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Husband just ran up to tell me Priti Patel has resigned. Said he'd assumed she'd stay in Cabinet as she's so popular with the Tory faithful.
Well, here's the thing...
🧵on what happens when you mix cruelty with short-termism (and why Patel's resignation may mean very little)
Well, here's the thing...
🧵on what happens when you mix cruelty with short-termism (and why Patel's resignation may mean very little)
Firstly, before I say anything else, this 👇
So, after the 2019 election, many of us in the refugee sector were worried. The Gov had apparently "got Brexit done" and needed to show they could limit immigration.
But they knew they couldn't reduce it to the levels they had been implying. They needed a scapegoat...
But they knew they couldn't reduce it to the levels they had been implying. They needed a scapegoat...
