Reposted by FatimaSathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played 10951831146
Reposted by FatimaMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/08/2026Bold action on air pollution works. Take London’s example. After the ULEZ was introduced, new research shows that children’s lung function improved in Central London, catching up to levels outside London. 933681
Reposted by FatimaJames Bowes @jamesbowes01.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Just exempting care workers would be ridiculous. Basically it would be a case of designing a policy to kick out care workers, panicking when you realise how stupid an idea that is, and then kicking out a load of engineers, scientists etc out of sheer stubbornness. 1236396
Reposted by FatimaIan Gorrie @iangorrie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Totally ridiculous. So low skilled and low paid workers are welcome but engineers and scientists aren’t? 221
Reposted by FatimaSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Braverman is Home Sec from Sept 2022 to Nov 2023. She inherited highest flows, does get returns to Albania. By replacing temp protection with a ban on processing, she is the major architect of asylum hotels fiasco. (Pursues Rwanda & fails: law + operations. It may have taken 1% 300-500 of 30k-50k!) 314164
Reposted by FatimaDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Hostile measures inevitably cause harm, yet every time there is loss of life in the channel all we hear from politicians is how they are going to go further on them. It is the ultimate sunk cost fallacy. Actually ensuring people can seek asylum safely is the only way to properly reduce crossings. 1177
Reposted by FatimaDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 28/01/2026This in turns means resources can be used more effectively to target actual criminals, those who exploit vulnerable individuals. Instead though it is easier to just target the victims of exploitation. People don't choose to be undocumented. This government chooses to vilify them. 5/ 1442
Reposted by FatimaDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 28/01/2026So just to clarify, Labour blocks a candidate who stood a good chance of winning because Starmer got scared, pretty much ignored that Reform are fielding a massive racist, and instead attack the Greens on a fairly popular policy idea. Who's running their campaign? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comLabour attacks Green party drugs policy in Gorton and Denton byelectionOnline ads target Zack Polanski’s drugs stance as Labour aims to sideline Greens and consolidate anti-Reform vote 119635
Reposted by FatimaDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 28/01/2026A 77% increase in immigration raids, 83% increase in arrests, coupled with undermining modern slavery protections and a call to remove basic ECHR rights from migrants. If you think what is happening with ICE in the US can't happen here I have a bridge to sell you. 1/ www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.ukIllegal working raids reach highest level in UK historyEnforcement raids skyrocket by 77% since the government came to power leading to an 83% increase in arrests. 9385202
Reposted by FatimaDave Lee @davelee.me · 07/12/2025After this weekend's racist attacks on the EU, I've written a column about the moral obligation to stop posting on X. Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...bloomberg.comThe Moral Case for No Longer Engaging With Elon Musk’s XThe former Twitter is incentivizing violent content, which will only become worse to stand out to users. 472195668
Reposted by FatimaDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Maybe not months, but I would be surprised if Starmer was leading Labour into next election. He's losing too much support by chasing Reform. He's making the same errors as Conservatives did, by focusing on attacking marginalised groups rather than making lives better. news.sky.com/story/starme...news.sky.comSir Keir Starmer could be ousted as PM within months, two senior Labour MPs tell Sky NewsA member of the government and a prominent MP said Sir Keir Starmer could be ousted unless Labour has a strong showing in May's elections. 98312
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Stop asking me endless questions. Go and do your own research about undocumented immigrants in the Uk and see what jobs they do and how they survive here without documents. 010
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025vm.tiktok.com/ZNdMuPLK4/vm.tiktok.comTikTok - Make Your Day 000
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025It prove that illegal immigrants are part of the work force cross Europe and the United States. 010
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/w...nytimes.comFrance Says It Built the Olympics Safely. Migrant Workers Don’t Count. (Published 2024) 010
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025If they didn't have skills they wouldn't be able to work in construction for long. The paris Olympic stadium was build by illegal immigrants. Vast majority have skills. If you ever renovated a house, built a house or work in housing you'll know. www.dw.com/en/the-undoc...dw.comThe Undocumented Workers Building the Olympics – DW – 07/19/2024In Paris, workers occupied an Olympic arena building site where they had been hired to work illegally. 000
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025They do absolutely have the qualifications. Many work for building Companies using fake documents or using other people documents. 000
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025You'll be surprised who is building vast majority of homes in this country. 000
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Exactly! Too many of them are cramped in hotels for months sometimes years. They are not allowed to do anything 😒 010
Reposted by FatimaIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Incredibly depressing day. I've spent my entire life being told by British governments how dreadful immigration is. New Labour did it. The Coalition. The Brexiters. Now Starmer. All of them accusing the ones who came before them of failing to clamp down. The same old vacant mean-spirited bollocks. 26065131322
Reposted by FatimaZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Those who are uncomfortable with this Labour immigration announcement, but think it's necessary to satisfy Reform voters, this is for you. You will not satisfy. You will never satisfy. 711377422
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Various reasons. Many are overstayers meaning they arrived here as students, visitors , failed asylum seekers etc. 010
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Of course they do. Vast majority already works for some building companies illegally. They are paid very little. 000
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025They are undocumented but the home office has their full details, nationality, date of birth etc. If they comminited crime it will be picked up at the DBS check. Some are failed asylum seekers, some are overstayers who came as students etc.. 000
Reposted by FatimaZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 09/05/2025I did an update on who is seeking asylum in the UK 🧐 Are they all men? 🤔 What countries do they come from? 🤨 Why are only half of Afghans being recognised as refugees? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsOc...youtube.comThe TRUTH about migrants seeking asylum in the UKYouTube video by Zoe Gardner 18235112
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Yes absolutely. Nobody seem to mention them, they are here and many worked in the care sector for years before they became undocumented. We also have enough builders/brick layers hiding in East London alone. There is no need to import builders/brick layers. Regularise them and they will work. 100
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Yes here in the Uk. We have 100s of thousands of undocumented immigrants living underground and working on the black market. Some have been here for 16 years or more. We have enough workers to fill up those jobs. 110
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025They are here but many are undocumented. We need to Regularise them and let them work. 000
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025We have enough undocumented Africans and Asians here ready to work. We just need to Regularise them. 010
Fatima @fatoudai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Regularise undocumented immigrants and they will fill up those jobs. We have enough people here to do those jobs. 110
Reposted by FatimaJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 11/05/2025On social care, there *is* a reasonable argument for limiting/reducing the care visa *if* - as she says - it's linked to a proper pay/workforce strategy. But governments have said that before and failed to deliver. That's why we have a care visa in the first place.. 911217
Reposted by FatimaJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 11/05/2025The claim by Yvette Cooper that there is a link between immigration and higher levels of inactivity (related to sickness and disability) has absolutely no basis in evidence or data. Just retrofitting the evidence to the policy... 771862526
Reposted by FatimaLuke Piper @lukepiper.bsky.social · 11/05/2025The debate around care visas in the political space boils down to people saying stuff like this - we desperately need people. It's a good soundbite but... A significant surge in care visas were issued since 2020 in response to sector demand and yet the problem of shortage has persisted. Why? 28313135
Reposted by FatimaLuke Piper @lukepiper.bsky.social · 11/05/20253. The sector IMO is poorly regulated. Bad actors are prominent and exploit people. I've spoken to many many people over the past 12 months, the issue is real & significant. The government is supporting tens of thousands of people who've been displaced/exploited/ripped off into new jobs 112413
Reposted by FatimaLuke Piper @lukepiper.bsky.social · 11/05/2025So it's not simply "we need these people, give them visas" it's been tried and has been a disaster. The sector needs a massive monetary and skills injection, serious regulation with the support of overseas workers with an immigration system that compliments and supports/protects migrants. 416226
Reposted by FatimaLuke Piper @lukepiper.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Thousands of people wanting to work in care are stuck in the UK. Lots of jobs that won't fit their visa type. A big additional problem is the need for people to drive - most people on the health and care visa don't have licences and need to learn/pass test que driving test shortage. 31087
Reposted by FatimaLuke Piper @lukepiper.bsky.social · 11/05/2025The desperate response in 2020 for care workers (COVID etc.) saw the creation of a business model for criminals to exploit tens of thousands of people into paying for visas to come to the UK. It also saw the creation of conditions for modern slavery / exploitation. The answer is not more visas. 813921
Reposted by FatimaEmily Mark-FitzGerald @emilymfg.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Perfect day for a swim in Lake Zurich (if you’re Irish, apparently - we were the only ones in, and loving it 😂 water was 14 degrees) 4753
Reposted by FatimaEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Let’s take a closer look. First, the sign itself: Badly formatted, cheap-looking, and includes a lowercase “i” in “Islamic area” All pretty big red flags! 🚩 3/22 32565
Reposted by FatimaEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Are Muslims really banning dogs in parks? 🤔 Let’s look at this perfect example of how rage baiting works, and how disinformation spreads, sticks, and fuels division, even years after being debunked… 🧵1/22 (1/1) 431207582
Reposted by FatimaJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 15/04/2025I’m beginning to think that the people who claimed to care deeply about academic liberty & freedom of speech on college campuses may not have been entirely honest. 591742235
Reposted by FatimaChris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 12/04/2025“we didn’t realise there was this group of people who were here legally but who wouldn’t have the ability to prove it.” says May re Windrush. Well not because nobody told you but because you chose not to listen to people you identified as "the immigration lobby". You are totally responsibleft.comTheresa May: ‘Keep calm and keep talking to Trump’The former UK prime minister on tariffs, Boris Johnson’s manoeuvring — and the time the president held her hand 36619147
Reposted by FatimaSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 14/04/2025If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful. 12585405813729
Reposted by FatimaAlex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Calm down Dorothy, I've spent longer putting the bins out 1594926699
Reposted by FatimaZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 25/02/2025You've heard all about the farmers' protests... But you haven't heard about this one theconversation.com/the-uk-farme...theconversation.comThe UK farmer protests you probably haven’t heard aboutFarm workers milk cows, drive machinery and pick crops – yet their grievances are seldom heard. 316168
Reposted by FatimaJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 24/02/2025US, Russia, Israel, Sudan, North Korea, Belarus, Hungary. Axis of.. No, wait. Axis will do. 1326668
Reposted by FatimaZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Labour is getting dragged to pieces across social media - by their own supporters AND Reform supporters - for Trump-style wannabe GBNews content. This isn’t why anyone voted for you. youtu.be/NAjl2Pe8z44?...youtu.beVIDEO DEPORTATIONS: Reform & Labour voters REACTIONYouTube video by Zoe Gardner 2737389