Dr Sue Clayton

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Illegal migrant in small boat stopped from entering sovereign territory without a permit.

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‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

ICE agents are paid a bonus for anyone they seize and that includes tourists- read this account from a retired tourist held for 6wks despite a valid visa and seriously think do you need to go to the States? World Cup and Olympics are huge issues imo

That sounds awful, so sorry, hope it all eases up with some r and r 🤞

The power of silence in the classroom: Embracing quiet in the age of student engagement Dr Nicola Chanamuto, Centre for Education and Students, University of Lincoln Dr Michael Shaw, Centre for Education and Students, University of Lincoln  Silence, in the modern higher education sett…

In the age of student engagement, hearing learners’ voices is the aim for many educators. Rather than fearing silence, we consider how quiet reflection can be a useful tool in learning journeys and foster inclusivity in higher education teaching.
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US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84 - live updates Jackson, who marched with Martin Luther King Jr in the 1960s and later ran for president twice, died peacefully on Tuesday morning surrounded by his family.

"Our father was a servant leader".

Cut from a different cloth than the servile "leaders" of the present.

On the way back to Wales after 3 days in London.

I still have my wallet, phone and watch.

It’s a very cool city and I felt as safe as I do anywhere.

Beware the snake oil sellers.

15 years ago today I arrived on Downing Street in a cage.
I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong.
Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole.
Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you...
(Photos AP)

A goldfinch perched on top of the hedge- taken through the kitchen window so shadowy reflections of adjacent trees.

A Chaffinch diving on to the bird feeder- woods and green hills behind.

Chaffinch safely landed on the bird feeder.

Bore da pawb! Llawer o activity adar ar y bird feeder bore ma! Daredevil Chaffinch and Goldfinch on sentry duty!

Reminder that if you were born between 1970 and 1990, you can get MMR boosters free on the NHS. Just call your GP surgery and ask, they'll get you a nurse's appointment pretty quick www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...

Marco Rubio's speech was essentially a dogwhistling message of "we can be friends and allies, but only if you join us in our supremacist aims."

Screenshot of Tommy Ten Names, claiming he's afraid and fleeing the UK.

Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?

Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.

Farage is clearly misleading the public.

The main reason that net migration fell by 445,000 (year to June 2025 it was 205k, having been 649k a year before) is that immigration fell by 401,000.

The BBC should fact-check/verify and report that this was untrue.

The impact on children is going to be horrific. Apparently we learned nothing as a nation from the damage caused by Section 28, and having grown up under it, I wish that were not the case.

Post a tree you photographed:

It is very difficult to defeat the government on any terrorism judicial review

It is also very difficult to defeat the government when challenging a statutory instrument, terrorism or otherwise.

Legally this is a *huge* achievement for the applicants.

UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws

Wow!

Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.

This is a *big* legal win.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

This means that even if Palestine Action ad not won on Human Rights Act/ECHR grounds, Palestine Action would have won on another ground.

No doubt this will be missed by a lot of media reporting of this judgment, but even if HRA repealed etc, Palestine Action would have *still won*.

How long are we going to hear about “legitimate debates and concerns about immigration?” It’s time we told the truth and deal with it. Net migration is low, we need more migrants, we are an ageing population. Highly skilled and low paid jobs are dependent on migrants. We need safe and legal routes.

It’s not your language that offends. It’s your racism.

What is effective about this Burnham statement is it reads like something that he is personally invested in and is not worried about criticism for. More of this please.

Statement from Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham in response to Jim Ratcliffe’s disgusting and racist comments & saying ‘the UK has been colonised by immigrants’

For those who don’t know, Ratcliffe is a co-owner of Manchester Football Club. He’s an immigrant living in Monaco so he avoids UK tax.

Applications for artist residency program on remote Welsh Island open Applications for a two-week artist residency program on a Welsh island have opened for summer 2026. The Bardsey Island Trust has announced the 2026 Artist Residency Program on Ynys Enlli, with support...

Applications for a two-week artist residency program on a Welsh island have opened for summer 2026

Billboard in Dundee. Pic: Alistair Heather

Radcliffe should remember we immigrants and children of immigrants are here because of British colonisation and make a huge contribution. He moved to Monaco to avoid £4bn tax. His club Man U owes everything to migrant players and migrant supporters. He’s an embarrassment to the club and game.

Official statement from Bangor University Debating and Political Society, rejecting Reform UK’s demand that they be allowed to address the society.

I’m really proud of Bangor University students today. Very much in the spirit of Penrhyndeudraeth lad Bertrand Russell, when he said that “nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from an association between us”, when invited to debate Oswald Mosley.

Threatening to defund the Welsh university widely perceived to be a bastion of the Welsh language - it has one of the highest proportions of Welsh speaking students - isn’t a great look for a party looking to sweep the Senedd in May