BBC just casually promoting the economic spokesperson for a party with 8 MPs to the lofty position of "shadow chancellor".

Find coverage of the blueprint to fix the asylum system sent to @andyburnham.bsky.social by 200+ charities and hundreds of people on the frontline of supporting sanctuary seekers at @politics.mirror.co.uk and read the letter in full at @asylummatters.bsky.social asylummatters.org/2026/07/27/b...

📣 "Every successive effort to ramp up hostility towards refugees has failed to boost public confidence or political success for the Governments who have taken this approach, while the people we support suffer the consequences of these misguided bids for political gain." #FightForAsylumRights

🗣️ "From the Rwanda plan to the new refugee tax, every new cruel, impractical gimmick has done nothing but waste public money and cause yet more suffering for people seeking sanctuary, all while emboldening racist agitators and undermining the togetherness of our communities." #FightForAsylumRights

Without making a judgement on the Chancellorship... the fact that Net Zero is being described as a "personal interest" by an anonymous business leader here, despite it being in the PUBLIC interest and having overwhelming PUBLIC support surely says something about the power of business over politics.

When did kindness become weakness in politics? If our children know to be kind, how do our leaders not? My #substack debut on how kindness is our most powerful tool to resist fascism in the UK today 👇 open.substack.com/pub/nathanph...

It's high-time Government agreed to #LiftTheBan ✅ It would boost economic growth + tax revenue ✅ It would help us fill vital labour shortages ✅ It would aid integration + community cohesion ✅ It would tackle exploitation ✅ It would let people use their skills + rebuild their lives in dignity (2/2)

Instead of wasting taxpayers' money on performatively cruel ICE-style videos for clicks on social media... ...the Government could and should #LiftTheBan on work for people seeking asylum which would benefit everybody! 👇 Me on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social last week 📻 (1/2)

Tomorrow @houseoflords.parliament.uk will have the chance to vote on amendment 76 tabled by @greenjennyjones.bsky.social that would require Government to record and report on fatalities in the asylum system so no death is ignored. #KnowTheirNames bills.parliament.uk/bills/3929/s...

People are dying in our asylum system but our Government doesn't even record their deaths. We can't save lives if we don't care enough to hear the names of the people our hostile policies kill. Amendment 76 to the Borders Bill will force Government to ensure we #KnowTheirNames

A BBC News article has just put a bracketed "biological men" after the words "trans women". The speed in which the Overton Window has shifted in such a reactionary and regressive direction is fucking terrifying.

Chuffed my pre-order arrived last week! Excited to read it @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social

What a bizarre way for BBC News to cover these figures. Immediately caveating their recognition by the UN by giving equal weight to the denials of the state responsible for the deaths themselves... that isn't balance!

A visual cue for @labouruk.bsky.social MPs they may need today... You don't defeat fascism by appeasing it. You defeat fascism by fighting it. #FightForAsylumRights

Boys toy aisle vs. Girls toy aisle at B&M, in 2025. Spot the difference? 'Let's teach boys to be heroes and emergency service workers.' 'Let's teach girls to practice hoovering and cooking and making coffees.'

January book round-up: Born a Crime - 9/10 Man in the High Castle - 7/10 Secret Barrister - 7/10 Fourth Wing - 6/10 Hitchhikers Guide - 9/10 #books

It's no accident @labouruk.bsky.social skipped the white paper and went straight to a bill. They knew experts would tell them this #AntiRefugee Bill: ❌ Won't stop small boats ✅ Will drive up deaths Courting a vocal anti-migrant minority by continuing failed violent border policies is shameful.

Being gaslit by @skynewss.bsky.social and @telegraphnews.bsky.social about a clear cut double Nazi salute by the richest man in the world during Dry January is not the one.

I have officially found the film review that has aged more terribly than any other... prove me wrong. Reviewing Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, Travers describes JK Rowling as "a champion of outsiders facing intolerance, segregation and demonstration." 🤔🤔🤔

Disgusted by @robertjenrickmp.bsky.social racist outburst and don't know what to do about it? Email standardscommissioner@parliament.uk because he's clearly breached the Nolan Principles and MP Code of Conduct with his dog-whistle racism, dishonesty and incitement.

This might as well read "The Home Office do not care if people live or die" so long as they refuse to establish safe routes in favour of more border violence and securitisation. Every single Channel death is avoidable. It's a matter of political will. www.bbc.com/news/article...