Richard Williams @rmwilliams.bsky.social 🧡
@rmw
Consultant. Asylum and migration in UK and EU, evaluation.
ID: 7951782
04-08-2007 10:04:42
13,13K Tweet
4,4K Takipçi
4,4K Takip Edilen
Nigel Farage received 12% of TV/press coverage in the election. The Green Party (with 4 seats to Reform’s 5) didn’t even make top 20. Great research from Loughborough CRCC👉 @[email protected] shows Greens & smaller parties were especially marginalised by a press mesmerised by Farage’s anti-migrant noise
The Government has made 2 key changes to the Illegal Migration Act so asylum claims can be processed. Gone are the retrospective application of the duty to remove (was post 20 July 2023 arrivals) & the ban on granting leave (post 7 March 2023 arrivals) legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/815/…
Fascinating report from Mixed Migration Centre about motivations of asylum seekers in Belgium & northern France traveling on to UK Argues that EU Dublin regulation is one of the push factors encouraging people to leave for the UK mixedmigration.org/resource/north…
In Brixton for a board meeting of the wonderful City of Sanctuary UK 🧡 and thought I’d see what had happened to the magnificent former Refugee Council 🧡 building . It’s changed!