Fraudulent asylum claims should be tackled
But the Home Office must not use them as an excuse to doubt or deny LGBT+ refugees who have suffered real persecution
Peter Tatchell speaks on Radio 5 Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAZIWmDtJqM&t=4s
Well said. Certain people/media love to amplify stories about 'undeserving' asylum seekers to skew the actuality - most asylum seekers are genuine.
📌 ICYMI — Trojan Horse? Rupert Lowe’s Far-Right Restore Britain Is Standing 13 Candidates as ‘Independents’ in One Council
Anti-racist campaigners accuse the ex-Reform MP of seeking to "disguise" the extreme views and affiliations of his candidates
Well spotted, By-line.👏🏻
I am shocked Rupert Lowe-by-name and his like would be so deceitful, dishonest and unethical! /s
Despicable.
Trump continues his destruction of the US constitution, as he flouts the 'separation of church and state' and hastens (White) Christofascism - the ideology behind Project 2025. (Using the non-Christian ignoramus Trump is fine with them - none of it is Christ-like anyway.)
I saw the reaction in Argentina when he passed. Wow!
Thanks for the reply. I remember my Dad waxing lyrical about Pele, showing me a video and of course that film Escape to Victory! Cheers 👍🏼⚽️
Nice to have social media put a smile on your face - it's the dance/football fusion Maradona knew we wanted! 🤷🏼♀️
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Greater than Pelé? Genuine question from a football ignoramus.
In another surreal clash, Trump has taken aim at Pope Leo over Iran, urging people to tell him Iran has killed “42,000 protesters,” while the Pope says he won’t back down from calling for peace despite Trump’s criticism
In fairness, everyone knows the hard right have their irony-detectors removed at birth and replaced with an extra large hypocrisy gland. 🤷🏼♀️
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Also, of course, saying you have to cut benefits to pay for it is sheer ignorant nonsense.
“.. who's gone on to work as an advisor in the defence industry…”
We only heard one line of disclosure today on BBC, from Chris Mason on BBC News at Ten.
🔗 cohengroup.net/what-we-do/practice-groups/aerospace-defense
I stumbled across this Guardian article (over 20 years old) about his private financial dealings. Robertson's multi-decade involvement with the Cohen Group is mentioned but there is sketchy admission on payments he had received.
www.theguardian.com/news/2006/fe...
The Cohen Group, for whom Lord Robertson consults, is actually used as an *example* of problematic lobbying by former senior officials by the 'Revolving Door Project'
therevolvingdoorproject.org/the-industry...
BBC News leading all its bulletins on demands by former Government advisor Lord Robertson for more defence spending, without at any point mentioning his current paid senior role for US defence lobbyists
I once accidentally posted an image of myself as Jesus Christ instead of a Red Cross doctor.
Jesus just issued a statement saying:
“That white man don’t look like me! I thought it was a doctor, too!”
Labour doing their utmost to defend Netanyahu and his criminal government. Again. disgusting "British media has been blocked from reporting that the new judge, Johnson, refused to dismiss the prosecution despite prejudicial statements made about the case by government officials."
again if your denying the defendant the right to put their case that must be because you think it might effect the outcome , and that they won't be found guilty by a jury of their peers. Then you are deliberately setting out to undermine a fair trial
I guess Nige is off “stopping the boats” in the strait of Hormuz….
#PMQ’S
Well said Steph on @lbc.co.uk, every time there's a discussion about money, disabled and other people trying to survive on 'Welfare' are attacked. As @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social said, austerity did alot of damage (330,000 earlier deaths, mostly disabled & elderly).
'Australia's political polling industry faced one of its most significant credibility crises in 2025 when Freshwater Strategy's dramatic miscalculations during the federal election left the Liberal Party stunned and questioning the reliability of modern polling methods. The polling firm, which received approximately $1.5 million from the Liberal Party, continued to predict seat gains for Peter Dutton's team even on election day, whilst publicly available data suggested otherwise.'
Freshwater Strategy pollsters (who claim 'We shape opinion') seem to favour RW parties here & abroad. One founder, election strategist Michael Tucker, writes for The Adam Smith Institute, a dark-money RW 'think tank' lobbying for low taxes & de-regulation.
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www.ceotodaymagazine.com/2025/08/fres...
Staffordshire Police apologise for past homophobic persecution
This is the 22nd police force in the UK to say sorry to LGBTs
petertatchellfoundation.org/staffordshire-police-apo...
Everyone is at risk from post infection COVID risks.
That was the basis of a recent conversation about Welsh independence - if Reform 'rule' the UK, I'm out. 🤷🏼♀️
