So just today there are reports of
Knife crime down everywhere bar Greater Manchester (6-25%)
And
The number of asylum seekers in hotels is down from 50,000 (2023) to 34,000 today.
Where is this reported. And why is it not reported?
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So just today there are reports of
Knife crime down everywhere bar Greater Manchester (6-25%)
And
The number of asylum seekers in hotels is down from 50,000 (2023) to 34,000 today.
Where is this reported. And why is it not reported?
Here's an interesting video from the other place about the devastating drop in tourism to #MAGAmerica ... Fascism is obviously a big turn-off for international travellers!
28.07.2025 11:24 β π 184 π 81 π¬ 27 π 10Rail passenger numbers have been released for 2023-2024 and as predicted by literally everyone who knows anything about transport, they have already surpassed pre-Covid figures.
Birminghamβs passenger growth second only to London.
Haven't seen this written up in some media outlets, unlike their third (yes THIRD) place finish in a Scottish Parliamentary by-election...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
'Would you like a few words on Oviedo?' asked @sidlowe.bsky.social earlier. Would we ever
22.06.2025 17:44 β π 129 π 38 π¬ 4 π 6Today is Refugee Day.
So we thought it was time to dispel the myths which surround asylum seekers and refugees.
Could you live on Β£49 a week?
An incredible line for an article opener:
13.06.2025 12:58 β π 106 π 33 π¬ 6 π 3why i support the @archive.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh98...
10.06.2025 00:31 β π 303 π 72 π¬ 0 π 2This is going to be really problematic going forward. eek.
21.05.2025 14:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Absolutely terrifying...
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