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2 Jan

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A really troubling read about clause 9 of the Nationality and Borders Bill which will enable Priti Patel to remove the citizenship of individuals - and them to be rendered stateless - without even being told.

By @ProfDPrabhat. theconversation.com/stripping-brit…

The power to remove citizenship without notice "affects minorities and those of migrant heritage much more than it does white British nationals born in Britain" and taking away notice requirements means "potential challenges in courts will be eliminated at source."

In case Raab's plans to ignore international human rights norms didn't quite signal how ugly an international outlier the UK is, Professor Prabhat notes that: "Currently, no other country can make its own citizens stateless by depriving them of citizenship without notice."

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Jo Maugham

@JolyonMaugham

30 Dec 21

Pleased people are asking aloud about the weird editorial choices BBC News makes. When trying to reconcile the BBC in your heart with that before your eyes, perhaps ask whether the weird choices involve punching up or down; do they embed or do they challenge establishment power?

I doubt the BBC's place as a wellhead of establishment power has changed. I think, instead, the world around the BBC has. Social media, Brexit, internationalism, etc, all challenge establishment power in lots of new ways such that the BBC's wellhead status now gets exposed.

@BBCr4today

I will never forget @BBCr4today (having persuaded me to come on under false pretences) then attacking me for being too rude about Government figures. A perfect illustration of how it sees its role: speaking 'truth' not to power but to those trying to keep power accountable.

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Jo Maugham

@JolyonMaugham

22 Dec 21

Once upon a time we thought it was a good thing for bigots to think twice before sounding off. Now the Government, aided by the sections of the press, attacks those who criticise bigotry.

Of course, the targets of bigotry are always those without power. And so the Government's stance, aided by sections of the press, entrenchs the ability of those with power to punch down at those without.

And there is no loss of free speech. Free speech is the right to speak; not to speak without consequence. The framing of it as a right to speak without consequence has as its intent the demonising of those who push back against the bigots - those without power (and their allies).

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Jo Maugham

@JolyonMaugham

11 Dec 21

"We are not going to ditch The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - we are going to keep it but ignore it when we want to."

If you have a law but assert a right to ignore it, is it still a law?

That's a particularly sharp question when you are talking about a law which is a final backstop against breaches of international human rights norms. You are going to assert a right to ignore those? Really?

Turkey, Ukraine, Albania, Georgia and Russia are all signatories to The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

Just in case you were wondering where asserting a right to ignore the Convention would position us in the international community.

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Jo Maugham

@JolyonMaugham

10 Dec 21

🧵 We are expecting to issue proceedings against the Met in relation to its refusal to investigate the parties at Number 10 whilst the country was in lock down. More details here glplive.org/tory-xmas-tw-1… 🧵

There is no denial that a number of 'gatherings' took place and no attempt has been made to justify them by reference to the narrow exceptions that the law permits.

The Met gives two reasons for refusing to investigate. It says (1) there is an absence of evidence and (2) it has a policy not to investigate retrospective breaches of the lockdown regulations.

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@JolyonMaugham

10 Dec 21

We’re publishing this comic on #humanrightsday2021 when the rights in this country are at extreme risk.

What we’re communicating is what is at stake for people like Tia and Ray and Marcus when #HumanRights are threatened. (1/9)

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We want to thank @LankellyChase and @recovery_focus and all the young people who gave us the opportunity to tell the story they wanted us to tell. (2/9)

Don’t forget that the holiday season can be particularly hard on young people's mental health. If you or anyone you know is struggling with mental health issues, check out the resources on our hub page. (3/9) eachother.org.uk/young-people-a…

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