Bob Medley
- "The government's argument sounds plausible. There's just one problem. It doesn't fit the facts. And the government knows it." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- If the low-skilled and low-wage migrant rhetoric isn't supported by fact then I suspect it's simply an excuse to stop migrants filling jobs in the care sector etc that the government would rather were filled by Britons currently receiving benefits.
- "The UK is very good – much better than most European countries – at integrating migrants, because most Britons, and most migrants, want integration... The rhetoric and policy we saw yesterday will take us backward to a much uglier, and more dangerous, place." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- If the low-skilled and low-wage migrant rhetoric isn't supported by fact then perhaps it's simply an excuse to stop migrants filling jobs in the care sector etc that the government would rather were filled by Britons currently receiving benefits.
- I don’t think anybody has suggested Southport was “a fascist uprising”. Rather it presented an excuse for a lot of racist people to spread racist conspiracy theories and engage in and incite racist violence. That is a matter of record. The desperation to pretend otherwise is bizarre.
- The Spectator, edited by life peer Michael Gove, warning about the state's narrative and siding with 'ordinary people' with no hint or irony.
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- That graph would seem to indicate that the 'UK Residents' are the real problem, contributing less than average and high wage migrant workers and there are a lot more of them.
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- Case in point.
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- Right wing press constantly stating that immigration is the cause of all ills, fueling public concern over immigration and politicians wanting to appeal to the electorate and attempting to validate anti-immigration policies.
- “If this was any other country, would we want anything to do with it?” As the UK secures a trade deal with the US, @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social outlines the other activities of the Trump administration this week.
- The UK's dearly held principles are no match for a limited trade deal.
- Because some are happy to co-opt lies and manipulated statistics in an attempt to support their arguments.
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- It's a Brexit benefit in the same way that resigning from the Army enables you to join the TA.
