Refugees shouldn't have to wait 20 years to know if they are safe. New rules are leaving families separated and lives in limbo. Join the campaign calling on Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to scrap the 20-year wait. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

@simoncalder.bsky.social I want to fly to Sardinia in August. Is it generally true that the cheap airlines sell seats more cheaply the further ahead you book? I think I recall reading that this isn't strictly true and that prices may go up and down over the months before the preferred dates.

"Labour must fix the asylum system - but I have two very real concerns with Mahmood's plans" My op-ed in LBC on the Government's asylum plan t.co/06PtJfT4NJ

Almost nobody in the Cons Party or beyond it had noticed that the Shadow Home Secretary with two other frontbenchers and 5 backbenchers tabled a bill in May to deport 3 million people - stripping almost every pensioner, parent or nurse who did not take out citizenship of their right to live here

From yesterday: Home Office amends modern slavery guidance to facilitate returns to France following High Court decision | Sonia Lenegan

The fine art of throwing it away. #nffc. Do they now lose Nuno too? What a shambles.

£9.95 a week, that’s how much people in hotels are paid in lieu of working rights. Pathetic posturing. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

LIFF returns from 30 Oct to 16 Nov 2025! 🎬 Join the 39th edition of Leeds International Film Festival for an epic film selection over 18 days, at venues including Hyde Park Picture House, Vue in The Light, Everyman Cinema, Howard Assembly Room and Cottage Road Cinema. 🎉 leedsfilm.com

Whenever you hear ‘Undocumented illegal men’ always know there’s an extremist agenda at play: - 40% of asylum applicants are women & children -100% of asylum applicants undergo biometric screening & checked on international databases -100% of asylum applicants are lawful

How Britain privatised itself into failure Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...

These two charts expose Nigel Farage’s immigration myths 👇🏻

Utterly typical of the Israeli government to launch a large scale attack on Iran and then warn that Iran should not respond or else Israel will attack more heavily. No country in the world would take that and not defend itself.

I undersign this letter too. It feels like throwing salt in a gale, but salt has power. Even ex-PM Olmert has now declared that war-crimes are being committed. Basta. Basta. medium.com/@horatioclar...

Only when politicians find the courage to admit that you can't stop this phenomenon will it be possible to start dealing with it in a responsible, serious and humane manner.

And mine!

A destra l'umiltà e il rispetto di uomo di Stato, Sergio Mattarella 🇮🇹 A sinistra un influencer? [zoom]

#nffc got exactly what they deserved this afternoon - nothing. Poor performance, too many mistakes, particularly at the back, misplaced passes in the final third, and virtually nothing to trouble Pickford. Not what you want to see in a home game at this point in the season.

Forest all over - Switzerland, with marvellous mountains. #nffc

Forest all over, Vienna #nffc

Forest all over ... Syracuse, Sicily #nffc

Forest all over the world! #nffc Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Forest all over the world. Alp Gröm, Switzerland. #nffc

Talented, driven, skilled: imagine what we could do if we weren't banned from working. The Lift The Ban coalition visited Parliament to make it clear: people seeking asylum are ready to work. Share our message now to tell the Government it's time to #LiftTheBan

Can't recommend Carmen Consoli highly enough. Intelligent and well-crafted songs. Picked this up for €3 last weekend in a flea market in Bologna. 22 years old and still marvellous.

This is grim - but sadly not a one-off. After whipping up a fury re: Oldham grooming inquiry, I'm aware that staff at Oldham Council are also being harrassed - not just online & by email, but in person too. Musk & his ilk are a dangerous cancer on humanity. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Forest all over. This time at Stadio Renato dall'Ara, for Bologna 2 v 2 AS Roma.

This is a superb piece of writing and analysis by @stephenkb.bsky.social in which he takes apart Tory opportunism and pandering to Elon Musk over the grooming gangs and compares it to Farage’s consistent red line on Tommy Robinson. Compulsory reading.

#catsofbluesky Charlie

We are so often reminded that the table doesn't lie. Usually it's to make the point that teams fighting relegation are consistently not quite good enough. This year, in an incredible reversal, #nffc can say, with confidence, "the table doesn't lie". What a season, what a team, what a manager. COYR

#nffc Countdown numbers round 18 10 4 4 5 34

@simoncalder.bsky.social planning a trip to the US in spring - NY - Washington DC - Chicago Is train, bus or internal flight the best way to make those internal journeys, and does it make sense to get fly return to NY and take an internal flight back there from Chicago?

I'll take a third place please Bob. #nffc

#catsofbluesky Charlie

I assume I'm not alone after each match in still checking how many points we are above the bottom three. I'm no longer sure why I'm doing it, given how things are turning out. #nffc #remarkable

And what might this be, I wonder... #catsofbluesky

Lizzy, looking very fine...

I really want to spread awareness of this ridiculous Home Office requirement that doesn’t get enough coverage in the hopes that it will finally be scrapped (since even the Home Office probably doesn’t want it) so please RT widely!

Which one now...?#catsofbluesky

Showing at Cottage Road. Cinema, Leeds, tonight as part of Leeds International Film Festival and on general release from 29 Nov.

Conclave at Leeds International Film Festival - sumptuous shots, wonderful locations, a strong script, great performances (esp Ralph Fiennes) and great directing (Edward Berger). On tomorrow night at Cottage Road. Excellent.