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Jul 21 • 10 tweets • 3 min read

Since I wrote this thread on @UKLabour's Asylum and Immigration policies several things have been depressingly clear. First off, things are going to get worse. Cooper's announcement of increased immigration raids, and the blinkered defence of them by some, shows this. 1/

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The second is how much harder it is going to be for organisations and individuals fighting for migrants' rights. A lot of support over the last 14 years wasn't "pro-migrants rights". It was "anti-conservative". Obviously this isn't new though. 2/

Jul 17 • 32 tweets • 10 min read

Okay, a, very, long thread on @UKLabour's asylum and border policies announced today in the #KingSpeech. The short version to start though is that they are, aside from processing applications and cancelling the Rwanda plan, overwhelmingly harmful. 1/
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First off, this isn't new. Anyone remember the Clandestine Channel Threat Commander for example. Secondly, as explained in the linked thread, and as strange as this may sound, increased border security actually strengthens smuggling gangs. 2/

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Jul 16 • 13 tweets • 2 min read

The stories about "gangs" grab headlines, but the reality is that the majority of convictions for smuggling are of people actually making the crossing themselves. All the evidence shows that harsher border policies force more people into the hands of gangs though. 1/ Globally, most smugglers are small groups or independent operators. For example we were seeing a significant increase in "self- facilitated" crossings in the channel, by groups who arrange things themselves without relying on gangs. 2/

Jul 5 • 19 tweets • 4 min read

Strawman argument from Hodges here. No-one is pretending that immigration didn't play a part in Reform's wins, just that it was the rhetoric and misinformation about immigration they spread rather than migration itself. 1/

Look at Essex for example, where Reform won two of its five seats. It has substantially lower immigration than the UK average, yet higher than average levels of deprivation in parts. This makes people an easy target for messages which scapegoat migrants. 2/

Jun 29 • 21 tweets • 6 min read

Deep breath. Oookay then. Seeing as an earlier thread of mine has generated, shall we say some unfortunate abuse. Let's have a little deep dive into why criticism of Badenoch, Rowling etc is not misogynistic and just reality. 1/ Firstly, let's address the "oh look a man telling women what they think". No, absolutely not. There are numerous issues I will not ever try and talk about because I recognise that I do not have the knowledge or life experience to do so. 2/

Jun 20 • 17 tweets • 4 min read

It's #WorldRefugeeDay, so, let's have some facts about those seeking asylum, not more divisive hatemongering. Firstly, most of those seeking asylum in the UK do so because they have existing ties here. That's why arguments such as "France is a safe country" are meaningless. 1/ If you have fled from war or persecution your concept of "safety" is going to be very different from someone going on holiday. You want to be somewhere you know people, have a community, and speak the language. That's why no amount of "deterrents" will stop people coming. 2/

Jun 17 • 20 tweets • 8 min read

Okay, deep dive into Reform's "contract" and what it says about immigration. Not a great start when the opening gambit is such a clearly misleading statement. Crucially here they are including arrivals, and ignoring people who left, this obviously changes the figures. 1/

You cannot accurately predict immigration trends over this period of time. They are too susceptible to change. Figures like this are used frequently to scaremonger about immigration, but the reality is that picking numbers out of a hat would be as accurate. 2/

May 10 • 25 tweets • 7 min read

THREAD: The thing about asylum policies is they do need to be practical. No-one who is serious about this disagrees. There's a lot of posturing and grand standing, by all parties, but at the end of the day people do want to see channel crossings reduced and sensible policies. 1/ 58% of people polled agree that we should allow either current numbers of people seeking asylum or more. The number of people who want to see fewer though has been increasing, and that needs dealing with. 2/

Mar 28 • 23 tweets • 5 min read

I have, technically, been on annual leave this week, which just means being stuck in my own head and worrying about work ahead of going back next week. So let's have a little dive into being #ActuallyAutistic and being unable to switch off, along with a couple of other things. 1/ First and foremost, the next person to tell me I should "just switch off" will likely cop some harsh words. Why do people say that? Do they think that they are suggesting something which no-one ever thought of before? 2/

Mar 22 • 16 tweets • 3 min read

I'm begging @UKLabour to shelve the rhetoric of "our cruelty will be more competent" on asylum. Anyone who knows enough about this subject to comment knows returns just create a cycle of exploitation and harsher border policies force more people into irregular routes. 1/ #r4today

Instead of criticising @Conservatives for incompetence, @UKLabour should be focused on their inhumanity. All the evidence shows that if you want to reduce people using irregular routes, and thereby tackle gangs, you need to make it safer and simpler for people to seek asylum. 2/

Jan 23 • 8 tweets • 2 min read

This government has been warned repeatedly about this. More than a year ago we were seeing children being actively mis-aged by the Home Office. They know they're putting chicken at risk. You have to be supremely twisted to support that. #r4today. 1/
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Do some adults try and pretend to be children? Yes, some do. There's no denying that, but they form a minority. When people quote "age discrepancy" statistics etc, what they tend to miss out is that children are far more likely to be treated as adults than the other way round. 2/

Dec 23, 2023 • 13 tweets • 5 min read

A lot of people struggle at this time of year, I know I can, so hopefully this thread may help some either to get the assistance they need, or to support charities so others can. It is far from an exhaustive list. There are so many great charities providing much needed help. 1/ First up, if you need to talk then the @samaritans are there to help. They are open every day, all day, and always there to listen. They have been an absolute rock at times, and are for so many people. 2/
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Dec 6, 2023 • 6 tweets • 1 min read

For those following along at home we are in the position whereby, due to Rwanda breaking international law the UK put forward a bill to allow it to break international law, so it could do a deal with Rwanda, but Rwanda doesn't want the deal if the UK breaks international law. 1/ In the meantime, because this isn't heading into the realms of farcical enough, the Minister for Immigration who championed the first deal which would break international law has now quit because the deal to allow the first to happen didn't break enough international laws. 2/

Nov 19, 2023 • 11 tweets • 4 min read

The principle of non-refoulement is at the heart of more than just the Refugee Convention. It is perhaps one of the simplest principles in international law. All it means is that you don't send people to a country where their lives are at risk. 1/

When you say that you want to "axe" the principle of non-refoulement, you are, deliberately or otherwise, saying that you have no issues with innocent people being persecuted, tortured or killed. You know, so long as it is somewhere else and you don't have to watch. 2/

Nov 16, 2023 • 19 tweets • 7 min read

I see it took less time than usual, actually it didn't, for client journalists to back the idea that human rights need to be destroyed to be defended. The options listed here are clearly false, and still don't include the options needed. 1/ #r4today

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I am begging journalists to stop claiming the Australian system is:
1) effective
2) lawful
It's not. It has been demonstrated to be a failure which cost lives. The last thing any country should do is see Australia as a role model on this. 2/ #r4today
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Nov 12, 2023 • 20 tweets • 6 min read

All this talk about how "Sunak is waiting for the verdict on the Rwanda policy" before sacking Braverman isn't quite the politically astute move some seem to think. Long thread on the pointlessness of the Rwanda policy and why Sunak's best option is to fire Braverman before. 1/ First off, fairly obviously, it means this drags on until Wednesday. That's a long time in politics at the best of times. From a political perspective there are two main ways this plays out at this stage. 2/

Oct 19, 2023 • 13 tweets • 12 min read

Hmmm, let's look at the claims in the @ukhomeoffice's latest video individually shall we? Because they aren't exactly giving the full picture, by which I mean that while some are accurate in a very technical sense, all are disingenuous in the dictionary, and real world, sense. 1/

The Bibby Stockholm was undeniably used by oil rig workers. Couple of key points, firstly the "decades" bit. This is a nearly fifty year old barge, which has had the capacity doubled. It has also been criticized by former oil rig workers who used it. 2/
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Oct 5, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read

This is all too common, even among MPs and Lords. They really don't seem to understand the fundamentals of the Rwanda plan. People will be forcibly shipped to a country which routinely violates human rights, and permanently barred from ever coming to the UK. 1/

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Their claims will not be heard under UK asylum law, and instead under the Rwandan system, which has accepted ZERO, applications from the likes of Afghanistan and Yemen. They and their children will be denied asylum in the UK in the future. 2/

Aug 20, 2023 • 25 tweets • 8 min read

Long thread: A common refrain in the media and from @Conservatives is that there are "no alternatives" to their inhumane and odious anti-asylum policies. Sadly this appears to be a narrative which to some extent @UKLabour have bought into. It is not reality though. 1/25 Let's do a little scene setting though, because to understand what works you have to actually look at the evidence behind not only why people come to the UK seeking safety, bust also refugee movements in general. 2/25

Aug 13, 2023 • 10 tweets • 5 min read

Let's just clear this up, the Ukraine scheme is not a resettlement route. It does not provide asylum. It is a highly limited three year visa, many of which will be running out without this government having anything in place to ensure those on them can still find safety here. 1/ It also demonstrates exactly why claiming making it safer and simpler for people to reach the UK will lead to substantially more people seeking asylum here is nonsense. Majority of Ukrainians have remained closer to Ukraine, just as majority of refugees do globally. 2/

Aug 10, 2023 • 12 tweets • 4 min read

THREAD: One of the common "gotchas" from those opposed to providing people with asylum has always been "why don't you put them up then". They tend to think it is highly clever, yet ignore how fatuous and ridiculous it is on a number of levels. 1/

First and foremost, those seeking asylum need to be able to rebuild their lives. They have often left behind everything they know, everyone they love. It is imperative that they have agency in their own lives to recover from that, and proper support to do so. 2/

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