Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
Director of @britishfuture.bsky.social
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- If Labour's immigration plan worked as they hoped, the immigration politics of the election would include them defending net inward migration of around 200-250k/year [or a little higher] against calls for it to be net 100k or net zero from opposition parties www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- A useful test: arguments for controlled/reduced immigration + integration can speak to people across majority and minority groups. Is that the intent + the effect in specific cases. Highest % of people born abroad in census 2021: - Kensington & Chelsea (54%) - Bradford, overall, was 19%
- 🚨 NEW: Robert Jenrick backs PM with claim UK already an ‘island of strangers’ in some places “Aggressive levels of mass migration have made us more divided... for example central Bradford - 50 per cent of people were born outside of the UK”, he said Full story ⤵️ www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/05...
- One thing that seems clear from the media questions that the fall in immigration - down a third in 2024, so net migration will be down a few hundred thousand - seems unknown to several of the lobby, never mind their readers, listeners or viewers
- I think "raises substantial ethical issues" is a weak synonym for *clearly breaches the anti-corruption laws that bar gifts from foreign states* (without explicit Congressional approval)
- It is accurate to say "Care homes will face new restrictions on recruiting overseas workers" - with the abolition of the dedicated visa, and that they will be encouraged to recruit from domestic and migrant workers already in the UK. A *ban* on foreign care workers *probably* oversimplifies
- On LBC News, their second rolling news channel, in a minute to talk about what we know about the immigration white paper so far
- This is an esp bad example of the BBC coverage of immigration leaving out the central fact for public understanding It omits the current evidence on what the level of immigration is (while reporting political claims that make no sense without the fact too) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- UK immigration debate needs to drop the numbers game. - Labour's task is balancing public appetite for control with the party's other policy goals My Financial Times op-ed preview of the white paper is online here (for those who have FT access) and in the paper tomorrow. www.ft.com/content/0e1f...
- What would public choose on social care workers coming to Britain? Increase the numbers: 44% (18% a lot, 26% a little) Maintain current levels: 27% Reduce the numbers: 22% (11% reduce a lot, 11% a little) Focaldata for British Future (2nd - 6th May 2025) www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...
- Rachel Sylvester's Observer preview of immigration white paper on policy + political dilemmas of control "Public opinion is more nuanced than politicians often think" 50% want overall numbers down but most wouldn't reduce visas for study, nor for work in most jobs observer.co.uk/news/politic...
