "protect women and girls" I wouldn't be out there vocally proclaiming how much you respect someone with domestic abuse allegations and a confirmed misogynist. Might be just me.

Obvious inhumanity and rampant xenophobia of Reform's policies aside for a moment. In reality this would violate a host of international laws, including related to the law of the sea and could in extreme circumstances be taken as an act of war against France. Slow clap. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform says it would use Royal Navy to stop small boats

The party's home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf says it would be the "largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two”.

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It is a constant source of anger to me how, without dismissing the harm Tories caused, so many people who condemned the Conservatives anti-asylum/immigration policies are happy to defend Labour's when they are actively worse in practice. Bad policy doesn't cease to be bad based on who implements it.

Even Home Office's own analysis shows tougher measures force more people into longer, more dangerous routes and exploitation. Tackling smugglers starts with ensuring people don't have to use them. Meanwhile, Labour's own policies mean more people are forced to use them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Burnham pledges to be 'relentless' in curbing small boat crossings

The prime minister says enforcement is increased but there also need to be more safe routes into the UK.

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There has been little mention of the 72 people who drowned or were crushed trying to reach Ceuta last week. A shocking figure that's been eclipsed by right wing press fear mongering. The incident and how it started is now coming under welcome scrutiny www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Chaos of border crossing gives way to limbo for Moroccans on Ceuta’s streets

People among the more than 50,000 who entered Spanish enclave this week describe the journey and their prospects

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This is disgusting Abolish the Home Office

the3million@the3million.bsky.social · 3d ago

Monique Hawkins, acting chief executive of the3million, said the impact of the Home Office’s retrospective review was devastating for many. "People applied to the EU settlement scheme in good faith...by building their lives in the UK and putting down roots." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Monique Hawkins, acting chief executive of the3million, said the impact of the Home Office’s retrospective review was devastating for many. "People applied to the EU settlement scheme in good faith...by building their lives in the UK and putting down roots." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

EU citizens in UK get letters telling them post-Brexit residency rights were given ‘in error’

After years of building lives in UK, potentially hundreds of thousands of EU citizens are being told they have no right to remain

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If you see someone online ignorantly claiming that entry into Ceuta entails entry into mainland Spain/the Schengen area, here's the text proving otherwise. (Plus almost everyone who entered Ceuta returned within a day)

Steve Peers@stevepeers.bsky.social · 5d ago

Here are those special rules on Ceuta and Melilla as regards Schengen - dating back to Spain acceding to the Schengen Convention eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...

There's no pleasing some people. One minute they are complaining about young people not working, the next slamming entrepreneurial spirit 😁

Why do you focus so much on your cat? On the off chance we end up in an alien designed RPG and I am reliant on her to save my life goddamit.

Siyah appears to be taking the stresses of planning for yet another house move in her stride, which is a damn sight more than can be said for me.

So many times this! It's because desperate families are sending the person they think most likely to survive a dangerous journey, because they are all out of good options. And in some cases, their hope is that this way at least one of their family will survive.

Dan Sohege@danielsohege.bsky.social · 5d ago

The phrase "military age men" is designed to be inflammatory and ignores reality. Yes, majority of people making long, dangerous, and often expensive routes to seek asylum are younger men who have the ability to work and earn money to bring over more vulnerable people, mainly women and children. 1/

The phrase "military age men" is designed to be inflammatory and ignores reality. Yes, majority of people making long, dangerous, and often expensive routes to seek asylum are younger men who have the ability to work and earn money to bring over more vulnerable people, mainly women and children. 1/

I have a very strong personal opinion that "smart glasses" should be banned, and it is because of stuff like this.

Michael@michaeljsc.bsky.social · 5d ago

Actually quite angry reading this. I know it’s a bit passé to talk about “why don’t politicians crack down on people not using headphones on the bus” but I think we do need to reckon with platforms that incentivise people to completely disregard the norms of civil society and get away with it.

Correlation or causation?

This is tragic and all too common. Same old response from Burnham as previous PM's. Instead of focusing on why people have to use irregular routes, or the need to ensure that they can receive asylum without them, it is all about how measures need to be tougher. news.sky.com/story/three-...

Four die trying to cross Channel after busiest day of 2026 for migrant crossings

Hundreds crossed on Wednesday as migrants took advantage of the good weather to try to reach the UK.

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It's publication day for the 5th edition of the European Union Law textbook edited by Catherine Barnard and me! Thanks as always to my co-editor, the brilliant contributors and the OUP production team global.oup.com/ukhe/product...

Many in the migrants' rights sector have been warning about exactly this. AI is absolutely not suitable for being used in asylum cases. Not only because of the risk of "hallucination", but also because it is unable to deal with the nuance and complexity. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests

Upper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’

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