Another day, another disgraceful attack on refugees by Shabana Mahmood. Regular readers know what means: another £30 to @hopeprojects.bsky.social to support their work with destitute refugees. Feel free to join me.

Its been a pretty bleak week in the news, ending up with reform pledging to use lethal force against civillians in the channel. Kindness is the best way to fight hate. Show where you stand with a donation to Hope Projects cafdonate.cafonline.org/9696#!/Donat...

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We appear to be at the machine gunning civilians stage. Is there a name for that? www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Outrage as Reform MP says navy should be allowed to use lethal force in Channel

Reform MP Robert Jenrick said that if Nigel Farage becomes PM, marines will be able to use 'lethal force' to stop small boats - a statement branded 'horrific' by Labour peer Lord Alf Dubs, who fled th...

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At the #WildTimes gathering in #Birmingham exploring ways that community activists can work together for positive change.

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We're getting ready for Hope Asylum Voices, our get together where staff and residents spend a day preparing and sharing a meal, learning more about each other and the asylum system and having fun. Always a high point of the month.

Practical help when its needed most. Find out more at www.hope-projects.org.uk

The asylum system is a maze. If you are in the West Midlands and have been made homeless by the asylum system then Hope may be able to help you find your way. Our legal team can make sure that you understand what you can do Click below to get in touch with them hope-projects.org.uk/referrals/

No-one should ever be homeless. Ever. Doesn't matter what age. Doesn't matter what background. Doesn't matter what immigration status. #EndHomelessness #EndDestitution

💔💔 Heartbreaking account from an RNLI volunteer. It reminds us that most people in the UK are kind & compassionate. A tiny minority want to stoke fear & racism & receive outsized coverage. They aren't the majority. Diversity is the strength of our country Diversity is the strength of our communities

We might be stating the obvious here but: if you're attacking the volunteers who heroically rescue people stranded at sea, you're definitely not one of the good guys.

Abuse of RNLI volunteers 'wholly unacceptable', chief says

Peter Sparkes says there has been "deliberate misinformation" spread about the charity.

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The UK asylum system is deliberately confusing, hard to navigate, and frustrating -- and many people inside the system feel like they have no hope. Here at Hope, we are working to change that by making sure all of our clients have access to holistic health services and community support.

A recap of our year so far! Since January 2026, we have: - Housed 16 new people - Accepted 20 new people to our Wellbeing service - Given free legal advice to 76 people And there's still four months left to go!

Over the last two weeks, the Hope team have accepted eleven new people onto our @nationallotterygoodcauses funded Wellbeing Project! The Hope Wellbeing Project is designed to make sure people facing the challenges of the UK asylum system can still feel like themselves.

Our housing and legal advice make a real difference, getting vulnerable people of the streets and building new lives in safety. We can only do it with your help. If you're able, please make a donation to help us keep the lights on

This is what we do. Every day.

A good orange harvest from Vincent de Paul. Always goes down well.

Thread. New immigration statistics out today. For all the people saying 'I don't have a problem with asylum, only the people who arrive illegally'; That's not how the asylum system works.

We are happy to say that our Wellbeing project provides small grants to clients to spend on self-care. The asylum system deliberately depersonalises and dehumanises people who are looking for a safe place to live. Hope Projects is here to make sure that our clients can still feel like themselves.

When you're living on a Home Office budget of just £49.18 a week, it is hard to get all the food you need to stay healthy. That's why Hope partners with St. Vincent de Paul to provide a free weekly food parcel for all our clients -- because we believe that no one should ever go hungry.

We provide practical help when it's needed the most. Because no one should have to sleep on the streets -- regardless of immigration status. Find out more about Hope Projects at www.hope-projects.org.uk.

Today we have accepted two new clients to our National Lottery funded Wellbeing Project! That's two more people receiving support with their mental and physical health, which are often neglected within the UK asylum system. We take Wellbeing referrals on our website or at the email address below.

Our housing and legal advice make a real difference, getting vulnerable people of the streets and building new lives in safety. We can only do it with your help. Thank you so much to everyone who supports us.

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If this includes all people with no recourse to public funds then its a huge step www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Andy Burnham unveils plan to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas

Rough sleepers in England will be offered housing, in a move likened to the “Everyone In” initiative during the pandemic.

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We're going to provide housing for 3 new people! 2 men and a woman who would otherwise be on the streets in Birmingham. Welcome home!

Right wing media going for Right to Remain, ‘revealing an exclusive investigation’ about their toolkit that helps people navigate the asylum system. The toolkits online, promoted & used by everyone around the migration system to plug vital gaps left by collapsed legal reps.

We need a move-on period that really works, housing allowance that is enough to pay the rent, and the most vulnerable among those facing homelessness to be recognised as such and supported by the local authority.

So is the environment really that hostile? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Yep.

Man charged with sharing asylum seeker addresses in Thetford

The 62-year-old man is remanded in custody and will appear at Norwich Crown Court on 14 September.

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"First they came for the immigrants and I spoke up because I know how the rest of the poem goes"

Hope Asylum Voices on Thursday was fun. Aside from the food (Amanda's splendid garlic and parsley bread pictured) we ranged from Birmingham's new bins to charity law 101 by way of the things we do that make us happy.