The UAE is an authoritarian autocracy, a petro-state with no income tax for citizens, to bribe them for the lack of democratic voice or free speech

It is 85% migrant, a segregated society with a ban on integration in principle and practice, few rights, equal opportunities, nor voice for incomers

Thanks, New Yorker

It’s largely academic, because @KemiBadenoch is on a Liz Truss trajectory towards the US Nutter Circuit. But that the Leader of the Opposition would spread such utter lies - adding in her ignorance by suggesting the Sentencing Council has any role in immigration - is pathetic.

Banbury MP visits new ‘game-changing’ school-based nursery in Chipping Norton Banbury MP Sean Woodcock recently paid a visit to St Mary’s C of E Primary School in Chipping Norton, one of hundreds of new school-based nurseries launched this year.

It was great to visit the new funded school-based nursery in Chipping Norton the other week, which has been a game changer for local children. I look forward to the scheme being expanded in the future so that more local families can benefit.

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BBKA October Talk: ‘Tropilaelaps’
The next in our series of Zoom talks will be ‘Tropilaelaps’ with Maggie Gill on Tue 21st Oct 2025 at 7pm. Zoom link details sent to associations to circulate.

A recording of this talk will be available afterwards on YouTube for those unable to watch live.

“We are home now. We marched from the park to ICE, very peaceful crowd. We were standing around ICE pushed us down, sprayed us with chemical and I was hit in the head with a projectile. This was so unprovoked. People have to know that the Feds are attacking people with NO provocation whatsoever.”

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
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So to summarise, this is a white politician blaming a black journalist for the racism he is now actively helping to promote, after receiving the full endorsement of his own party leader

Cartoon by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social.

Jenrick delivers one of the most asinine speeches I have ever heard. He even brought along a prop, to explain how a judge becomes impartial setting aside personal views, then went on to attack judges for having views. His solution? Abolish tribunals. And who will adjudicate cases? Pfft. Details. ~AA

A resource for Americans. Thank you @chrischirp.bsky.social

“We are documenting the actions, statements, and plans of President Donald Trump and his administration that may pose a threat to American democracy, since the start of his second term in January 2025.”

www.trumpactiontracker.info

I visited Cleenol this morning, where I was invited to officially open their new laboratory. Cleenol is a family-owned manufacturer of quality cleaning products with a focus on reducing waste and carbon emissions in their products. It was great to speak with staff, and offer my support.

If only those pesky
Suffragettes had confined themselves to one protest…

Oxford Bus Company 300 stops off for a quick half at the Wetherspoons

Oxford Bus Co has announced more frequent bus services from November to coincide with the congestion charge coming into effect. The improvements mean Blackbird Leys and Cowley will have services to the city centre every 10 minutes, while Iffley Road gets a new night bus.

Wearing masks because they are afraid of getting doxed. Maybe don’t treat ppl in a way you wouldn’t want to be treated. The brutality, abuse and complete disregard for human rights is appalling.

No doubt it’s been said before, but ICE wearing masks now when they most likely refused to wear masks during covid is peak hypocrisy

Lawless Russell Vought thinks he can nullify a law by deleting it from an FAQ

Stephen Miller’s Cousin Denounces Him in Emotional Facebook Post: “You’ve Become the Face of Evil” In searing Facebook posts, Alisa Kasmer — who once babysat Miller — says his immigration agenda betrays their Jewish upbringing and shames their family.

Stephen Miller’s Cousin Denounces Him in Emotional Facebook Post: “You’ve Become the Face of Evil”
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Back in the land of reality, here's what one of the Black people whose home was smashed into during the apartment raid last week said about his Venezuelan neighbors: "They were cool people."

Mr. Jones, a U.S. citizen, was dragged out in handcuffs and held outside for hours.

This is a lie.

This really needs to be said and understood. What makes it worse, if possible, is that it is not coming out of any genuine crisis or emergency. It is a deliberate attempt to whip up anger and grievance in order to capitalise upon it & in Jenrick's case purely to advance his leadership ambitions.

I have also noticed people in the 'Banburyshire Info' group annoyed that I haven't replied to their comments. Unfortunately, due to a complex Facebook issue (which I am trying to sort), I am not able to post directly or comment in this group. If you have an urgent issue, please email me.

You don't seem to reply to BlueSky comments.....might I, ahem, get a reply as to why not?
PS I'm one of the 2 people who seem to regularly forward your BlueSky comments.

Another #Brexit benefit!

Here is a small snippet of everything I've been working on in the past month. Lots of meeting businesses, and helping local people.

It breaks my mind that two British political parties have seen scenes like this and decided to try and replicate it in Britain. Thuggary, lawlessness, state brutality. Farage and Badenoch decided they liked the look of it.

Isn't wasting Police time an offence?

Just a fucking disgrace that any president would say this to active duty military. But I expect it from this asshole, who has never respected the apolitical military tradition we’ve had since Washington. No, what’s more disgraceful is the silence of Republican vets in Congress.

Good.