As always, sensible talking from Zoe Gardner

Sweet lord why would anyone, let alone the BBC’s flagship news show, take an interest in what the disgraced ex head of political strategy for Starmer reckons??? The man is obviously one of the least competent political strategists to ever walk the earth. #r4today

Zoe should have a bigger platform.

We ready for one of the most consistent annual traditions of this time of year, lads? The Arsenal new year's league hopes demolotion? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 This season will be different, WONT IT.

Gardner's one of the most valuable people out there for reading between the lines of what immigration policy actually means under this government. 'Safe routes' are what we need, they're being promised, but...

Well said! If I weren't already following @zoejardiniere.bsky.social, this would have caused me to.

Safe routes for asylum seekers. More weasel-words from Labour?

I get told that Labour is going to bring in new safe routes for asylum seekers… Great 😑 I’ll believe it when I see it. Here’s why I have my doubts they’ll stop the boats:

French police laying out truth bombs on refugees. Wish the U.S. DHS/CBP understand this.

It was actually quite a wide ranging & valuable conversation on LBC just now, we discussed - -REALISTIC solutions to the small boats -How do refugees PAY smugglers? -Are govt plans for SAFE ROUTES credible? Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-y-...

funny how the media want us to listen to the "legitimate concerns" of literal neo-Nazi's but never to the concerns of their victims, isn't it? almost like the media are on the side of evil or something.

In another blow to Starmer & Mahmood’s cruel immigration policy French police REFUSE to carry out dangerous operations to intercept small boats at sea! We should be listening carefully to their concerns Talking to @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk

Doesn't Farage have dual German citizenship? Did I make that up? If he does, should he be deported and stripped of his Britishness for past comments like "Hitler was right" and "gas em all"? I don't think so. Abhorrent racist views are sadly perfectly British.

This is no surprise. Soon they will demand people getting speeding tickets to be stripped of their citizenship.

Citizenship stripping has become a political tool for authoritarians to signal their credentials. No matter how abhorrent someone’s tweets, or views, the idea REMOVING THEIR CITIZENSHIP should be the response is deranged. Philp & the right in general have lost the plot. #r4today

Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com

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Push a bit toward here if you can

Please help if you can. Conditions are awful in Calais

🎺🎺The @CalaisAppeal fundraiser just hit £20,000!!!!!🥳🤩🤩 This is amazing! They’re so close to reaching their goal 😭🙏🥰 Thank you so much everyone, let’s make it happen for them! www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...

Please consider donating to this cause to support vulnerable people against assault from right wing vigilantes. www.justgiving.com/campaign/together-in-solidarity

Happy solstice - tonight is the longest night. The light is creeping back in, too slowly to notice it just yet. And maybe, so could the hope. Another world is possible ❤️

That link to donate again, babes 😘 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...

Not many things in life will have you pumping your fist in the air, but watching little Tommy Robinson’s (Stephen Yaxley-Lennon’s) face and bravado drop when he gets called out for his racism and hypocrisy by boxer Ty Mitchell is one of them. This is glorious. 🔥

It's four days before Christmas & a great day not to be a scumbag 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰

Disgusting at any time of year but particularly during the season of ‘goodwill to all men’. There’s so much of this hate & cruelty coming from the right especially in places taking asylum seekers. It’s heartbreaking how calm the refugees are in the face of this. If you can spare anything, pls donate

🤩More than £16,000 raised now for @calaisappeal.bsky.social!! You guys are so amazing! Please do share the link with anybody who might be able to donate this Christmas to help the people freezing at our border 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Governmental demonisation of refugees by both parties has consequences for those fleeing western wars & western driven climate change

#PushForZoe Push for supporting destitute refugees cruelly targeted by your beastly politicians and their #onlyfollowingorders goons. Donation link follows...

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Sat here just astonished that there are people who would travel from the UK to Calais to harass homeless refugees just trying to sleep. How completely devoid of a moral floor do you have to be? Thanks to @calaisappeal.bsky.social and @zoejardiniere.bsky.social for the work they are doing to help.

Imagine being so jobless that you go to France and bully refugees. Donate to this guys, we need to show them that we are the majority, and most of us support giving refuge to the destitute.

Disgusting, sick, toxic, far right-wing fascists scum

If you can spare a little to help, it will make a real difference. www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...

I recently donated to @calaisappeal.bsky.social Please support them! Any money I get this Christmas will be going to them

They are really doing a fantastic job at an awful time.

For all of Farage’s bombast and bravado, Reform is basically just a retirement home for disgraced Tories - and the media should be reporting it as such

Far right scum have been out harrassing the homeless on the streets & they are proud of it. The folks at @calaisappeal.bsky.social are doing everything they can to stand up to the hate 🙏 please stand with us 🙏 www.youtube.com/shorts/bxFVG...

As we look fwd to Christmas dinner, remember the migrant workforce who make it all possible on our farms, picking & processing our food🎄 These workers should be protected from exploitation but restrictive visa conditions make them vulnerable- @focusonlabour.bsky.social looks at solutions:

Green Party Deputy Leader @rachelmillward.bsky.social writes for Byline Times about what she learnt from visiting migrant women in Calais and why she belives it's time to move away from the politics of cruelty in 2026 bylinetimes.com/2025/12/18/i...

Sharing some Christmas joy. Days like this are what our work is all about. ❤️

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de... The moment the credits came up, I thought this the most entertaining movie I could remember seeing. Nice to see this lot agree

Carla highlights the critical hypocrisy between the Government's VAWG strategy and its approach to asylum: 🗣️"This week, the Government is going to be proudly publishing its strategy to tackle violence against women and girls... yet its asylum reforms are putting refugee women at risk." 10/🧵

This is extremely important

Why is the far right triumphing across the West? Because ordinary citizens are told they're trapped in a zero-sum game - competing with migrants for scarce resources. This is a lie. A failed economic order is to blame: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action... (from my presentation at the IMF last week)

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Time for Change is here! Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants? Want to see an alternative plan? Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all. Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...

📣📣 “If the government is serious about improving the current system, they should prioritise granting refugees permanent status sooner. This will reduce Home Office bureaucracy, save public money and improve social cohesion.” RAMFEL's Nick Beales in @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

Anyway, if you think it's vaguely fucked up that Nigel Farage could well become Prime Minister on just 30%-or-so of the vote Join the campaign for a fair & porportional voting system, before it's too late! 👇😱