Register to Vote - Settled Did you know that EU and Ukrainian citizens can vote in the upcoming local elections on 7 May 2026? Registering to vote is easy and only takes five minutes. Register by 20th April.

EU and Ukrainian citizens, as well as all non-UK residents in Wales ca vote on the 7th of May. So if you have registered and have a vote, use and use it well! #EUcitizens #Ukraine #Senedd #elections26 settled.org.uk/register-to-...

Register to Vote - Settled Did you know that EU and Ukrainian citizens can vote in the upcoming local elections on 7 May 2026? Registering to vote is easy and only takes five minutes. Register by 20th April.

So important - deadline today - please share

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V&A censored catalogues after demands by Chinese printer Exclusive: Victoria and Albert Museum has deleted maps and images deemed sensitive by Beijing censors from exhibition publications

This is quite shocking. I'm amazed that institutes such as the V&A are happy to sacrifice their academic rigour and independence so easily. That cost is much greater than the funds saved.
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Reform-Run Kent Council Sells Off Antony Gormley Sculpture After Raising Taxes Nigel Farage's flagship council quietly sold Two Stones, one of the sculptor's earliest commissions, as part of a wave of publicly owned art disposals that critics call "shameful"

🔴Reform-Run Kent Council Sells Off Antony Gormley Sculpture After Raising Taxes

Nigel Farage’s flagship council quietly sold Two Stones, one of the sculptor’s earliest commissions, as part of a wave of publicly owned art disposals that critics call “shameful”

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@cardiffcouncil.bsky.social What’s this about? No prior warning, no alternative route. Image if this was part of the highway…. Oh, hang on, it’s is! @cardiffcyclecity.bsky.social

Trein?

“There will never be peace on this planet as long as human rights are being violated in any part of the world.”

This statement by René Cassin is at the heart of the exhibition titled “René Cassin: Universal Patriot”, which was inaugurated last week at the Court.

PRO(VO)…? De 70er jaren zijn inderdaad weer helemaal in 😄

Multilingualism is the norm, not the exception.

Pepys ‘curated’ letters to conceal being offered enslaved boy as bribe – research Cambridge University historian uncovers letter to diarist who was a naval official in 1670s

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

British dual nationals risk imminent refusal of travel to UK, Home Office affirms Government ignores pleas for a grace period before new rules come into force on Wednesday

New: No grace period for british dual nationals returning home if they don't have current or expired passport or certificate of entitlement from tomorrow.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Belgian museum caught in row over millions of DR Congo records KoBold Metals and DR Congo are pushing a Brussels museum to release records that would help map valuable metals

In case anyone needed a neat encapsulation of how archives are power, in all its messy and dubious ways.

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Als je er vanuit gaat dat oma en opa weinig anders te doen hebben dat hun brein bezighoudt, neem ik aan.

'Dans drukt dans uit en verder niets', Hans van Manen bleef tot einde toe gedisciplineerd De grootmeester van de Nederlandse dans overleed vandaag, 93 jaar oud.

'Dans drukt dans uit en verder niets', Hans van Manen bleef tot einde toe gedisciplineerd’

Sad to hear of the passing of the great Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen.

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So why are you engaging with it?

Is that a permanent closure? We had lunch there less than a year ago and it was very busy. Very sad and what will happen to the Cockatoo?

Attitudes to Immigration in Scotland: Changing, complex, contradictory - Migration Policy Scotland The third wave of Migration Policy Scotland’s annual representative survey provides a detailed picture of how views are evolving. This attitudinal survey series provides policymakers and others with e...

New report by MPS: migrationpolicyscotland.org.uk/publications...

Settled is proud of its track record helping EU citizens in Scotland in the wake of Brexit as well as Ukrainians living there since since 2022. We look forward to working together & building capacity with the MPS & all our partners.

1/3 With special thanks to Martin Wrigley, Settled's CEO, Kate Smart and Yuliia Ismail, our Ukraine Schemes Adviser, attended Parliament on 17 Nov for the launch of this timely and insightful new University of Birmingham Report on "Displaced Ukrainians in the UK: Experiences and Future Intentions".

De laatste keer dat ik een dakloze zag wonen op een rotonde was in Cardiff.

Comites Londra lancia un tour informativo sull'EU Settlement Scheme per i cittadini italiani - Comites di Londra Il Comites di Londra, in una nuova iniziativa a sostegno della comunità italiana, ha organizzato una serie di quattro incontri informativi dedicati all’EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). Gli eventi, pensati...

The #EUSS Tour continues for anyone needing friendly, high-quality, free legal advice and support with their EUSS.

We will be in Woking on Saturday 8th November at 2pm.

For more info, please visit: www.comiteslondra.info/news/comites...

Please share and we look forward to seeing you there! 🙏

1/5We recently received this heartfelt message from Yana,
reminding us about the positive impact our work has on people's lives, about how incredibly warm, welcoming and supportive Britain is and highlighting how amazing and incredibly generous our beneficiaries are... Respect!

Exciting new full time job at Settled - Volunteering & Comms Coordinator, salary £30,500. Hybrid role mainly remote working but some work from our Cardiff Bay office and some travel to cities in other parts of the UK expected. Please share and get in touch by writing to: resources@settled.org.uk.

At least a third of EU citizens in UK report discrimination by public bodies Long-term residents post Brexit also say they have faced difficulties exercising travel and equal treatment rights A significant number of EU citizens living long term in the UK post Brexit are experiencing discrimination in work and in public services, a report by the UK’s statutory Brexit watchdog has revealed. Five years after the UK quit the bloc, more than a third reported feeling discriminated against by public bodies. One in five said they had experienced difficulties accessing their rights including the right to work, the right to travel in and out of the country and their right to equal treatment in public services. Continue reading...

At least a third of EU citizens in UK report discrimination by public bodies

www.netherlandsandyou.nl/web/united-k...

In Groningen gaan de luikjes open naar een verborgen Indisch slavernijverleden

In Groningen gaan de luikjes open naar een verborgen Indisch slavernijverleden

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wale...

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

Just over 9 months ago I left WalesOnline to start this newsletter looking in depth at Welsh politics and Welsh issues.

The response to this has exceeded my wildest dreams and I have a really exciting announcement - an Investigative Journalism Fund.

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Poundland sold for £1 with shops set to close The BBC understands up to 100 of the brand's 825 UK stores could close as the new owners shake up the business.

True to its promise to the last www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...