#Windrush

marcus

marcusjdl

You can call pointing out that bad faith actors do not have the same energy for anti-black racism “whataboutery” I don’t care as it is patently obvious black lives do

Andrew Doyle

andrewdoyle_com

A short thread on the degraded state of political discussion.Today an account calling itself “Right-Wing Hate Exposed” (@GuidoFawkesHate) attacked me out of nowhere.The accusations were based entirely on prejudice, and

Windrush Lives

WindrushLives

In January, we wrote to @pritipatel on behalf of 31 claimants, several standing in for their deceased parents, calling for the Windrush Compensation Scheme to be taken away from the

Pascal Jacquemain 🇫🇷in🇬🇧 #the5million

jacquep

Leave won therefore anyone who tried to resist it is like those Republicans who tried to organise a coup against in Washington.Funny that, considering the same people who were behind

David Rosenberg

davidjrosenberg

Earlier this week, a prominent Labour politician was asked in an interview at a Zoom event, which Tory politician he most admired. He answered “I had a degree of admiration

James

BrainFogJames

#OsimeBrown was convicted under a law that no longer exists called 'Joint Enterprise'. The reason this law was repealed is that it led to unfair and wrongful convictions! People were

#BlackLivesMatterUK

ukblm

At 2am this morning, in the cover of night, 13 British residents were forcibly put on a deportation flight to Jamaica.On board were ppl who themselves had been victims of

Refugee Action

RefugeeAction

This week the Government changed immigration rules to “reform” the asylum system.But to deport, not to protect. Yesterday, @Stuart_McDonald asked @pritipatel why the Government didn’t “have the courage” to explain

Edwin Hayward 🦄 🗡

uk_domain_names

Imagine an alternate history in which Remain had won...- No ferryless ferries- No 27 lorry parks- No 250 million extra customs declarations- No £15 billion/year in extra red tape- No

damaris young 🌓

damarisyoung

This year has been challenging (2020 can go in the bin) but I feel so privileged to have a book published today #TheCreatureKeeper is about a girl who ROARS

Sikh Socialists

SikhSocialists

Recently, 1,000 days passed since Jagtar Singh Johal was arrested by police in Punjab.Court hearings are continually deferred without evidence against Jaggi presented, allowing Jaggi’s defence no opportunity to prove

Róisín

RoiSinMinh

It cannot be overemphasized how fucked up it is that everyone knows Shamima Begum's name, but not the name of Yago Riedijk, the white adult man who groomed and married

Gurminder K Bhambra

GKBhambra

Stuart Hall, in his account of ‘authoritarian populism’, argued that marketization hollows out civil society by removing services from local participation & determination. This, then, leaves a democratic vacuum that

Horus

nastymutant

Thread of evidence of all the times the 'conservative' Boris Johnson has worked to give illegal immigrants British citizenship. There is no aim he pursues more consistently. This is all

Adam Maidment

AdamMaidment

A thread: A tragic incident in Moss Side has brought the area back into national headlines. The area, like any, has its own set of issues but there are some

Windrush Lives

WindrushLives

Yesterday, we got hold of this Deportation and Charter Flights Factsheet, dated Thursday. It concerns the planned removals of the #Jamaica50 scheduled for next Wednesday, 2 Dec. It’s not on

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