Bernard Ryan

Handsworth appears a model of integration, understood as everyday living together by diverse people.

There’s also a solid case for student number controls at the institutional level, to end the instability an open market for students has caused since 2015.

As things stand, in every discipline, some universities are simply expanding at the expense of others.

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This matters because the conflation of the two categories tends to helps those arguing against (a) migration and (b) legal guarantees for foreigners.

It’s not the same as the ‘removal’ of those with no legal right to be here, such as overstayers and unsuccessful asylum applicants. That does not usually involve serious criminal offences, and no conviction is needed.

If only commentators would recognise that in UK law ‘deportation’ is what happens to foreign nationals who have been convicted of serious criminal offences. Those affected typically had a right of residence beforehand.

Despite its manifest and massive unfairnesses, this would all be legally achievable if a majority was held. The UK constitution is just not equipped to prevent such extreme policies being implemented.

For those without permission, the Rules could though be changed to make ILR impossible to acquire.

At the domestic level, for those with existing immigration permission, it would mean amending the Immigration Act 1971, section 3: it prevents conditions being attached to ILR.

There is also a Windrush issue: ILR was conferred automatically by section 1(2) of that Act upon pre-1973 residents.

If EEA nationals were included, the Withdrawal Agreement and parallel agreements would also have to go.

At the international level, it would conflict at least with Article 8 ECHR (right to private life), and Article 3 of the European Convention on Establishment (secure residence after 10 years)...

Reform's plan to end ILR - including where it has already been granted - would involve a bonfire of treaties and legislation.

Trump says he didn't want London Mayor Sadiq Khan at state banquet The mayor of London did not seek or expect an invite to the state banquet, the BBC understands.

Disappointed that this BBC news piece about Trump not wanting Mayor Sadiq Khan at the State Banquet doesn't once mention Khan's race or religion. If you leave out that Khan is a brown Muslim man, you gloss over why he's targeted by Trump. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Corbyn clashes with Sultana over membership portal as split emerges in new party Ex-Labour leader says ‘legal advice being taken’ over issue, while Sultana also claims ‘sexist boys’ club’ is running party

Just think Corbyn is too set in his ways to lead the left party that UK politics needs.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...?

Can we agree that the main threats to free speech in the UK concern pro-Palestinian opinions?

By TNC. Has lost none of his edge.

Britain will ‘never surrender flag’ to far-right protesters, Starmer says PM condemns attacks against police, racist intimidation of minorities and use of flag to instil fear

Sorry, not buying the idea that Labour has been waving the UK flag to represent diversity.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Why does the article refer to the St George’s flag? He’s surely referring to the British flag.

One of Labour’s problems is that under Starmer they have actively deployed the union flag as a backdrop, both in campaigning and in Government.

Point is: Labour are now very badly positioned to challenge the ‘patriotism’ of the populists or of the far right.

Arctic Vardø is the most easterly town in Norway. Due south is Russia. I’m east of Kyiv and Istanbul. Closer to China than I am to Portugal. And from here to the most distant point in Schengen reachable by public transport is in excess of 5,500km as the crow flies. That’s a lot of 🚆 🚌 ⛴️ #Schengen200

And how would the world react if, say, Qatar killed an Israeli delegation to Cairo?

Not sure it will work to make visas harder to obtain (sticks). Why should the other Governments care? Plus they might respond by making it harder for British citizens going the other way.

There is an established practice of linking visa facilitation and liberalisation to better return arrangements. Carrots, in other words.

UK may suspend visas for countries that won’t take back failed asylum seekers, says Mahmood New home secretary vows to move ‘further and faster’ to cut number of people entering by irregular routes

Really not sure this will fly:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault

The more you look into Trump’s post the more appalling it is. It is referencing Colonel Kilgore (Robert Duvall) in Apocalypse Now, who declared “I love the smell of napalm in the morning” 🤯

But could someone explain to him what Coppola’s movie was about?

That hat is called a Cavalry Stetson. It’s extraordinary how brazenly Trump uses settler colonial motifs.