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We spoke to @NationalWorld about what we think a compassionate, accessible and workable asylum system could look like – and why an approach based on hostility and deterrence is cruel, costly, and won’t stop refugees risking their lives to reach the UK to claim asylum. 
Our policy and research manager @_tarapovey told @ImogenHowse that a compassionate system is one where people are believed, welcomed, and treated with dignity - and are able to start rebuilding their lives.
#StandUpForAsylum
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An accessible system is one where people can claim asylum without putting their lives at risk by crossing the Channel. It is completely legal to come to the UK to seek asylum so we have a moral and lawful duty to make it possible.
nationalworld.com/news/uk/immigr…
nationalworld.com/news/uk/immigr…
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...
Are you finding it politically unrewarding to run an asylum system that keeps people safe? It’s hard! We’ve got the solution for the ambitious politician... BÖRDER KRISÍS!
Build it yourself and see how useful it can be to justify things like an #AntiRefugeeBill. Instructions⬇️
Build it yourself and see how useful it can be to justify things like an #AntiRefugeeBill. Instructions⬇️
Here’s what you’ll need to get started on your BÖRDER KRISÍS.
You need a big frame for your BÖRDER KRISÍS. Don’t worry that your frame doesn’t fit the facts, the rest of the steps will show you how to make it look like the facts fit your frame.
Remember, when you’re building a BÖRDER KRISÍS – appearances are everything.
Remember, when you’re building a BÖRDER KRISÍS – appearances are everything.
Jews escaping the Nazis were asylum seekers.
Instead of pandering to racists, bigots, & the far-right, the UK Govt should welcome asylum seekers with open arms - not whip up anger & hatred by demonizing them & those who help them.
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act.refugee-action.org.uk/page/74354/sub…
Instead of pandering to racists, bigots, & the far-right, the UK Govt should welcome asylum seekers with open arms - not whip up anger & hatred by demonizing them & those who help them.
#StandUpForAsylum
act.refugee-action.org.uk/page/74354/sub…
Sadly, rabid intolerance - among both press & government - has a strong British pedigree.
The Daily Mail has been an 'anti-alien' newspaper since the 1900s - great continuity - & the Daily Express on the run-up to the EU referendum was utterly grotesque.
theguardian.com/uk/2002/jun/08…
The Daily Mail has been an 'anti-alien' newspaper since the 1900s - great continuity - & the Daily Express on the run-up to the EU referendum was utterly grotesque.
theguardian.com/uk/2002/jun/08…
These antiquated, inhumane, & revolting attitudes appearing in our press & amplified by the UK Govt - especially the cruel & shameless Home Secretary Priti Patel - permeate British society & keep rancid ideas alive which belong in the dustbin of history.
To understand the full impact that the #NoRecourseToPublicFunds policy has in people in the asylum system like this destitution grant recipient of ours (see story below), here is the full list of public funds that you cannot access under the #NRPF condition:
Here is a definitive list of what counts as “public funds” for the purposes of U.K. Immigration Rules:
attendance allowance
carers allowance
child benefit
child tax credit
council tax benefit
council tax reduction
disability living allowance
attendance allowance
carers allowance
child benefit
child tax credit
council tax benefit
council tax reduction
disability living allowance
- discretionary support payments by local authorities or devolved administrations in Scotland and Northern Ireland
- housing and homelessness assistance
- housing benefit
- income-based jobseeker’s allowance
- income related employment & support allowance
- housing and homelessness assistance
- housing benefit
- income-based jobseeker’s allowance
- income related employment & support allowance
On Monday, Immigration Minister @CPhilpOfficial defended the decision to increase Asylum Support by just 26p per day, keeping it under £40 per week, after 12 weeks of deliberation in a deadly pandemic.
Well, we’ve done some calculations of our own...
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Well, we’ve done some calculations of our own...
#StandUpForAsylum
This is a picture of an item of the same value as the daily increase in Asylum Support.
We’re not trying to be funny – this is beyond a joke. A Freddo is genuinely one of the very few things you can buy for 26 pence.
We’re not trying to be funny – this is beyond a joke. A Freddo is genuinely one of the very few things you can buy for 26 pence.
Here are some other things that people seeking asylum could afford with 26p. Half a Bramley apple in Tesco, a third of a first-class stamp and half a pint of milk in ASDA.
