'Refugee' is no one's chosen label. Mohamed was 13 and from Syria.

Some urgent steps are needed to tackle the asylum backlog - current delays leave people languishing for years at considerable expense. A shorter process for claims almost certainly going to be granted makes sense. But there are some serious problems with the Home Office plans.

As an optimist and someone who tries to be generous it's good to read a much more positive representation of my country and our attitudes to immigration

A helpful link to draft asylum questionnaire here 👇 Uh. Nightmare. Basically asking someone to write their substantive interview. And note ‘you don’t need to have any knowledge of the asylum system’… but a bloody good grasp of English!

RIP one of the greats

If the question is how do we grow the black economy then the Conservatives have the answers

Simon Emmerson RIP a massive loss

Word of the evening is the Finnish invention ‘hyppytyynytyydytys’: the act of falling with a contented sigh onto the nearest available sofa. Literal translation: ‘bouncy cushion satisfaction’.

This makes me angry and scared...

With the much anticipated ONS 2022 immigration stats arriving shortly, its time for a quick thread on where the public are on immigration drawing on my report last year with Marley Morris and IPPR . TL;DR - public is not where you might expect!

Fantastic weekend at @BigBrillCamp! Next gig is THIS SATURDAY (17th June) at Kings Head and Bell, a skittlealleymusic night with ZAIA, 8pm. Come on down and let's party!

⁦Refugee Council 🧡⁩ Head of Comms and Campaigns ⁦@markdavies67⁩ sets out the importance of communicating to reach out to wider audiences refugeecouncil.org.uk/latest/news/on…

As the number of refugees in the world goes above 35 million, ⁦UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency⁩’s global trends report shows 7 in 10 refugees are hosted by neighbouring countries, and 3 in 4 by some of the world’s least wealthy countries unhcr.org/sites/default/…

Join in the thunderclap! Tell us: how are you putting your #CompassionIntoAction this #RefugeeWeek? Together we can share ripples of compassion far & wide 🧡

It's good to wake up and have your belief that people are mostly decent reinforced on a Friday morning

British people living abroad.. why do so many of them live so far away? If they don't want to live in Britain then why not just go to France? Why travel through so many other countries before stopping? news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/h…

📢We're delighted to let you know that our #StandWithTrans🏳️‍⚧️ trans inclusion campaign is now LIVE!! More info here: charitysostraight.org.uk Please share widely #CharitySoStraight

Exciting news: we're looking for a new Trustee! Deadline for applications is 3 September. Learn more about the role and the application process here: refugeecouncil.org.uk/about-us/work-…

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