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@docrussjackson
May 11 • 9 tweets • 4 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
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The #propaganda puked out daily by the ideologically extreme Mail, Telegraph, & Express is grotesque. The UK's 'small boats' & 'people smuggling' 'crises' have been manufactured by our cruel Govt, who have deliberately caused an unprecedented backlog in asylum cases. 🇬🇧 Image
When the cruel & illiberal @Conservatives came to power in 2010, the backlog of asylum claims was just 18,954.

By the end of 2022, they had deliberately manufactured a backlog of 132,182 cases - 160,919 if family members applying with them are included.

Our barbaric Govt knows that strong evidence shows that policies of deterrence against smuggling actually fuel smuggling, forcing routes to become more dangerous, smugglers more organised, & migrants less able to cross borders without their services. 🇬🇧

theconversation.com/illegal-immigr…
289 cruel MPs recently back the barbaric illegal migration bill, after deliberately manufacturing a backlog of asylum claims.

Britain's populist Government has used 'performative politics' to join the ranks of the most illiberal regimes on earth. 🇬🇧

The Govt knows that or some, being sent to #Rwanda will be a death sentence: it has THE most deadly malaria variant, in all areas, in all seasons.

Rwandans have some immunity, but they can still become seriously unwell. Many deportees have zero immunity.

Our Govt has introduced the same cruel & ineffective policies adopted by the Australian Govt, which saw many refugees on suicide watch, hunger strike, & even people sewing their lips together, & costing taxpayers an estimated £5BILLION since July 2013. 🇬🇧

Not only is the UK Govt's "invasion" rhetoric abhorrent, misleading, & indistinguishable from that used by the far-right, but following Johnson, Ministers including Braverman, Sunak, & most recently Jenrick, are happy to tell barefaced lies to voters. 🇬🇧

Because of DECADES of misleading & hysterical front pages, divisive political rhetoric, & polarising clickbait TV/radio discussions about immigration, many voters still don't understand the differences between refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, & expats.
Despite DECADES of discussion of immigration, that so many voters STILL have NO IDEA what the differences are between asylum seekers, refugees, & migrants, points to unaddressed fundamental problems in our political, media, & educational institutions. 🇬🇧

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It's every delusional Great Reset conspiracy theorist's head exploding on hearing the news that @elonmusk is set to appoint Linda Yaccarino as @Twitter's new CEO, who since 2019, has been Executive Chair of the World Economic Forum (WEF). 🤯🤣 ImageImageImage
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I've scored columnists' predictions for the outcome of the 2017 snap election made by the @guardian's very own #MysticMegs (written just after May announced it) - Zoe Williams, Matthew d'Ancona, Martin Kettle, Sonia Sodha, Simon Jenkins, Ruth Wishart, & Gaby Hinsliff. Image
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