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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

The Home Office's own (excellent) research summary says a) asylum seekers come to the UK primarily because of social networks/ties b) welfare and labour market policies are *not* a big "pull factor" c) safe routes would help freemovement.org.uk/wp-content/u...

nce 2017, the number of asylum applications in the UK has been increasing, by 2019 returning to levels seen during 2015-16 although the UK was relatively little affected by the European 'migration crisis’. This recent increase is likely due in part to movement to the UK by those already in Europe. • In 2019, at least 1 in 6 asylum applicants to the UK had made a prior application in a European country. • However, only a small portion of secondary movement across Europe is to the UK – in 2019, the UK produced just 6% of Eurodac hits relating to prior applications elsewhere in Europe. • While many entering the UK may travel through France, most top nationalities applying for asylum in the UK do not apply in France in large numbers (with the exception of Sudanese, Afghan and Albanian applicants). Social networks, shared languages and diasporas motivate asylum seekers to reach certain destination countries • Social networks aid migrant integration to society, acting as facilitators of information relating to life in the destination country. They are considered trusted sources and are likely to influence migration journeys more than information from formal institutions. • The presence of diaspora communities can motivate migrants to reach certain destination countries. The proportion of diasporas in the EU+ residing in the UK is correlated with the proportion of asylum applications across the EU+ made in the UK (see slide 21). Armed conflict, human rights abuses, poverty, political & economic instability and violence are factors that forcibly displace migrants • The majority (57%) of individuals escaping persecution are internally displaced within their own countries and most refugees displaced abroad stay within their region of displacement, living in countries neighbouring their countries of origin 1 2 . • Of the number of asylum seekers that reach Europe, only a small percentage claim asylum in the UK. In 2019, the UK received 6% of total EU+ asylum applications. • A …

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 02/09/2025

Say goodbye to fake reviews!👋 We welcome the Code of Conduct for Online Ratings and Reviews for Tourism Accommodation. Only real guests can leave reviews, ensuring clearer, fairer, and more reliable information for everyone. A win for travellers and accommodation providers ↓ europa.eu/!r8TDmp

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Before the 19th century there were no vaccines. More than 50% of children died before reaching 2 years old, almost all from infectious diseases, now it is 0.02%. The average life expectancy was 32 years.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

The pre-vaccine era was HELL for kids. We have already failed them on gun safety, we cannot fail them on the issue of vaccines. #VACCINES cause Adults!

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Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @disavowtrump20.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

REPOST to wish President Obama a Happy Birthday! 🎉

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Scotland

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.

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Mike Brock 🇺🇸 @brockm.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

I've never seen the libertarian-to-fascist pipeline so viscerally represented. This is incredible.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

The tweet’s still up…

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 28/04/2025

Today, Viktor Orbán gave yet another interview where he accused the EU of being a “colonizer” simply because Hungary is asked to respect the fundamental values of our Union in order to access European funds. Let’s be clear: the EU is not a system of vassalage. 1/4

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Shosh🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇧 WokeAF💥GreenAF💚 Powered by Fury,Disbelief&Determination @shoshanade.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

This was apparently? the first (+most likely the last?!) sit down interview that the ever so brilliant @terrymoranabc.bsky.social will be “chosen” to do with #Shitler but boy, will it have been worth it💥 Thank you for asking all the questions we really wanted you to ask👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 youtu.be/mKyL7fiODO0?...

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Trump talks ‘incredible’ Oval Office, pushes back against economic anxieties

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 12/04/2025

🇳🇴 Norway will provide $933 million to support the training and equipment of a new Ukrainian brigade being developed in coordination with Northern European and Baltic states.

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Norway to Allocate $933 Million to Train and Equip Ukraine’s Nordic-Baltic Brigade

Norway is providing $933 million to train and equip a new Ukrainian brigade, enhancing Ukraine’s defense against ongoing Russian aggression.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

President Donald Trump commenting on how much money his billionaire friends made when he paused tariffs, "He made $2.5 billion today, and he made $900 million" Is this corruption, insider trading, or just good timing and coincidence?

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 09/04/2025

Fox News is basically telling everyone to "live, laugh, love" through the stock market free fall

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

@simonjackbbc.bsky.social 1/ Something strange and unsettling is going on in the financial markets. Investors are selling US government bonds - traditionally considered a safe haven investment whose value rises when stock markets are in turmoil. It suggests that the inflationary impact of....

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

@markurban.bsky.social “Is this the moment China becomes the world's dominant economic power? It seems they're dumping US government bonds so that Trump has to pay more to finance America's enormous debt. The dangers of starting a tariff war against a nation that holds so much of your debt...”

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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Just incredible. Apparently the auto suggestion from Apple saved Goldbergs number in Waltz' phone so that Waltz had Jeffery Goldberg saved as a national security advisor instead

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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

See all replies. Nothing brings Britain together like the hatred of Boris Johnson.

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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The USA and UK now have more in common than ever❗️ Stay with me, I haven’t been drinking (yet)👇🏼 In just over 2 years we’ve both had supremely arrogant, deeply flawed, moronic leaders who pushed our economies into free-fall after gaining power The difference is the UK got rid of Truss double quick❗️🤷🏼‍♂️

Image is a picture of Liz Truss, looking even more vacuous than usual staring into space as if her batteries have been removed

Image is of President Trump, looking particularly old, somewhat dazed and tired, oh and by the way, pretty thick

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Kevin the Librarian 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @the-librarian.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Brilliant baby lessons ❤️

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 24/03/2025

An overused term on social media, but @munirawilson SCHOOLS Lord Frost on #Brexit here - and it is glorious! DF: "Anyone can come up with anecdotes." MW: "These are not anecdotes, but cold hard facts. Your Brexit is damaging our economy - which your gov't left on its knees." ~AA

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

#BBC launching special new season across TV, iPlayer+Radio called Memories and #Dementia: Starting the Conversation, led by Dr Punam to help start conversations between those living with #dementia +friends, families+carers by evoking memories of their past through content from the BBC’s archive. 1/

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Memories and Dementia: Starting the Conversation season launches at the BBC

Dr Punam leads new season designed to help start conversations

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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Please don’t share this picture. Apparently the president hates it.

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Shosh🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇧 WokeAF💥GreenAF💚 Powered by Fury,Disbelief&Determination @shoshanade.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Petty #Shitler is beyond upset about this unflattering portrait that a Republican state govmt had painted of him and hung up…(right next to truly handsome men like Biden+Obama😂😂😂) #Shitler wants it gone and posted this demand to his million of fellow dipshïts🙄 Let’s use this image everywhere😜

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Looking at the media response to the Rivers of Blood speech for a thing and this was the start of the first comment piece in the Telegraph a week later (by Peregrine Worsthorne). The arguments never change...

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Socialist Opera Singer @operasocialist.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

If Ukrainians speaking Russian makes them Russian....then Americans speaking English must make them English....right?

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

BREAKING: Trump is having a full-blown meltdown on Truth Social—this time over a painting of him displayed at the Colorado State Capitol. He’s lashing out at the governor, claiming the portrait is “distorted.” It’d be a real shame if everyone saw it… and shared it.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I’ve been on a bit of a roll in wealth tax today. Thought I’d do one of my lists This list is not exhaustive but all can be verified by a quick google search.

List of changes made by Labour to create higher taxes for the wealthy

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

BREAKING: People are being suspended on X in Turkey for posting videos of these protests against Erdoğan’s corrupt and repressive regime. Keep sharing everywhere.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 23/03/2025

Unique to America, our health care system is designed not to make people well, but to make CEOs & wealthy stockholders incredibly rich. The result: We have the highest infant mortality rate of any wealthy country on earth. How cruel, how immoral is that? We need Medicare for All.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 22/03/2025

💉🧵There is a concerning trend toward banning mRNA vaccines. Idaho, Montana, and Iowa have introduced proposals to ban or restrict mRNA vaccine use. What are mRNA vaccines and how do they work? #factcheckfriday

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Peter Osborne, Reform UK local election candidate for Hythe West. We’ve got a mixture of racism and misogyny from this one. Seriously, where is your vetting Reform Uk?

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Left: Nigel Farage says medicine shortages after Brexit is, "Utter tosh.. It's complete and utter rubbish.. Project fear.. It should be utterly completely totally disregarded" Right: "Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years"

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Trump to withdraw the US from group Investigating Russia’s leadership for crimes committed against Ukrainians. Meanwhile Russia is now using drones to hunt children for sport. “We saw the drone and ran. My friend hid at home, another ran straight—then the drone dropped a bomb.” #EndImpunity

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Sebastian Salek @sebastiansalek.com · 17/03/2025

The NHS is improving rapidly under Labour. You won’t hear it from the right-wing press, but the stats speak for themselves. 5 *evidence-backed* ways it’s getting better:

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 17/03/2025

Two weeks PAID work experience working at The Guardian’s London Headquarters for Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic aspiring journalists. Closes 30th March. Details in link. Please share :) workforus.theguardian.com/entry-level-...

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StephG ABZ 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @stephgabz.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Carter was right on so many things and is probably the most underrated leader the US ever had. He was definitely right on this.

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