Thoughtful article. But at the end of the day, the only morally right position is that migration is a fundamental human right. As it reflects what being human is. Ever since humans are humans, some of us have migrated. And all of us descend from migrants. Costs or benefits can be managed

Just boycott the American Bads.

Especially when speaking in a place where German is the main language

Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.

This reminded me of Monopoly. I suggest they do a straight swap.

Reflections of a city

We have choices to make. Do we invest in our communities and people who live across the country? Or do we provide tax breaks & subsides to billionaires? The Green Party will always push the right choice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A bit like that racist W Churchill guy?

Starmer keeps using this line, & it's bonkers. Most importantly, it's untrue: the party that ended Free Movement, ran the "hostile environment" & made Suella Braverman Home Sec did not run "an experiment in open borders". It's also politically mad. Voters who believe this will not vote for Starmer

I wish we had open borders. This has NEVER been done in the UK. Just like I wish we continue with Universal Suffrage Banning Slavery Equal rights and opportunities for all genders All of which were unthinkable, and fought for through long and difficult battles

A point of view: Any discourse equating "Good Degrees" with "High Final Grade" is fundamentally flawed. But not as bad as equating "Good Degrees" with rank position of the awarding institution.

“Free speech isn’t a shield for abuse.” The Bear explores why defending X now means defending the indefensible. eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/is-b...

EM has consistently brought the RS into disrepute. He continues to do so through his words and actions. The FRS have consistently failed at counteracting this. The RS is now a disreputable organisation. I am afraid that Paul Nurse and his colleagues will carry the medal of shame for a while

A truly epic paper... Great way to begin the year. Hope many see how intriguing this story is. A word of warning...'tis not straightforward

Absolutely this. Plus it's a fundamental feature of being human. We've been doing it for over 400K years.

Seen today. Possible subtitles: "And change it for those poor suckers who have to do what you didn't" Or "How boring" (PS, he may have a point)

Lichens (Xanthoria, Physcia and others) on a graffiti paint chip. On lakeside cliffs, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends #graffiti

Zack Polanski and Gary Lineker available soon.

A really important message to be sharing with our eve colleagues (aka students)

It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.

Something to be celebrated. Finally, in the UK, there is hope of a significant portion of the population who know how to handle more than one language. What is there not to like???

Jeremy Clarkson mocking someone’s teeth is adorable coming from a man who’s spent decades looking like a sun-dried scrotum with a double chin that has its own postcode!

www.theunpopulist.net/p/even-by-a-... Just a thought, @royalsociety.org , Would you welcome Saruman FRS?

If there really is "an exodus of young Britons", who could blame them. If I were a newly qualified young engineer again, I would be off like a shot. A country that is in the thrall of hateful right wing media, shot itself in the foot by abandoning its biggest, closest trading partner -

💯 right. Especially the 2nd part abt the need to make migration easier, not harder. I wrote about it in the NYT during Trump1 to clear my name after getting criminally charged thanks to Denmark's insane anti-immigration policy (my crime was giving an invited lecture on my research to Parliament).

i think we have to get off the defensive on immigration it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits

I fully appreciate this is quite an open ended question, but what the actual f**k is wrong with the Home Office? How devoid of the most basic humanity do you have to be to do this? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Zac Polanski's interview on R4's PM today. Amazing clarity. Speaks for me. 100%

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

Heard today on R4 news: "Net migration falls sharply...Who should get the credit?" Whaaaat? Why should anyone think this is something to be proud about? We are making this place so unwelcome. Lower growth. Lower tax revenue. Lower income.

Migration policy is being driven by fear of Reform not by rational thought 'a fall in net migration of 300,000 a year would increase deficit by c. £20bn' We will all feel poorer and Reform will just find another group to blame this on Labour need to find the courage to take on the racist rhetoric

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Wow. Just wow. A decision in direct conflict with all the ideals of the Reith Lectures.

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

a useful @theguardian.com graphic

Look, for fuck’s sake, humans have been migrating continuously for our entire existence. Every single human in the world is the product of migration. It’s what humans do. There is nothing *more* human. That’s never going to change. Just grow up, get the fuck over it and plan accordingly.

Come on then, the rest of you cowards. Denounce this, or be party to it.

I was tagged and asked to take a look at this claim - cos, well just look at it!🙄 Does it seem plausible that THE Trocadero is going to be turned into a Mosque? It was pretty easy to debunk but I decided to do a deep dive into the reality AND the appalling press coverage 🧵 1/26

@davidpintod.bsky.social - you are my MP. So you want to reintroduce slavery back into the UK. Have you considered adding a swastika to your logo? It would save you having to explain what you stand for. cc. @labourlist.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Labour espousing inhumane policies. Will they ever feel an ounce of shame?

Pretty sure it’s racism which is tearing Britain apart

Deep breath, once more for those at the back, seeking asylum is not illegal. No matter route used, which considering Labour has closed pretty much all the last remaining alternatives means irregular ones. Anti-immigration sentiments are stoked by politicians like Mahmood, not people seeking safety.

Who would have imagined? Anyone listening to them since they were erected. These are evil words. No wonder the Yaxley guy is celebrating

Yesterday I made some fresh orange juice. I was about to put the peel in the compost... Then I had second thoughts. Steeping them in hot sugary water, put out to dry. A first go (of the year) at Xmas candy

That's exactly what is happening here. Piped through the tannoys of today's visit at the garden centre. It's toxic. I wonder how many gag at this

For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable. A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.

I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge. Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots. A thread 🧵 1/8 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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