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Alex Sciarra

@alexasciarra.bsky.social
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Head of Policy, Comms & Public affairs at @stvincentdepaul.bsky.social | Work on asylum policy, social security reform and anti-poverty| Outreach with @streetskitchen.bsky.social | Opinions and views personal

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NACCOM @naccomnetwork.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Refugee homelessness in UK has more than doubled in two years, charity says
Naccom members accommodated record 4,434 refugees and migrants in 2024-25 but could not house another 3,450
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
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Minnie Rahman @minnierahman.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Ah so now UK's immigration policy is being run by a nightclub bouncer with a god complex. You're not on the list, you're not coming in? This is no way to treat people seeking sanctuary in the UK and what's more - it will not work.
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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The UK government's immigration white paper has now been published: www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper
The white paper sets out the government's plans to create an immigration system which promotes growth but is controlled and managed.
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St Vincent de Paul Society (England and Wales) @stvincentdepaul.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Today, a group of our passionate young Vincentians from two of our schools in East London had the incredible opportunity to meet with Minister and MP for East Ham Stephen Timms to talk about our Lent campaign.. 1/3
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Women for Refugee Women @4refugeewomen.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🚨The Government has scrapped its contract with a supplier providing hotels for people seeking asylum due to 'issues with its behaviour'. No examples have been revealed by the Home Office. Here's what we know about hotels from our research👇 1/🧵 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Government to drop asylum hotel provider Stay Belvedere Hotels
Home Office audit finds
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Fascinating interview, and Ash Sarkar is right on point.
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Absolute respect for @stellacreasy.bsky.social for calling out this inhumane, and illegal, policy
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
The battle for Labour’s soul – my piece on how an insurgent Blue Labour is colliding with the Treasury and the progressive left. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
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The battle for Labour’s soul
An insurgent Blue Labour is colliding with the Treasury and the progressive left.
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
The Government’s plan to broadcast videos of immigration raids and deportations is cruel and plays right into the hands of reform. This is what Trump did in his first week, are we really using the same scaremongering tactics as that guy?! www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Minister defends plan to broadcast footage of deportation of illegal workers – UK politics live
Angela Eagle defends government plan to broadcast deportations as Home Office launches new immigration raids
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Jon Featonby @jonfeatonby.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Important coverage of the ongoing pause in the processing of Syrian asylum claims, as well as settlement applications, by @lizziedearden.bsky.social. People shouldn’t just be left in limbo because of an indefinite pause www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Thousands of Syrians in limbo as UK Home Office freezes asylum claims
Two months after the fall of Assad’s regime, Whitehall’s decision to pause asylum applications from Syrians has left more than 6,600 cases stuck on hold in the UK
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill is out today. I hope it will be more positive than the last few migration bills we’ve seen..
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
These “offshoring” #asylum schemes have never and will never work. Italy’s failed Albanian scheme is proof of that www.politico.eu/article/gior...
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Meloni’s Albanian migrant detention centers are now ghost towns
The much-touted solution to Europe’s migration crisis houses only Italian police — who have taken to adopting stray dogs and sunbathing.
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
This is the right person to chose for person of the year. Shame on Time magazine for choosing Trump.
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St Vincent de Paul Society (England and Wales) @stvincentdepaul.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Our Doors of Hope social justice report has officially launched today! 🚨 Sharing key insights from our centres, testimonies from our beneficiaries and our policy recommendations, our report explores the ways our centres keep the doors of hope open this winter. svp.org.uk/news/our-lat...
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 09/12/2024
"Jubilation and euphoria now. but what next? What about the hard yards of actually governing this country?" Despite the liberation of Syria from the brutal Assad regime, its future remains uncertain
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Syria liberation: What comes next, and can Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rule?
The scenes from Syria are ones of jubilation as people celebrate the downfall of Bashar al-Assad, but what comes next for the country?
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 09/12/2024
Video shows thousands of cars jamming roads to Damascus as displaced people return to the capital after hearing the Assad regime had been overthrown by the opposition.
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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Bluesky wants to be “part of the conversation” in Westminster, as more MPs flock to the app Top Bluesky executive @rose.bsky.team told me about their plans for expansion and their “fundamentally different” approach to social media debate Plus lots of nuggets on changes Bluesky might have in store
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Bluesky Wants To Be 'Part Of' Westminster Conversation
A senior executive of Bluesky has said that she wants the emerging social media platform to be “part of the conversation” in Westminster and expand...
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Whoop whoop 🙌
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
“Activist judges” have nothing to do with this debate. Using this discussion to make personal points about a completely different issue is not right
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Very interesting graph on today’s assisted dying bill voting patterns by party
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
GOOD NEWS: For the first time in nearly 30 years, legal aid rates are set to increase. With over 50% of people seeking asylum unable to get access to legal support, this investment is a desperately needed win. www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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Asylum legal aid rates set to increase for first time in almost 30 years
Legal aid rates, which fund solicitors to help asylum seekers through their cases, have not increased since 1996, a real-terms cut of 48%.
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Maitlis @maitlis.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
330 ayes 275 no. The assisted dying bill has gone through.
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Following the #AssistedDyingBill debate, and hearing all the stories of terminally ill people who had to die in agony is really shocking and incredibly sad
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Proud second follower of the amazing @smkcampaigners.bsky.social! As an alumna of their great campaigners training it’s great to see SMK on BlueSky. Follow them today!
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Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) (@smkcampaigners.bsky.social)
Campaigning is vital to a healthy society. We help campaigners to thrive. #LoveCampaigning #SocialChange #SMKAward2025
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Exactly this. The scaremongering around the number of people coming on small boats is unnecessary and ridiculous.
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Jon Featonby @jonfeatonby.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
The new asylum stats show the impact of the Labour government unblocking the asylum system. More initial interviews took place in both August & September than during the last government's backlog clearance. In June there were 1,157 interviews - August there were 10,327 and September 11,540.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
flashback to the year 2019: More than 10,000 people in the constituency of Saffron Walden have signed a petition to revoke Article 50 and remain the EU...but MP Kemi Badenoch says “we run the country based on elections and not petitions”. www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2188696...
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Saffron Walden leads Essex on ‘stop Brexit’ action - but MP says ‘country is run on elections, not petitions’
More than 10,000 people in the constituency of Saffron Walden have signed a petition to revoke Article 50 and remain the EU - the highest number of…
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Made it to 300 days. Only 65 more to go. Thank you for constantly harassing me your grumpy little owl @duolingoverde.bsky.social
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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 27/11/2024
Are you a migrant care worker? Share your experiences with us in confidence, and help us push for change to make sure you have respectable, safe and fairly paid jobs. bit.ly/3CLUayh
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Good to see unions joining BlueSky. Hello @unison.org.uk 👋 Unite and TUC where are thou?
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Disappointing
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I have some concerns about this new ‘Get Britain Working’ White Paper, but glad to hear Liz Kendall recognising that most people who are out of work are not so because of choice.
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Why is Kemi Badenoch voting against this? What about the health of our young people?
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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
🚨 Orlando Fraser to step down as Charity Commission chair
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Gemma Abbott @gemabbott.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Roll up roll up for the THIRD instalment of the #StarterPack for lovely folks working in and around UK #charities go.bsky.app/U9Thoeg Please do share and let me know if you’d like to be added 🙏 ICYMI, Part 1 is here: go.bsky.app/7dPWqWQ Part 2 is here: go.bsky.app/QWpFmRe
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Very excited to hear this announcement. Gambling companies are making a fortune from people’s misery and should be paying for it. V encouraged to see this govt going after these sharks. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Labour poised to announce £100m levy on gambling companies
Money to be used to fund education and treatment of gambling harms in plans to be unveiled as soon as this week
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
As always @aljazeera.com produces great documentaries. Strongly recommend watching 101 East’s latest episode on the use of #migrants to produce luxury bags in Italy. m.youtube.com/watch?v=owXe...
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Inside Italy’s designer bag sweatshops | 101 East Documentary
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/11/2024
From Sure Start to youth centres, cutting children’s services is a false economy | Torsten Bell
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From Sure Start to youth centres, cutting children’s services is a false economy | Torsten Bell
Research reveals that Tessa Jowell’s programme not only helped early years children but went on to reduce youth crime On 22 February 2019, I spoke at a conference in memory of a good friend, Tessa Jowell. The event was about her legacy, marking 20 years…
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Italy’s awful experiment with asylum assessment centres in Albania has been an absolute failure. They wasted time, money and most importantly caused more trauma for people seeking safety. Meloni’s failure of a populist Government should be a warning to the UK. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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Italian police and social workers leave Albania after staffing empty migrant centres
Centres had been open for over a month but received just 24 asylum seekers, whose detention was deemed unlawful
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
After 16 years of living in the UK and being half-Brit on my mum’s side, I still not feel fully British some days. So finally watching the Great British Bake Off feels like I’m one step closer to being a full Brit. Any more recommendations for quintessentially British shows I need to watch? #GBBO
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Finally got around to watching ITV’s documentary ‘a time to die’ and found it incredibly moving and insightful. If you still haven’t made your mind up about the issue I recommend watching it.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 23/11/2024
Others have noted it but I will too: The big reason Bluesky is so hot right now is that the people who add value to social media - the frequent posters in specific fields - are here now, talking to each other and creating the "spectator value" that draws users and attention.
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Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky
The blue bird is dead. Long live the blue sky.
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
@corporatewatch.bsky.social is on BlueSky
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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
'I slept in a bin last night': Liverpool's homelessness crisis A special report 👇 liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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'I slept in a bin last night': Liverpool's homelessness crisis
Special report: The numbers of rough sleepers and those living in temporary accommodation in the city is soaring, with charities and services at breaking point
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I would win this, no contest Duo
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
We urgently need to reset the relationship between civil society and Government. The charity sector is helping millions of people to stay afloat, but we cannot keep doing this without financial support and backing from Govt.
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
#SWEP has now been deactivated in #London. It is now deemed acceptable for people to sleep on the streets. Almost all who luckily managed to get in will be decanted onto the streets on a Friday. Very little support exists, if any, on weekends...
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Alex Sciarra @alexasciarra.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
This! Changes in policy mean that #refugees are finding themselves homeless and sleeping on the street because they aren’t given enough time to find accommodation.
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