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Ioana Cerasella Chis

@cerasellachis.bsky.social
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doing some stuff, sometimes ~Bread & Roses: Rest & Free Time Under Disabling Capitalism~ Glasgow

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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Don't be a scab" - September 1916, two young girls distributing literature in support of striking streetcar workers www.reddit.com/r/UtterlyUni...
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 22h
Dundee University is continuing with compulsory redundancies. It argues this is required for the financial survival. However, the University’s cash is so high they may not qualify for £27m of the £40m additional SFC funding. The SFC have asked PWC to investigate. www.theferret.scot/dundee-unive...
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Dundee university might have too much cash to qualify for its taxpayer bailout
The university has continued to argue staff cuts are needed to make ends meet. But a growing cash balance has raised questions about the need for more redundancies, and whether it qualifies for millio...
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Alexander Kasprzyk @amkasprzyk.bsky.social · 21h
The ability to end these disruptive strikes lies in the hands of @uniofnottingham.bsky.social managers. The staff on strike are trying to save the university and the education of current and future students. #UCU #UKHE www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Student: University of Nottingham strikes 'not what we signed up for'
The University of Nottingham said it was "disappointed" by the timing of industrial action.
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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 15h
And if you cannot join us on the picket line, please consider supporting our solidarity fund. This will help supplement the lost income our members will face during our 2+ months of strike action. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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Help raise £10000 to support the Nottingham UCU hardship fund – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to support the Nottingham UCU hardship fund. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 16h
Lecturers at GCU are united on the picket line this week. EIS and UCU colleagues are fighting against job cuts with our Unison colleagues due to strike alongside us on Thursday. Join our picket, tell fellow students and staff about the strikes, help us protect quality education at GCU! #Savethe100
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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 22h
Day 2 of the UCU workers' strike at the University of Edinburgh. The 1,800 jobs UCU estimates will be cut is unprecedented in Scottish higher education. It is happening in the wealthiest Scottish university, and the third richest in the UK, currently sitting with over £3billion reserves.
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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Great news: the School has sacked a third of its academic but we've acquired 2 new interim managers on top of the extra permanent ones. Fine work all round.
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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Day 1 of the strike by the workers of UCU Edinburgh against the manufactured deficit (which is not really a deficit), and against a senior management earning millions while staff disappear and education suffers. Solidarity against this parasitical form of management of our higher education.
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 21/09/2026
A painting of a bird beside the text "is everyone losing their minds over this shit or is it just me"
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BSA Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions Study Group @bsa-asmr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New online event: Labour and the Struggle for Climate Justice with Stefania Barca and Lorenzo Feltrin. 📍Online 📆12 November 2026 🕞15:30-17:00 GMT Brought to you by @britsoci.bsky.social ASMR and @alternativesatsase.bsky.social Free & open to all. Register here: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
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Workers and the Struggle for Climate Justice
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Alternatives to Capitalism Research Network | SASE @alternativesatsase.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Join us for an online conversation between Stefania Barca, author of Workers of the Earth, and Lorenzo Feltrin, author of Workers and the World. 12 November 2026, 15:30 GMT, Online. Organised with our friends at @bsa-asmr.bsky.social. Register to get the link: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
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Dr Zara Bain @zaranosaur.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Not me borking my socials statistics by reposting my own stuff Honestly though every repost or engagement helps @aat-transcribes.bsky.social find new clients who become repeat clients who help us keep doing our thing, supporting fantastic projects and creating remote flexible work for amazing ppl
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Disability Studies Quarterly @dsqjournal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
We are excited to announce the recent publication of vol. 45, no. 4 of Disability Studies Quarterly, featuring contributions by Alexis Young, Dyi Dieuwertje Huijg, Kaleb Germinaro, Marty Heath, and coauthors Michele Mele and Győző Molnár. Please see our website for our new issue. 👉 dsq-sds.org
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Making sure you're not a bot!
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mkg (💥explodes) @monkeykg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"lol so random" but coping with the lack of agency and control and watching the vehicle that is our lives be controlled by some strange force beyond our control
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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Great Lucas Plan event, check it out! '50 years after the Lucas Plan, workers, activists, students & academics unite in Manchester, 21 Nov 2026, for socially useful production now' University Place, Manchester Saturday, November 21, 10:30 AM-5:30 PM Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/an-idea-wh...
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AN IDEA WHOSE TIME MUST COME
50 years after the Lucas Plan, workers, activists, students & academics unite in Manchester, 21 Nov 2026, for socially useful production now
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Autumn poem just dropped.
[The poem has been written in the shape of a deciduous tree with letters (or ‘leaves’) missing from the text]:
 
  comm   n pr  ble    whe    writin    p   ems
in the shape of decid o   s trees
is t  at once t   ere ar   ives
the fir   t sti   rings of    he new aut   mn breeze,  
  he       oems will begi    to shake    hemselves ge   tly  
  ntil their letters loos   n like leaves,
an they d start to float down
then
 
[The missing letters from the tree have landed on the last line to form the phrase]

turntomushuponthegroun

[The final ‘d’ is floating down to complete the phrase.]
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Me too, Steve. Me too....
Short description: A hand-drawn grayscale otter named Steve, wearing a necktie and “Steve” name tag, stands behind an empty shopping cart against a solid blue background.

Text in image:
“Life is like a supermarket, and Steve can’t remember what he came for.”
Along the left edge: “inotternews.co.uk”
Bottom right corner logo: “In Ötter News ©”
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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Your windows need scrubbing,” said Frog. “Your plants need watering.” “Tomorrow!” cried Toad. “I will do it all tomorrow!”
Frog, ever the know-it-all, points out all the shortcomings of Toad's housekeeping. It is true, though, that Toad's house is a mighty mess, including a pile of dirty dishes in the sink.

From "Tomorrow"
In *Days with Frog and Toad*
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Dr Stephanie Zihms @acwristeph.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Here we go! Trying to stop compulsory redundancies…
A UCU and EIS picket line has photographed from behind…showing a good amount of staff and student out.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Massive picket line this morning at Glasgow Caledonian University. EIS and UCU both taking action. SAVE THE 100! @eisunion.bsky.social @ucuscotland.bsky.social #GCU
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
EIS ULA and UCU members stood united on the picket line today to protect jobs and demand a no compulsory redundancy guarantee. With cash reserves of £95 million at GCU these cuts are unjustifiable and will undermine the future of quality education at the university. Stop the Cuts. Save the 100.
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Glasgow Times @glasgowtimes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨 Glasgow workers are set to protest against plans to cut £2 million from vital support services amid fears some of the city's most vulnerable people could be affected.
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Fury as £2m cuts threaten vital Glasgow health and social care services
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21 Group @21group.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
University of Dundee is "facing worst financial crisis of any British higher education institution since WW2" Those responsible are determined to carry on cutting If Dundee is to recover, it needs plan for sustainable growth -- not an endless cycle of cuts www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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University facing 'worst crisis since WW2' as staff begin five-week strike
UCU members at the University of Dundee will not take part in lectures, seminars or tutorials until the end of October.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tuesday morning. Great turnout for EIS and UCU pickets at Glasgow Caledonian University. SAVE THE 100! #GCU @ucuscotland.bsky.social @eisunion.bsky.social
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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
First cup of tea: *angelic harp music plays*
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Dr Maha @maharafiatal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Corporate rule has always coexisted with state rule, and companies don’t necessarily pursue it to advance their business interests. That means restoring the state won’t, by itself, fix the problem." On the long history of corporate power and what to do about it today: cupblog.org/2026/09/18/m...
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Maha Rafi Atal on When Companies Rule - Columbia University Press Blog
Maha Rafi Atal discusses the history of corporate rule, the limits of state regulation, and what it takes to hold global companies accountable.
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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Many thanks to International Society for Ecological Economics & Socio-Legal Studies Association for featuring Disabling Capitalism on their publications pages! Talks based on the research in this book were part of SLSA's & ISEE's annual 2025 Conferences. bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/disabling-ca...
Printscreen of the ISEE publications page, with 'Ecological economics resources'. Printscreen of the SLSA page, with the cover of the book and text: 'Disabling Capitalism: A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement

Ioana Cerasella Chis

Published by Bristol University Press, this book offers a fresh and critical take on the relationship between disability, work, and capitalism in the UK. Challenging the idea that disabled people are ‘non-workers’, it shows how society is dependent upon their everyday paid and unpaid activities. Drawing on research with disabled participants, it expands what counts as work: from care, assistance, and work for the state to resistance and rest. The book centres disabled people’s own critiques of precarious work and productivism, highlighting how disability is fundamental to debates on class and exploitation.'
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survivingwork.bsky.social @survivingwork.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The first submission to the MuchBetter.Help Library is a series of podcasts Stories of UberTherapy, available free to listen www.muchbetter.help @brisunipress.bsky.social @workerinfox.bsky.social @healingjusticeldn.bsky.social @dairinstitute.bsky.social @datasociety.bsky.social @nuhw.org
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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
According to our latest investigation, the Home Office is making almost £5 billion in associated visa, citizenship and immigration fees. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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Government makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants…
Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year
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CSSGJ @cssgj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Please see CSSGJ 2026 Seminar Series and Andy Higginbottom's ongoing Capital Vol. 3 talks. Join us for six seminars, a special annual lecture exploring questions of social and global justice and four Marx's Capital lecture series. www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/centre-for... @abieler.bsky.social
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Nathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
never forget that our universities fired and expelled people for opposing this
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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Edited by Robert Ovetz & Kevin Van Meter, ‘Points of Departure - Refusal of Work and the Crisis of Capitalism: The Collected Writings of Harry Cleaver’ @harrycleaver.bsky.social is now out! Order it from @commonnotions.bsky.social www.commonnotions.org/buy/points-o... #Marxism #Work #Anticapitalism
Points of Departure, placed on a colourful rug, next to a sleepy dog (Toto)
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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"No government will ever care about you except for your ability to do work. Talk to your neighbours, care for each other" Spotted in Somerset, UK
"No government will ever care about you except for your ability to do work.
Talk to your neighbours, care for each other"
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Going through the copyediting process (hoping to spot any last typos) & the book feels increasingly more concrete! #Disability #Capitalism #NewBook #Work #Marxism bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/disabling-ca...
Book cover with floral patterns from a William Morris part-finished sketch. It features large, curvaceous stylized flowers and twisting acanthus leaves - set against a background of smaller, entwined vines and leaves. The title "Disabling Capitalism: A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism, and Disablement" by Ioana Cerasella Chis is displayed on a yellow rectangle.
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Brighton UCU @brightonucu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Press release regarding the situation at University of Brighton here. www.brightonucu.org.uk
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Home
Welcome to the Brighton UCU website On this site you'll find information about the branch, current campaigns and more. Brighton UCU exists to protect its members' interests, above all to defend jobs...
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Secret UCU @secretucu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So tempting to call out the irony. A trade union that tramples over its own staff union’s recognition agreement has little legitimacy when criticising others following the same path. Sadly it seems UCU management have set an example for other shitty employers. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1464...
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University and College Union condemn University of Brighton derecognition plans
The University and College Union (UCU) has today (15 September) condemned plans by the University of Brighton to derecognise UCU on campus.
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Catarina :mastodon_oops: @catarinac.masto.pt.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026
For those of you who missed, the University of Brighton plans to derecognise UCU on campus, this would mean no academic could be unionised, and would tear apart all agreements made in past years, including working hours, etc. It could also open the door to the end of all trade unions. #JoinAUnion
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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Inside union's fight with Edinburgh University chiefs over course cuts. “Their obstinacy and refusal to engage meaningfully with the staff or the union have resulted in this constant shooting in the foot of the university.” www.heraldscotland.com/news/2656382...
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'Our last option': Why UCU is escalating jobs fight amid cuts at leading university
There is a war of attrition between the University and College Union (UCU) and senior managers at the ancient institution.
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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Copyediting question for anyone (author) who's gone through the process: after addressing all the queries from the copyeditor and checking their small tweaks, did you re-read the entire manuscript from A to Z? Or did you follow some other process?
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Jon Carling @joncarling.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The lazy way #drawing #art #joncarling
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Prometheus Magazine @prometheusmagazine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Nate Holdren reviews Lorenzo Feltrin's Workers and the World: Fighting Ecological Crisis from Within, praising its braiding of operaismo, anti-imperialist and ecological Marxism to counter climate despair. The book was published by @versobooks.bsky.social prometheus-mag.com/2026/09/17/a...
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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This month's new 🎶 (via Riley & Coe's R6 show) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibeF...
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Edward Barton - Nice Company
YouTube video by Wooden Records
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Daniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:
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Carol J Adams @caroljadams.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
On Monday, I was interviewed for the Animal Rights Show about my thoughts on the sexual politics of meat in authoritarian times. www.youtube.com/live/yL_5i-M...
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Animal Right Show | The Sexual Politics of Meat in Authoritarian Times with Carol J. Adams
YouTube video by Roger Yates
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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For some historical background & more learning about forever chemicals, check out Michael Sheen’s recent two-part documentary titled ‘Buried’ (with a primary focus on Wales + a bit on the West of England & the US) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Buried with Michael Sheen
What is the truth lying beneath our feet? Michael Sheen uncovers claims of conspiracy, complicity and denial over alleged toxic 'forever chemical' contamination in South Wales.
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Patrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Generative AI is dangerous to humans, not in the Asimovian way the Anthropic creeps are carping on about, but in the way that it is literally poisoning our air and water www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres
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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Excellent article by Henry Giroux, countering the liberal fetishisation of elections and the vacuousness of academic* qualifiers and sub-categorisations of what’s plainly being strenghened in the US and around the world: fascism. *PolSci www.counterpunch.org/2026/09/15/t...
The recent attempt in Jacobin by Carolin Amlinger and Oliver Nachtwey to theorize Trumpism under the rubric of “democratic fascism” is symptomatic of a wider intellectual failure: the compulsion to soften the language of fascism precisely when fascism needs to be named. The problem extends well beyond one article. Trumpism has been described as populism, illiberal democracy, authoritarian populism, competitive authoritarianism, democratic backsliding, and now democratic fascism. Such phrases may register elements of the present crisis, but they can also function as euphemisms that domesticate a political formation whose defining features are increasingly difficult to deny. When language is emptied of its most disturbing implications, it underplays the very dangers it claims to name. In the worst case, it turns critique into a discourse of normalization.These are not abstract disputes over the adjective attached to an electoral system. They are bodies seized, children buried beneath rubble, families shattered, the sick and poor abandoned, and human beings killed without trial.  A political vocabulary that cannot make this violence visible does more than fail to name fascism. It erases fascism’s human consequences, turning terror into abstraction and cruelty into something ordinary enough to endure. The question is not whether contemporary fascism wears the same uniform as its twentieth-century predecessors, but how its old hatreds, racial hierarchies, and contempt for democracy have found new institutions, new languages, and new forms of violence in the present.
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Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
To put this into context, it's more than the government gets in corporation tax from all energy, gas, water, sewage and hospitality companies combined! And it does this by making a profit on most applications. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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Government makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants…
Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year
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Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The UK government is making upwards of £4.9bn in profit from visa fees, citizenship fees & the immigration health surcharge. Meanwhile, people are getting into thousands of pounds of debt or going without food just to afford to these immigration fees. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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Government makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants…
Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The questionnaire phase of the project is still ongoing - excitingly, today marks its mid-point! Submissions can be made until the end of 2026 breadrosesdisability.uk/questionnaire/
Printscreen of website page with 'invitation to complete the rest, free time, and disability questionnaire'. There are three options - online, easy read, and in a word document
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