Absolutely right from Streeting. But then government/Mahmood need to make crystal clear this applies to people who have arrived since 2021 and are working in NHS/care right now -and that government is not going to change the rules and leave them at the mercy of a future Reform/Conservative govt

I do think we sometimes forget: 1. We need high-skilled migrants to keep the NHS working, and to grow the economy 2. High-skilled migrants have a *lot* of choices over where to go And 3. We’ve been getting less attractive as a destination for years anyway (wages here famously suck)

Ultimately it doesn’t matter whether Britain thinks we are at war with Russia if Moscow already considers itself at war with us, which it does. We either acknowledge the reality of it or bury our heads in the sand, in either scenario, the war for Europe has already begun.

does the touching faith in “one-stop shops” to fix a problem have any basis in evidential research? or is this just a case of a better website is much cheaper than fixing energy supply contracts?

NEW - Keir Starmer says that Reform UK's policy to abolish indefinite leave to remain is " a racist policy. I do think it is immoral.”

You can't joke about anything anymore. Because you signed a multi figure contract with the Saudi government that said they wouldn't pay you if you did.

Could someone smarter than me explain how the Greens reconcile their 'come one, come all' immigration policy with their 'build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything' housing policy?

Give it a month and Keir Starmer will tell someone interviewing him that he hadn't read this morning's speech before delivering it.

Aside from anything else, I do not understand why Labour feel the need to issue mea culpas on their immigration stance when they weren’t in power from 2010-2024.

Reform aren't really objecting to immigrants because labour markets and housing. It's racism. Hence the lies about eating swans and sexual assault.

The idea that digital ID cards will stop people working in the shadow economy and thus reduce small boat crossings is baffling The very nature of the shadow economy (the only way asylum seekers can find work) is employers don’t check documents.. That would obviously continue with ID cards

What's happening could not be more open and explicit. If you displease the regime, they will bring criminal charges against you. Ask your immigrant friends what it's like to live in a country where the rule of law is a fiction and your freedom depends on the whims of a dictator.

"The parents we meet outside the school gates, the neighbours we chat to on the street and the colleagues we share a drink with after work could be tracked down, arrested and disappeared....No amount of posing with pint in hand and fag in mouth can mask the malice, division and hatred..."

[the "britcard" branding comes from a think tank report in June, not the government's announcement which is happening tomorrow]

Calling something people in Northern Ireland will be required to have a ‘Brit card’ doesn’t sound sensible to me. Maybe it won’t be required in NI or maybe someone needs to spend 10 seconds thinking about these things before they blabber to the press.

The vacuum at highest levels in talking about this dark turn in British life over the last few months HAS to end.

If you're unhappy with Keir Starmer and you think the answer is Andy Burnham and a wealth tax you're not serious about the state of the country/party and the actual *hard, unpopular decisions* that need to be made to put things right.

Retrospectively changing the rights of people to stay in the UK isn't fair, isn't right and is certainly not the British way. To Farage they are,"low skilled migrants." To the majority of Brits, they are our friends and neighbours, working as teachers, carers and in small businesses. A short video 👇

Two headlines on the same day

As I was saying…

This is an excellent point. 👇

Just the governor of Illinois quoting Andor here

if labour can’t move in, capital will move out….

This is my new favourite analogy for mainstream parties' problem with the radical right! If you're a mainstream party, you can talk about other things! If you're the government, you can talk about *and do* other things *and* you get to set the agenda, at least to some extent, much of the time!

Sadiq Khan condemns Nigel Farage's threat to deport hundreds of thousands of Londoners with settled status. “They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city. “Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”

Retrospectively removing indefinite leave to remain would be immoral and economically damaging. It would tear families apart. Attacking it as ‘potentially illegal’ is completely beside the point. Argue with the (awful) idea. Don’t try ’well, actually you can’t do that’.

"Migrants try to move from Germany and other European countries to Britain partly because of Brexit. After Britain left the eu in 2020, it lost access to the Eurodac fingerprint database that shows whether an asylum-seeker has previously applied in another country" Oh my goodness

As a Christian, this sort of thing strikes me as idolatry and necromancy.

I mean to be clear here, “AI Music artist Xania Monet” has done no such thing because AI Music artist Xania Monet is not real

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

Anthony Gordon's dedication to recreating all of Princess Diana's iconic looks is to be admired

in Disney’s next Marvel film the hero won’t criticise the villain or even stand up to them

Unpopular opinion: 1)What is happening in America is hugely concerning. 2) It is in both Britain‘s and Europe's interest to work closely together. 3) Neither Brits nor Europeans can afford to openly break with the US right now. 4) Making the most of that impossible situation is very hard.

This is the playbook, folks. If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away. Do not be quiet in this moment.

The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years. Pinochet was ousted with a referendum. And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists. Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.

Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"

It helps to understand modern politics if you understand that parts of the new right are as dedicated to overthrowing modern democratic societies as much as the communist left of old. They believe society has become corrupted. What is different is their media and business support.

What’s happening in Gaza is a genocide.

James discusses Starmer’s predicament on his new podcast ‘On Politics’, out now. He’s joined by former Labour MP and minister Chris Mullin, 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 columnist Andy Beckett and journalist Morgan Jones (@morganj0nes.bsky.social). 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o...

In London, hate will never win.

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All episodes of Eurotrash are now on Amazon Prime, what a time to be alive.

If someone’s not mourning the death of Robert Redford in a manner that’s consistent with your views, make sure you set up a database, call their employer, and get them fired.

If Kemi Badenoch won’t ‘label’ Tommy Robinson as far-right, the next obvious question is: would she label Hitler far-right? Presumably yes. So where does she draw the line? The answer is she doesn’t bcoz it’s not principle, it’s moral cowardice

This, by @petermitchellnhsn.bsky.social, is very good if very upsetting tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/tyne...

Let's be clear. The proposal to deport hundreds of thousands of people born in Britain to parents legally resident in Britain, just because they are black or brown, is not 'right populism'. It's the cornerstone policy of the 1970s National Front.

A United Nations commission of inquiry has concluded that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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