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This month, Dr. Rachel Agbeko, Senior Editor of ADC, is joined by Dr. Catherine Branthwaite to discuss the viewpoint, "Safeguarding concerns in the Illegal Migration Bill". They speak about the key points of the bill, its scientific shortcomings, and put it into the context of global rights of children. Read the paper: https://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2023/05/15/archdischild-2023-325589 (1) Paediatrics, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK The ADC Spotlight podcast is the Archives of Disease in Childhood podcast covering areas that don't usually get much attention or might be taken for granted in children's health. This series is produced by Letícia Amorim and edited by Brian O'Toole. Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe to Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832
In this episode, we have a sobering conversation with Emily Edwards, Housing Development Officer for the Scottish Refugee Council. Emily spoke about the current challenges in claiming asylum in the UK, further challenges in the supply and standard of housing for refugees and migrants, and the importance of community integration, amongst a host of other things. A note on this episode, we recorded this conversation with Emily in June 2023, before the Illegal Migration Bill was passed into law in July. AMIF Project: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/funding/asylum-migration-and-integration-funds/asylum-migration-and-integration-fund-2021-2027_en [RE] Illegal Migration Act: https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/illegal-migration-bill-set-to-become-law/ New Scots Strategy: https://newscots.scot/ [Research] Queen Margaret University: Psychosocial Wellbeing, Integration and Protection Cluster https://www.qmu.ac.uk/research-and-knowledge-exchange/research-centres-institutes-and-knowledge-exchange-centres/institute-for-global-health-and-development/psychosocial-wellbeing-integration-and-protection-cluster/ AMIF New Scots: A Pathway to Social and Economic Inclusion: https://miscintegrationresearch.org/newscots Scottish Refugee Council: https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/ Principles for a fair and humane asylum system: https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/working-for-change/policy-campaigns/about-our-policy-and-research-work/
“It was thanks to this country that lots of those rights and protections that exist for refugees are in place … but now… you get that sense in lots of parts of the world, frankly, that the UK isn't playing the active role that it has played historically.” The International Rescue Committee is a global organisation that helps people affected by humanitarian crises. The IRC supports people who have been caught in conflict and been forced to flee their homes, enabling them to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. Founded at the call of Albert Einstein in 1933, the IRC today works in over 40 crisis-affected countries, as well as with communities across Europe and the Americas. Laura Kyrke-Smith is the Executive Director of the International Rescue Committee in the UK. We talk about the current global context for refugees - 108 million people forcibly displaced around the world. Contrary to popular opinion, the vast majority of these displaced people are not in the wealthy countries in the Global North, but are either within their own country or within a neighbouring country, often also a low and middle income country. We discuss the UK's Illegal Migration Bill, which seeks to remove the right to asylum - a stance that is in stark contrast to Britain's position back in 1951, as one of the original drafters of the Refugee Convention. And how today, Britain's standing on the international humanitarian stage is sadly not, what it once was. Recorded June 2023.
In this episode we speak with Tigs Louis-Puttick, the founder of Reclaim the Sea, a UK-based organisation helping refugee women reclaim the seaside as a place of joy. Tigs tells us about teaching refugees to swim and surf, about the UK government placing asylum seekers on a floating barge – the Bibby Stockholm – and the company which owns the barge's links to the trans-atlantic slave trade. She also tells us how she was arrested in July 2023 during a protest outside the UK Home Office against the Illegal Migration Bill. ---Get in touch--- Twitter: @FleetCivil Mastodon: @civilfleet@kolektiva.social Instagram: thecivilfleet info@civilfleet.com civilfleet.com Support: ko-fi.com/civilfleet ---Show Notes--- Follow Reclaim the Sea on Twitter: @Reclaim_The_Sea You can read Reclaim the Sea's report on the financial and moral cost of the Bibby Stockholm here: reclaimthesea.org.uk/atwhatcost Read Reclaim the Sea's open letter to UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman here: bit.ly/3DTusoT Two days before this podcast was released, the people who were being held on the Bibby Stockholm were taken off the prison barge because legionella was found in its water supply. Read about that here: bit.ly/45r3wss For more on the Bibby Stockholm's links to the transatlantic slave trade, see this article by Corporate Watch: bit.ly/3KDwQnI For more on Corporate Watch, check out episode 40 of The Civil Fleet Podcast This short article on the Liverpool Museum's website also looks at Bibby Marine's links to the slave trade: liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/bibby-line-shipowners For more on Sea-Watch and Sea-Eye, see episodes 1, 7, 10, 22, 23 and 40 of The Civil Fleet Podcast. Check out this trailer for The Swimmers, a film Ben mentions in the podcast: bit.ly/4578xqd For more on the UK's Police Crime and Sentencing Act, see this explanation by the human rights organisation Liberty: bit.ly/3KzJgwL For more on the UK's Illegal Migration Bill, see episodes 38, 39 and 42 of The Civil Fleet Podcast.
The Illegal Migration Bill is set to become law after the government defeated Lords amendments to undermine it. It comes as a giant barge to house 500 asylum seekers arrives at Portland Harbour in Dorset this morning.Europe's heatwave is set to peak today as parts of the Mediterranean reach 46 degrees.A new drug that can slow Alzheimer's by up to 60 per cent has been hailed as a ‘turning point' in the fight against the disease. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Former MEP Rupert Lowe kicks off today's show by delving into the morning's headlines as the Illegal Migration Bill is set to become law after the government won a final series of votes in the Lords. The legislation is central to the prime minister's pledge to stop small boats crossing the English Channel. Former NHS Trust Chair Matin Gower joins shortly after to discuss why on earth more than one million patients a month are having to wait four weeks to see their GP, with rural areas the worst affected. Leader of The Reform Party Richard Tice returns to The Independent Republic to discuss his recent visit to Wales as protesters are claiming victory after a siege ended at a top hotel due to take in more than 200 asylum seekers. The four-star Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli, South Wales, which allegedly sacked its staff after gaining the Home Office contract, has been surrounded by demonstrators who blocked off the two main entrances, trapping six security workers inside. Author of ‘Free Your Mind' Laura Dodsworth returns for her weekly takedown of the worst headlines from clown world and Baroness Karren Brady CBE closes the show to discuss how we can save the high street. All that and so much more, so tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today on The Day After, (00:00) (13:22) Headlines: Government wins latest battle with Lords over Illegal Migration Bill, Government to 'crack down' on 'rip-off' university courses (16:30) What you Saying? Should the government be able to control which university courses students study? If not, why?
Fast food chain workers speak out over sexual abuse claims. Adam is joined by employment correspondent Zoe Conway and business reporter Noor Nanji who reveal how young people in particular are impacted. We hear from Christine, a former worker who tells us about her own experiences. McDonald's said it would look into all reports of harassment, abuse or discrimination of any kind and that proven allegations would be met with "the most severe measures we can legally impose, up to and including dismissal". With three seats up for grabs in the House of Commons, Chris Mason and Alex Forsyth unpack this week's upcoming by-elections. They also look at what's next after the government's Illegal Migration Bill cleared hurdles in the House of Lords. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://discord.gg/HKHAQAYKfK Today's Newscast was hosted by Adam Fleming. It was made by George Dabby with Alex Collins and Madeleine Drury. The technical producer was Frank McWeeny. The editor is Damon Rose.
The bill is set to become law after passing a series of votes in the House of Lords
Lesley's back frae her grand tour and it's provided her with plenty of food for thought on Brexit,land ownership,rural housing and the power of story to reconnect us with Scotland's past and potential future.Sir Keir Starmer is fond of repeating Harold Wilson's famous quote that Labour is a moral crusade or it is nothing. In the light of his abandonment of the pledge to get rid of the two child benefit cap, on top of all the other policy u-turns, we ask just what does Labour now actually stand for?We also look at the contortions performed by Anas Sarwar,Jackie Bailie, and Douglas Alexander et al to maintain the fiction that they oppose the cap,support Starmer's position, and it's all the fault of the SNP. The House of Lords caved in last night as all its amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill were defeated. The peers didn't even use their powers to delay the legislation for the permitted 12 months. Meanwhile a,mainly, Red Wall group of Tory MPs,The New Conservatives, have come up with a plan to circumvent the illegality of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda.Ship them off to a "remote(sic) Scottish island".There are thoughts on Thursday's three by elections, Dr Philipa Whitford's announcement that she won't be seeking re-election, and the September 2nd Indy rally.If you're inspired to experience Dundreggan after listening to Lesley find out more herehttps://visitdundreggan.co.uk/And to buy tickets for the tourhttps://treesforlife.digitickets.co.uk/ticketsPlus,yet another, Pat promises the last, chap at the door interruption. ★ Support this podcast ★
The i Newspaper's Chief Political Commentator, Paul Waugh, discusses the biggest political stories of the week with guests. Paul Waugh discusses the public sector pay settlements with former Treasury Minister, Dame Angela Eagle, and the Conservative Chair of the Education Select Committee, Robin Walker. Baroness Catherine Ashton, former High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, delivers her assessment of the NATO Summit. Labour Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, Dame Diana Johnson, and fellow Conservative Committee member, Tim Loughton, discuss the Illegal Migration Bill. And, former Conservative special adviser Sam Freedman, and The Guardian's Media Editor, Jim Waterson, discuss what the arrival of new social media app 'Threads' means for politicians and journalists.
With junior doctors going on strike, political commentator Mike Indian ponders the answer to the UK's failing public services. After the rebuff of the Illegal Migration Bill in the House of Lords, he points out that the bill does not address the fundamental problems of migration. And he takes some positives from Joe Biden's visit to the UK and the NATO summit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about the one story that's dominated the news headlines since Friday - the high profile BBC presenter who allegedly paid a young person for explicit messages. Huw Edwards was outed by his wife this morning, as she said he was in hospital with 'serious mental health issues'. The government is determined to push its controversial Illegal Migration Bill onto the statute book before Parliament rises for its summer recess next week - but is being stymied by the House of Lords. And the UK's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has told Ukraine at the NATO summit in Lithuania that it's not an "Amazon" service for weapons and it should show more gratitude for donations. Matt Dathan is Home Affairs Editor at The Times
Tory whips will be smiling today after a mammoth three and a half hour voting session on amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill last night. All the amendments put down by the House of Lords were defeated by the government across 18 divisions. Are Rishi's hopes of stopping the boats still alive? Where do Labour stand on the bill? James Heale speaks to Stephen Bush and Katy Balls. Produced by Natasha Feroze and Oscar Edmondson.
We are joined by Treasury Minister Victoria Atkins MP, who blames inflation for the rising cost of mortgages, and Shadow Levelling-Up and Housing Secretary Lisa Nandy MP, who slams Ms Atkin's omission of Liz Truss' disastrous mini-budget. All of that and more on Nick Ferrari at Breakfast, here on LBC.
What is the REAL migrant boat crisis? The British media seem obsessed with small boats crossing the Channel, but there's been far less coverage of the vessels carrying hundreds of migrants from West Africa which have gone missing en route to the Canary Islands. They were seeking the relative safety of Europe, after fleeing instability in Senegal. A fleet of three boats set sail a fortnight ago on the treacherous journey of more than 1,000 miles from the port of Kafountine. One has been rescued by the Spanish coastguard, but at the time of writing, two are still missing, the fate of their occupants unknown. This follows the tragedy off the coast of Greece just a few weeks ago. The final death toll in that tragic incident hasn't yet been confirmed, but it's thought that more than 500 migrants drowned. The British governmen has made it a defining mission to stop the small boats in the English channel, where 27 people died when an inflatable dinghy capsized in November 2021. The Illegal Migration Bill currently going through parliament will make it illegal to seek asylum to the UK if you've arrived by sea. Despite the risk and the rhetoric, more than 12,000 people have arrived in the UK so far this year on small boats – a year on year reduction of just 7%. Adrian Goldberg discusses the issue with Zoe Gardener, migration policy expert. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.
What is the REAL migrant boat crisis? The British media seem obsessed with small boats crossing the Channel, but there's been far less coverage of the vessels carrying hundreds of migrants from West Africa which have gone missing en route to the Canary Islands. They were seeking the relative safety of Europe, after fleeing instability in Senegal. A fleet of three boats set sail a fortnight ago on the treacherous journey of more than 1,000 miles from the port of Kafountine. One has been rescued by the Spanish coastguard, but at the time of writing, two are still missing, the fate of their occupants unknown. This follows the tragedy off the coast of Greece just a few weeks ago. The final death toll in that tragic incident hasn't yet been confirmed, but it's thought that more than 500 migrants drowned. The British governmen has made it a defining mission to stop the small boats in the English channel, where 27 people died when an inflatable dinghy capsized in November 2021. The Illegal Migration Bill currently going through parliament will make it illegal to seek asylum to the UK if you've arrived by sea. Despite the risk and the rhetoric, more than 12,000 people have arrived in the UK so far this year on small boats – a year on year reduction of just 7%. Adrian Goldberg discusses the issue with Zoe Gardener, migration policy expert.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
TalkTV's International Editor kicks off today's show by delving into the mornings top headlines as the government's Illegal Migration Bill suffers 20 defeats in the House of Lords in a fresh blow for Rishi Sunak as Arch Enemy Welby spurs on more division as he leads a putsch against migrant plans. Conservative MP For Stoke On Trent North Jonathan Gullis and Sir Bill Wiggin MP join Mike shortly after to discuss Arch Welby's poor attitude to the will oif the British people. We also ask for their take on the ongoing banking scandal as EU laws which banks have been accused of using to close customers' accounts over their political views are expected to be scrapped under plans being considered by ministers. Former Head of Royal Protection Dai Davies returns to The Independent Republic to discuss how on earth An intruder who broke into the grounds of Windsor Castle armed with a crossbow intending to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II was encouraged by his artificial intelligence (AI) girlfriend, a court has heard, and Former First Minister of Scotland closes the show to discuss why he rejected an invitation to St Giles' Cathedral for King Charles 'Scottish Coronation' describing the event as “second rate” with “sketchy historical legitimacy”. All that and so much more, so tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sean Curran reports on Prime Minister's Questions - minus the Prime Minister. Peers defeat the government over its Illegal Migration Bill and MPs investigate sexism in sport.
“You change the world, when you change the lives of children… It is better for society to build stronger children, than fix broken adults.” The Children's Society believes that every young person deserves a good childhood. Reflecting on the current context for young people in the UK today, is Mark Russell, CEO of The Children's Society. Mark tells us how he and his colleagues are stepping up the fight for hope and happiness for young people, at a time when its under threat like never before. We explore the ramifications of the UK government's Illegal Migration Bill and why British children have the lowest well-being rates in Europe. The goal of The Children's Society is that by 2030, the damaging decline in children's well-being has been overturned, setting a path for long lasting growth and prosperity. Mark sets out what he believes needs to happen for us to get there. Its a conversation full of passion, raw anger and hope. Enjoy. Recorded May 2023.
On the podcast this week we look at the UK's role in the defence of the Nordic region. Since the annexation of Crimea, the UK has taken a keen interest in the Nordic and Baltic regions, with the formation of the Joint Expeditionary Force. With Kyiv's counter-offensive now underway, we look at how Europe's security is being reshaped by events in Ukraine, what London and the JEF states are looking to achieve by operating more closely in the north, and the balance of forces between NATO and Russia in the Baltic now Finland is a NATO member. Also, this week, we look ahead to the NATO summit in Vilnius next month. With Finland now an alliance member, but Sweden still outside, are alliance politics (with Turkey and Hungary) leaving NATO's northern flank vulnerable. What role are key alliance members like France and the UK playing ahead of Vilnius, and in the face of intense fighting in the east, what kind of plan might the alliance offer Ukraine? Joining Roxanne Escobales on the show this week are Olivia O'Sullivan, Director of our UK in the World program, Alice Billon-Galland, a Research Fellow with Chatham House's Europe program and from Helsinki Matti Pesu, a Researcher with the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Read our expertise: Why the UK must deliver on Nordic-Baltic security Macron's summit needs to bolster anti-corruption efforts in climate finance The Illegal Migration Bill matters beyond UK borders Subscribe to Independent Thinking wherever you get your podcasts. Please listen, rate, review and subscribe. Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Abdul Boudiaf and Alex Moyler.
On the podcast this week, we look at the growing tensions between India and China. This week marks three years since Indian and Chinese troops were killed fighting each other in the Himalayas along the contested border. Since then, ties between Beijing and New Delhi have gone from bad to worse. This week, India's last remaining journalist in China was asked to leave. A stark sign of the increasingly cold ties between the two countries. We discuss the current state of India's relations with China and how concerned the world should be. Also on the show, we take a wider look at India's foreign policy ambitions and the challenges it faces as it attempts to become a global power, amid a turbulent neighbourhood in South Asia and beyond. We look at India's relations with its key neighbours in South Asia, the security challenges it faces, notably the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, as well as New Delhi's growing ties with the Quad nations, Japan, Australia, and the United States. Will the 21st Century be an ‘Indian Century' after all? Joining Bronwen Maddox this week are Dr Avinash Paliwal from University London SOAS; from New Delhi Dr Raji Pillai,the Director of the Centre for Security, Strategy and Technology at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and from Nepal journalist Amish Raj Mulmi, author of the book All Roads Lead North. Read our expertise: Are China and India bound for another deadly border clash? The Illegal Migration Bill matters beyond UK borders Here are five difficult issues for the NATO summit Subscribe to Independent Thinking wherever you get your podcasts. Please listen, rate, review and subscribe. Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Abdul Boudiaf and Matthew Docherty.
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Dr Niall McCrae is back in the hot seat for his regular reviewing spot as we look at a couple of recent articles he has written and he offers his unbridled thoughts on some of the news stories that have caught our attention this week including... - The MPs answers to ten big questions. - Empty polling stations – are we still living in a democracy? - Covid: The destruction of medical ethics . - Andrew Bridgen GB News debate, Spiked and Pfizer. - Brits are dying in their tens of thousands....and we don't really have any idea why. - Justin Welby is 'wrong' to condemn Illegal Migration Bill as 'morally unacceptable'. - Britain's services exports are booming despite Brexit. Why? - Starbucks sacks trans worker who accused female customer of being transphobic in 'confrontation over being misgendered' - Fears for free speech after journalists' union refuses to defend gender-critical members MPs answers to the ten big questions... https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/toeing-the-party-line-mps-answers-to-the-ten-big-questions Dr Niall McCrae is an officer for ‘Covid coercion in the workplace' for the Workers of England trade union, the only union standing up for workers' rights and freedoms in the UK during these troubled times. From 2010 to 2021 he was a senior lecturer in mental health at King's College London, and he continues to write on mental health matters. He was also a senior researcher for David Kurten and Peter Whittle on the London Assembly. His publications include several books including ‘Moralitis: a Cultural Virus' (with Robert Oulds), ‘The Moon and Madness', ‘Echoes from the Corridors' (with Peter Nolan) and ‘The Year of the Bat' (with MLR Smith). He is a regular contributor to Unity News Network, Gateway Pundit, Lockdown Sceptics, The Salisbury Review and The Light. Follow Niall on gab social @Dr_Niall_McCrae https://www.workersofengland.co.uk/ Originally broadcast live 13.5.23 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin and Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBoschFawstin?s=20 To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more... https://heartsofoak.org/connect/ Please subscribe, like and share! Links to articles discussed this episode... https://rumble.com/v2nmm2a-the-week-according-to-.-.-.-dr-niall-mccrae.html Transcript (Hearts of Oak) Dr. Niall McCrae. Thank you so much for being with us today. (Dr Niall McCrae) Always good to be on on a Saturday evening with you, Peter. What else would you be doing apart from having a one-hour chat with me? Always good fun. So let's play the first one. ChrisDavis33 is first on on GETTR. There you go. No prizes, but good to see you. Anyone else, put your comments and let us know how you're watching, as in where you are in the world. Always good to get an idea. We've got probably a 30%, 30% US, 60% UK and elsewhere. And if you see our nice, do you see the logo? We've just put a half a Stars and Stripes behind our oak and half a Union Jack. So we've tweaked a little bit to represent you, our viewer. But this was a There's a one minute comedy clip that James Wells had put up. I think Steve Kirsch also put it up. So let's play this. (video plays) I regret having gotten the, I really regret having gotten the vaccine. I'm sure it's fine, but I just wish when the state told me to do something, I'd be the sort of person who said no. But it turns out, I'm the sort of person who says, fine, I don't understand, you're telling me it's important, okay, and all they had to do was say, you won't be allowed to go into pubs for like a month, and I was like, put it in me. That's what I'm upset about, is that I had a principle, temporarily. Like, oh, if I was in Nazi Germany, I would have stood up to the regime. I wouldn't stand up to not being able I go to a pub for a month. I would have been like, Anne Frank, she's in that attic. There, I saw her. It doesn't matter what the point of principle was. The point is I would have been a chill. And that, I have to live with that for the rest of my three or four more years before I have a heart attack. Always good to start with a laugh. I think humour is one thing It's probably taken us through the last three years. I don't know about you, but I've certainly enjoyed many of the memes and artists people like Bob Moran, Abi Roberts, I mean tons of people who've helped us all through it. Oh yes, indeed. And a feature of the anti-lockdown rallies was the positivity and, humour and just humanity, really. They were trying to quash us. They were trying to to oppress us and deprive us of our kind of vitality. And it didn't work. And like you say, humour is one of the most powerful things. Definitely didn't work. Let's go to the next story. We might have a slight delay in sound, but let's bring it up. I'll read it and then we'll take it from there. And this is an article by Niall himself. And this is the Conservative Women who are regularly are the only voice on this issue. And they've blazed a trail and speaking truth on this when many others wouldn't. And this piece is towing the party line, MPs answers to the 10 big questions. And in this, I'll just read the first few lines. What do our parliamentary representatives really think about climate change, COVID-19, migrant channel crossings and transgenderism? Two months ago, I presented 10 questions for readers to send to their MPs. By the time of writing, 14 MPs had responded with 11 sets of answers. So you'd put a range of questions down and members of the public have taken those and sent them on to their MPs. And the answers have come back. And I, again, the link to this, if you're watching on, certainly on Rumble, the link will be there in the description. We will certainly be reposting this, if my mod team can hear me, on our social medias. But of course you can find it on Niall's Gab account. Neil, tell us a little bit about this, because what were you expecting? And tell us the response that you got back. Boris Johnson got that huge majority in December 2019, big mandate, and he could potentially have done everything that was pledged in the manifesto. Then COVID-19 came along and, well, you know, whatever you believe about COVID, let's just say that that was certainly a disruptor to the whatever program that Boris Johnson was going to carry out. But if you look at his behaviour, you know, once the sort of urgency of COVID, you know, that first wave, once that settled down, Boris Johnson went straight into this build back better mode, didn't he? Which is all about focusing on climate change. And he was allowing all this, he did nothing really to stop the Black Lives Matter, woke wave in summer 2020. And now that leads me to why we did this 10 questions for MPs. Because when you think about it, Peter, and I'm sure your viewers will be well aware of this, is that almost everything that's being done by those who are leading us are not things that we asked for. None of us asked for mass uncontrolled immigration. None of us asked for net zero. None of us asked for, well, I mean, obviously there was plenty of people that were in support of the COVID regime, but that wasn't part of the manifesto. None of us asked for our teachers in schools to be telling children that they can be whatever gender they want, and this transgenderism ideology. So there's all these things going on. The most prominent things going on in our society that none of us have asked for. So I put together a series of 10 questions for constituents to send to their MPs. And we got responses from just a few. It's just not a scientific survey. We don't know how many MPs were sent the questions, but we got responses from Rishi Sunak, no less, and some of his ministers, mostly Tory MPs. And we, I had this article published on Conservative Women two days ago. Since then, I've had two more responses. So it's just added to it a little bit. So there's an updated version going up on new Conservative website on Monday. But the thing is, Peter, that the sample size would sound very small. So 16 MPs, of which only 13 have actually provided a full set of answers to 10 questions. But what we found, you know, I used to teach research methods in university. And with qualitative research, something you teach is saturation point. Saturation point is where there's no point in carrying on interviewing people, because you're getting the same answers. And we very, very quickly reached what we might call saturation point with our responses to these questions. They are all following the narrative. There is hardly any. I mean, one of the respondents was John Redwood, and he was only one that gave any sign of scepticism about things that were going on, and even then only limited. Look, they're all following the narrative, it's like they're in a parallel universe and you know if anyone wants to look at the response to those, answers given by MPs go on the Conservative Women website where there's a couple of hundred comments from people, you know, just saying, if this is who's leading us, then we really are in trouble. And let me just, just as we finish, the questions are, do you believe there is a climate change? Do you believe that COVID was a deadly pandemic? Do you believe that lockdown was necessary? Do you believe COVID vaccines are safe and effective? So I have to even laugh whenever safe and effective is used now. Do you support billions of pounds of military supplies going to Ukraine? Do you regard the tens of thousands of people crossing the English Channel as refugees? Do you believe it's safe for dozens of undocumented male migrants to be housed in our towns or boats? Do you support teaching of transgender ideology to our children? If you do not agree with any of the above, what are you doing to oppose such a policy? And finally, what is a woman? I mean, it's a beautiful range of questions, Niall. I'd encourage everyone, the article there, toeing the party line on conservative women. Yes, and it's not too late for anyone who's watching tonight, if you want to take those questions and send them to your own GP, MP, sorry. And I'm always willing to update and refresh the results. A couple of interesting things about who answered the questions. So got 16 responses but only 13 actually really answered the questions. Only one of them was female. You know, we have all this much better female representation now, at least in numbers, but the reality is this type of woman who's representing us in Parliament has got little interest in the ordinary wishes of women and girls, for example, to have safe spaces. Their own toilets in a theatre, for example, they don't really care. The type of woman who is in Parliament, they don't care. And I reckon that the question in that survey, what is a woman, that made him think, I'm not going to get into this. Too much for the minefield. Yeah. Well, let's move on to something a little bit different, which is the election. Is this the election, ProJam? No. Let's pull up the election story. Obviously, we've had local elections, and this one was another very good article from Niall McCrae. A pattern here. You have to check out Niall on The Conservative Woman. It just happened these were the first two stories. But on this, empty polling stations, are we still living in a democracy? And Niall, you were pointing out that in many parts of the country the turnout was 30%. Which meant 70%. And I always kind of used, when I was growing up, thinking, well if people don't vote is up to them, it's their problem. But actually, everyone has to participate in the democratic process. If people don't participate, then it's no longer a democratic process. But tell us about your thoughts on this, that people can find on The Conservative Woman. Yes, well, are we living in a democracy when the vast majority of people don't vote? Now, obviously the rebuttal of that is that everyone can vote, you know, it's up to them and if they don't vote that's their own fault. But the trouble is that increasingly, certainly the last three years, people have woken up more and more to the fact that we're run by a uni-party. It doesn't matter whether you've got a Labour government or a Tory government and if we had a Lib Dem government or a Green Party government, we'd still get the same policies. There might be a slightly different flavour and there might be a slightly different presentation, but it would be basically the same thing that's going on. And what we're seeing increasingly, Peter, is that this isn't just something that applies to national government. Up and down the country, you've got councils introducing 15-minute cities and 20-minute neighbourhoods, low traffic schemes, that sort of thing, and they try and make out as if this is just something they've made up themselves, you know, to like make the air healthier and make the, you know, reduce pollution and so on. They're lying to us. This is all Agenda 2030. Right, or Agenda 21, it's basically the same ideas. This is United Nations, this is a globalist, this is a World Economic Forum. It doesn't matter who you've got representing you in your local council, your city chambers, or in Westminster, or in the devolved assemblies in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, it doesn't matter, they're all following the same agenda, as they are in all other developed countries. And people have woken up to this and unfortunately the response is not to all get behind some new party that's going to, overturn this establishment. It's very, very hard to do that. I mean there are some people working very hard such as David Kurten of the Heritage Party, Robin Tilbrook of the English Democrats, for example, and Andrew Bridgen joined Lawrence Fox's reclaimed party. But it is extremely difficult. I mean, we saw that with UKIP. Very, very, very difficult to get. You saw it with the Brexit party. They did very well in the last European elections, but they were not going to get anywhere, not get a single MP in the general election that followed soon after. So it's very, very difficult. And so people are responding to this situation by simply not voting at all, or going and spoiling their paper, saying none of the above, or more choice language than that. And I don't blame people. I don't blame people for feeling that it's futile voting. I wish there was a good party that we could get behind that would readily change things, but there just isn't that at the moment. But as I say, I do admire the people who are trying to change that situation. Can I ask just your thoughts for a minute on that, because I'm the same as you on the side-lines regarding political parties, and I couldn't, I would have difficulty voting at the moment for anyone. And I love what David's done with the Heritage Party. The English Democrats are wonderful in what they're doing. But with Andrew Bridgen speaking at that event I was at today, a name joining reclaim, I'm intrigued by that because he could have stayed as an independent but he's joined a party. Obviously reform were not an option because they've jab, jab, jab. I guess English Democrats could have been an option that's because heritage. But I'm wondering will that, not that that will change the whole landscape of British politics, no. But I think that will be a nudge, quite a big change and what are your thoughts on that? Yes, I've heard people raising this question, why didn't he stay as an independent? What you've got to try and do is put yourself in the shoes of Andrew Bridgen and, you know, David Kurten and I, who, you know, just mentioned a while ago, we've had many chats. David's been a keen student of cultural Marxism for many years. And, you know, one of the books that David and I often talk about is Saul Alinsky, Rules for Radicals. And, you know, the people that are in charge now are basically the anti-establishment types of the 60s and 70s. And they're now in charge, they've created a new establishment. And one of the rules for radicals is that if there's somebody kicking up some opposition to what you're doing, then you isolate them, you target them, you really freeze your focus on that person, and you make their life utterly intolerable. And that's exactly what was happening with Andrew Bridgen. Has any man been so disproportionately targeted in the last year or so? I mean, we can think of some other examples as well, such as Tommy Robinson or Julian Assange, but at the moment, it's Andrew Bridgen. And so I don't blame him at all for joining a party, a party that stands for free speech, and that he's now a member of a group. He's got people with him to support him. And I think that's important for the establishment to know, that if they do try and isolate people and persecute them, then there are sanctuaries. And that's what I see the Reclaim party as being, you know, Reclaim has got some quite, you know, genuine, really genuine people like Calvin Robinson involved. I've never been quite sure about Lawrence Fox, but he says a lot of the right things. He's doing a lot of the right things, but Martin Daubney was involved as well. So they've got some good people. And I don't blame Andrew Bridgen at all for taking the decision that he did. We'll see a play out in British politics. Let's stay on the Conservative Woman, but we are leaving the authorship of Dr. McCrae. Dr. Ahmed Malik, someone who is new onto my scene, and probably new into many people's scenes. He has written this piece for Conservative Woman, COVID, the Destruction of Medical Ethics and Trust in the Medical Profession, Part 1. It is a fascinating read from a doctor, someone who has qualified 25 years ago and he gave some of his story in this. And he talks about, just starts, when it comes to the last three years, there's a lot I do not know. What I do know is that I have many questions. Was the pandemic a plandemic? It certainly felt like it. Did the virus skip from a lab? What exactly is a virus? What's the role of the US Department of Defence? And he delves into this. And I am thankful to doctors like this for putting their thoughts down so openly and honestly in this article and it gives us an insight into their experience and how they're seeing things because many of us do not have a medical background and therefore we look at things through a simple lens. But Niall, it's people like Dr. Malik actually writing pieces like this and opening it up that will really help us the public. Yeah it's very necessary and you know there's some controversy about Dr. Asseem Malhotra the cardiologist you know because he'd been shilling for the the vaccines early on, but I think we have to give people... The opportunity, the potential, to change their mind. And I think that's what Dr. Malhotra has done. Andrew Bridgen has done that. Ahmed Malik goes a lot further, I think, than Asseem Malhotra. He's questioning the whole basis of the pandemic or pseudo-pandemic, as I see it. This article that you're bringing up is a really useful read because what we've seen over the last three years is a departure from medical ethics. And people may be aware of the white rose people that do the stickers that people put up on lampposts. Many of these stickers are about, if you wondered why the people of Germany fell for the Third Reich, now you know, because all the doctors and nurses in 1930s Germany were on board, you know. And how did that happen? And, you know, partly this was about them just keeping their heads down, but they also enjoyed the pedestal that they were being put on as officers of the regime. And Ahmed Malik has stepped away from that and he has reminded us what are the true ethics of medicine. And they are autonomy, justice, first do no harm. And beneficence, as in that's all doing good. And the first one of them, autonomy, was the one that was most controversially ditched. People were coerced into taking these experimental injections. But the other three principles as well, were just simply no longer followed. And I found this very difficult, Peter, because I sat on an NHS Research Ethics Committee for many years. And these principles were really important that you always stuck to them. Didn't matter how much you thought this research proposal was interesting. If they were going to be doing something which in any way threatened any of these principles, then you would reject the application. And that was for research. Well, this is for the whole of health care, the whole health care system has been poisoning people with Midazolam. Forcing people to take injections, closing down services, stopping screening and treatment of people with cancer. The mental health impact has been immense. It's really quite dreadful and this is still going on. In fact, in many ways, it's getting worse, where it's getting harder and harder for people to get face-to-face contact with practitioners of a service, national health service, that they've been paying for in their taxes and that they've always lauded and now they find that they're not welcome that um, access is often denied and this is really um quite appalling and so to have doctors like Ahmed Malik stepping out and saying this is not right we we need to get back to proper medical ethics as soon as possible. Yeah. Let's actually touch on that, the Andrew Bridgen as well. I don't know if I sent it over to Projam, we'll not play this, I just want to bring up the tweet. And this is, Andrew, the great vax debate that GB News talked about, and obviously, GB News under Ofcom. This is the regulatory body, communication regulatory body, so they can't say anything which goes against government propaganda. And this was basically Spiked, which is a publication here in the UK, and Andrew Bridgen. It was Fraser Myers from Spiked. And it was, I watched the 13 minutes of it and it's... I would have had respect for Spiked if they had put across a different position in this, but they were simply mocking, smearing, calling Andrew Bridgen anti-vaxxer, conspiracy theorist. And it was rolling out the terms the government use. And I know an organization has asked if they have received money from Pfizer, and then Andrew Bridgen has said it'd be interesting to see what happens in that. But I mean, what are your thoughts on this, Niall? When we see organizations which generally are there for free speech, full free speech, and yet you're not allowed to talk about this because it's dangerous to question the government line. Well, Spiked was my favourite website around 2015 to about 2019. It was actually the first website I wrote for. I met Fraser Myers several times and Brendan O'Neill was my favourite writer. I met him once. I thought these were very, very good people. But, you know, others have said to me, well, wait, just be a little bit cautious with how much you like a website that originated in living Marxism, which was a cultural Marxist organization. And people like Claire Fox, who's now sitting in the House of Lords. And Frank Faridi. You know, these are all people that I've really appreciated over the years. But I think what happened with, and their line on Brexit was very, you know, I thought was very, very good. You know, the way that they defended the working class against the sort of metropolitan elites that was trying to impose and, you know, deny them their, you know, the result of the fair election. But COVID showed that they were not quite what what we, people like me naively thought and they seem to take to lockdown and the COVID vaccine regime like a duck to water. I believe this brought out the, a side of them that, you know, they seem to enjoy this statist coup of the COVID regime. And of course, they've been shilling for the vaccines rather too enthusiastically and knocking anyone who, you know, comes, says anything heretical about vaccine injuries like Andrew Bridgen has done. I think they've lost a lot of trust and I think people are wondering what they're really about and I think we do need to look back to how they originated in living Marxism. They are and probably still are at heart cultural Marxists and I think the editor, you know, people call him Tintin, Tom Slater, I think his name is. Yeah, I think that's where they are. And I think for years that they've been fooling us because they've had things that, you know, I'm sure they genuinely believe that, you know, the working class people are being treated badly by the establishment. I'm sure that they really genuinely were writing on that, they were just pretending that they were on our side on that, but COVID has really badly exposed them. And, you know, they chose to write that hit piece on Andrew Bridgen. Andrew Bridgen wasn't coming out looking to attack them. This was a serious own goal. They've lost loads of followers, loads of subscribers and deservedly so, because, you know, if there's one thing that we've had to learn, it's a hard lesson we've had to learn over the last three years, that some of the institutions, some of the people that we liked, that we respected, we've had to think again about some of that and correspondingly people who perhaps we didn't like, organizations we didn't trust. We thought, well, maybe they had something good after all. It's been a steep learning curve for all of us, I think. Yeah. Who thought it would be shoulder to shoulder with Piers Corbyn. It throws out very strange thoughts. But here's the Daily Mirror. This headline really blew my mind. ProJam, if you can just scroll the headline up a little bit. Brits are dying in their tens of thousands. ProJam, can you scroll it up a little bit? So Brits are, no, we're not going to get, yeah, we are. Brits are dying in their tens of thousands, and we don't really have any idea why. And this is looking at excess deaths between May and December 2020 and talks about 32,000 excess deaths. It's this, yeah again the last three years I never thought I would be reading a headline like this that they are seeing the problem still not connecting the dots but it's getting out there that these excess deaths are there and the question is being asked. It's quite unbelievable they refuse to make the connection but it is a headline that will make people think? Yes, I think so. So the mainstream media are just not going to make that connection, as you say, you know, that you could read numerous articles like this now, all the papers are now covering it, but they simply will not make any link to the vaccine. But, you know, if you think about, you know, there's always been this large number of people, large, you know, maybe 50% of society throughout the COVID years that's been going along with their, you know, believing that the fundamental narrative that there was a deadly virus and they had to wear masks and take the jabs and that sort of thing, but increasingly sort of questioning that over time. And now that it's, you know, no longer in any way an emergency situation, people are asking even more questions from the, you know, because they feel safe to do that now. So when they read an article like this, even though it doesn't mention the vaccine. People will know, they will know from their own friends and family that there are vaccine injuries. And anyone goes on social media now. I mean, Twitter is just ablaze with stuff about the harm being caused by these mRNA injections. So it'd be quite difficult for people not to make that link themselves, even though the mainstream media aren't making it. And one other thing on the deaths, Peter, is I heard today that the NHS stopped reporting, or NHS England, whoever it is, it stopped reporting deaths from blood clots. And I haven't looked into this properly, but that they stopped reporting this back in 2020. Before the vaccine rollout. So they knew this was coming. Yeah. Well, they knew if they'd written, read what Pfizer, Moderna were holding back. I don't know if they had access to that, but yeah. Let's move on. We'll try and fly through our last, we'll do four stories. This is immigration. This is Wet Welby. I know it's not his speeding ticket, which is a whole other story. I'll leave the viewers to work that out. But this is the debate in Parliament on the immigration bill and this is the telegraph. Justin Welby is wrong to condemn illegal immigration bill as morally unacceptable. The Archbishop was told he was wrong. Speaking in the Lord's, the most reverent Justin Welby warned it risks damaging Britain's reputation at home and abroad and he failed to take a long-term strategic view in immigration challenges and blah blah blah. You expect this from him but the government are trying to deal with the problem and all Welby can do is criticize him because I guess he's an open border, everyone should come to the UK, but what were your thoughts on Welby? Well I mentioned cultural Marxism a few moments ago and a strategy of cultural Marxism was a long march through the institutions and of course we can see how almost every major institution in society has been well and truly marched through, not least the Church of England. I sometimes want to ask these people, although I'll never get the chance. And even if I did ask it, I probably wouldn't get a straight answer from them. I'd like to ask Welby... Where would you draw the line? What would be your limit? Because right now, there are pictures of tens of thousands of people in the north of France, who are going to be crossing the Channel and thousands of them are going to come over this summer. This is causing despair, anger. It's causing great economic hardship because these people are costing a hell of a lot of money as well. But it's like the government no longer cares for its own people. The first duty of government is to look after the safety of its own people. And that no longer seems to matter. And Justin Welby doesn't seem to give a moment's thought to these people who he classes as refugees crossing the channel without documents. Some of them will be fleeing justice in their own countries. Some of them will be rapists. Some of them will be paedophiles. Some of them will be murderers. Now, somebody might say to me in response to saying that, how do you know? Well, I don't. But how do you know they're not? Because they're not documented. Yeah and so this is what's being done to British society, and it's not just Britain of course, the same is being done to Ireland. Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is a menace to the British people, as are almost all the leaders of our institutions, most of our politicians, as Michael Jackson says, they don't care about us. Exactly. Well, none of the bishops in the house care about any of us. Moving on to Brexit, and this is great from The Economist, trying to work out why Britain would be successful. Britain's services exports are booming despite Brexit. Why? And they try and look into this to try and understand why Britain is not doing worse. And Projam, can you just scroll down to the two graphs there? No, we're not going to get the graphs. But it's really interesting that obviously the left wing media want to bash Britain, and they can't because the service industry is booming in Britain despite Brexit. Who would have thought it, Niall? Yes, well, this is The Economist, so you would think that this is economic experts, but what I've found over the years, Peter, is that economics is not the sort of science of finance at all. It's a social kind of studies field which is heavily populated by people of particular ideological bent who use this kind of, you know, quite sort of serious sounding title of economist to give more value to what they say. But really, they rarely get anything right at all about finance, do they? I mean, the Economist and the Financial Times have been wrong on just about everything. If you look at the inflation problem at the moment, did the Economist and the Financial Times warn you, dear viewers, about that? Did the Economist and the Financial Times warn you about the global financial crisis in 2007, 2008? No, they didn't have a clue it was coming. Because they're not scientists, they're pseudoscientists. They are just social studies, kind of ideological narrative pushers. And of course, Brexit is something that really went against the narrative. Let's finish off on two gender stories. Let me see if we can bring this up. This is, so this is Starbucks Saks trans worker who accused customer of being transphobic then knocked a phone out of person's hands in confrontation after being misgendered. Let me bring, let me actually bring and play the video. The video, give me one second and I will hear it. There, let me see if I can play this. (video plays) I want to leave that. You're rude. Don't ever call me transphobic. Ever. You do not know me. Never. You do not call me transphobic. Ever. I want to leave that. Hi, get out. You are trespassing now. You are trespassing. Get out. Apparently, we said something that sounds phobic. You actually, actually, you actually. You want some, give me the phone. You want some, give me the phone. Let go of me, give me the phone. I've got plenty of witnesses, give me the phone. I said, let go. And it more or less finishes there. The funny thing is that, obviously, after that went viral, that the individual got sacked for that. But it's this sense of entitlement, Niall, and I guess we have a whole education system where people are going through it and told that they shouldn't be offended. And if they're offended, it's hate. And obviously, whenever you go and buy your coffee, if the person is offended by, I don't know, by a look or a walk or whatever it is. But I guess we'll be seeing more and more of this in our society. Yeah, and my advice to people is, if you get into a situation like that lady got into, don't engage, just walk away. Because that person, however unreasonable they are, they have got the law behind them, the Equality Act, and the whole narrative is in their favour. And so in this case, you know, this person was filmed and found out and the company Starbucks had little option but to sack this person. You know, whatever happened to the customer is always right? But no, it's not worth. And this is why I'd say there's one sort of protest that I would not go to, and that's the drag queen, trans child grooming events, which I think are absolutely abhorrent, but I will not go to a protest because you'll get all these shrill socialist worker types and the police will be on their side and anything you say, potentially you could be apprehended for by the police. So I think just don't engage. You can never be forced to use somebody's pronouns, they try and force you to use their pronouns. No, you can't be forced to use that. Just walk away. Now, it's not every situation, you can just walk away. But just don't get into a confrontation. But also don't feel that you have to accommodate some of this madness because it is madness. I'd say that as a mental health practitioner, what's going on now with this transgenderism is lunacy. But I think that there's a danger in tackling it in a situation like this. Best if possible to just walk away. Yeah, yeah. We'll finish off on the same topic but on freedom of speech, journalistic expression. This is a story in the Telegraph on the National Union of Journalists, who are of course the bastions of free speech and journalism. Fears for free speech after journalist union refuses refuses to defend gender-critical members and it's that Britain's leading journalistic union has rejected calls to defend members who cover trans issues and gender-critical beliefs. The National Union of Journalists was called upon at a meeting to issue a statement supporting members who covered the debate on sex and gender and to condemn abuse that they might receive for discussing gender. A gender-critical viewpoint is just a normal gender, that's just how it is. But they refuse to do it. And I guess it's, we've seen the capitulation of our media anyway over the last three years, but there is an absolute, as you said, I think a fear of the trans lobby. But again, you do expect a union to come and back you. Maybe this is why the Workers' England Union are needed so much. So I'll leave that to you, Niall. Yes, so certainly journalists if you have any concerns about the various woke agendas that are going on that you may profoundly disagree with, this is a clear message from the National Union of Journalists. They are not going to stand up for you. So yes, come and join the Workers of England. There's nothing to stop you joining an independent union that isn't tied to the establishment and to the official narratives like the NUJ is. Alongside that story, Peter, there's a school teacher who's been dismissed for refusing to use a pupil's transgender pronoun. So we really are getting into sort of Maoist cultural revolution kind of atmosphere now. And I reckon that it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better. But my hope is that this woke onslaught will eat itself. You know, that they'll cause so many schisms and such conflict with among themselves that they will, that we can just sort of, you know, enjoy the show and get the popcorn, but I think that the heat is going to be turned up quite a lot before we get to the point where we can see it coming to an end. It will come to an end, just like Mao's cultural revolution came to an end in China, but they had something like 12 years of that, and a lot of people died, a lot of people were persecuted during that time and what we've got now is persecution, you know, when people are hounded out of their jobs, prevented from getting any other work, they are, you know, portrayed on the media as being some, you know, diabolical person who everyone has to stay away from. I mean this is like the witch hunt hysteria of the 16th, 17th centuries. Yeah, no, it really is. Well, I think on that, we will finish up. The viewers can obviously, our listeners can find Neil, his handle is there @Dr_Neil_McRae, with two underscores. So it is there on Gab. Do go and make use of Gab, as do we. We post all the videos on Gab. So it is a wonderful social media platform and was free before Musk ever thought of having freedom, supposedly. We'll not even get into that. But Dr. Niall McCrae, thank you as always for joining us. Thank you. It's a pleasure to be on. And sorry about the glitches earlier, but we got there in the end. We always get there at the end, so no problem at all. But I wish our viewers and listeners a wonderful rest of your Saturday, rest of your weekend, whatever you're doing. Have a wonderful time on Sunday. Take some time off your normal work schedule. I say that to me as well as I say to you and on Monday we'll be back with you with Dr Peter McCullough will be with us on Monday evening so tune in for that. And on that, have a wonderful evening and we'll see you Monday.
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This month we talk more about the Illegal Migration Bill and its potential consequences, the right way to go about tackling the asylum backlog, Colin's suggestion of a new British Citizenship Act, the resumption of hostile environment bank account closures, we run through a load of cases and end by talking about some business immigration issues. If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are well over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here. If you listen to podcasts on your mobile phone, you can subscribe for free on Anchor, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or by pointing your podcast player to the podcast feed for Free Movement. Using a mobile device and subscribing has the advantage that each new podcast can be automatically downloaded for listening to on the go. The podcast follows the running order below. How does the Illegal Migration Bill breach the Refugee Convention? Illegal Migration Bill: helping force refugees into illegality and danger Could ‘safe and legal routes' stop the boats? If the Illegal Migration Bill is unworkable, what can the government do instead? Amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill attack basic legal rights and processes Two ways to address the asylum backlog and improve access to justice It is time for a new British Citizenship Act for the post-Brexit era Home Office resume bank account closures High Court rejects challenge by Afghan families to hotel move High Court dismisses challenge to family reunion rules for refugee children Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 ouster clause found effective Court of Appeal re-affirms restrictive parameters of domestic violence provisions in immigration rules Exceptional circumstances in a spouse or partner visa application under Appendix FM How to apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa Reporting hybrid working patterns: new sponsor obligations Visit visa operations are “refreshingly well run”
What's it like to be a child today? Anoosh Chakelian, Rachel Cunliffe and Zoë Grünewald discuss the New Statesman's recent interview with Rachel de Souza, the children's commissioner for England – who is tasked with protecting and promoting the rights of children – and how government and tech companies are failing young people. We hear about what it's like to grow up online and the rise in pupil absences since the pandemic, as well as De Souza's work on fighting online harms and why her biggest challenge remains the tech giants. The team also consider the political response to the mental health crisis in schools, the migrant children who have gone missing from hotels run by the Home Office, and why the Illegal Migration Bill could embolden human traffickers.Subscribers can get an ad free version of the NS Podcast on the New Statesman appPodcast listeners can subscribe to the New Statesman for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit newstatesman.com/podcastoffer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this week's #NCFnewspeak, Peter Whittle is joined by NCF Senior Fellow Rafe Heydel-Mankoo and former Migration Watch director Neil Anderson to discuss: * Diane Abbott's anti-Semitic letter to the Observer. What does this say about the Left & racism? * The Illegal Migration Bill. Does so much focus on illegal migration obscure the far bigger issue of LEGAL migration? * St. George's Day -- with one commentator saying the English have nothing to celebrate as they "oppressed half the world", are you proud to be English? ------------------ SUBSCRIBE: If you are enjoying the show, please subscribe to our channel on YouTube (click the Subscribe Button underneath the video and then Click on the Bell icon next to it to make sure you Receive All Notifications) AUDIO: If you prefer Audio you can subscribe on itunes or Soundcloud. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-923838732 SUPPORT/DONATE / JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP SCHEME The NCF Channel is still very new and to continue to produce quality programming we need your support. Your donations will help ensure the channel not only continues but can grow into a major online platform challenging the cultural orthodoxies dominant in our institutions, public life and media. You can join our membership scheme or donate in a variety of ways via our website: http://www.newcultureforum.org.uk It is set up to accept one time and monthly donations. JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Web: http://www.newcultureforum.org.uk F: https://www.facebook.com/NCultureForum/ I: https://www.instagram.com/newculturef... Y: https://www.youtube.com/NewCultureForum T: http://www.twitter.com/NewCultureForum (@NewCultureForum)
Oh spare me: every time Theresa May criticises the government, a bunch of liberals applaud her like seals. Yaas queen Theresa! I don't think so. As she criticises the Tories' repulsive Illegal Migration Bill, a reminder that no politician has done more to whip up the anti-migrant and anti-refugee hate campaign which has caused so much misery and suffering as May. Stop rehabilitating monsters!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A shopping area in Dartford has been evacuated following a bomb scare.Police were called to reports of a suspicious package in Prospect Place at around lunchtime.A shopping outlet in Dover is going to close for good this summer.De Bradelei Wharf is near Wellington Docks and opened in 2002, but bosses say rising costs have made it unviable.More than 30 members of staff will lose their jobs - we've got reaction from the chief executive of the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce.Also in today's podcast, the government's plan to prevent small boats crossing the Channel to Kent will be debated by MPs again today.The Illegal Migration Bill would change the law to make it clear that people who use that route will not be able to stay in the UK.The mother of a student from Cranbrook who took her own life while at university has handed a petition to Downing Street, calling for a statutory legal duty of care for students in Higher EducationPhoebe Grime died in 2021 while studying in Newcastle - an inquest was held into the handling of the 20-year-old's mental health but her family say the results were "hugely unsatisfactory".A firefighter has issued a warning about the dangers of leaving batteries on charge, after a devastating fire killed a dog and left a man with burns.We've previously told you on the podcast how Kevin Record was asleep in his flat in Sheerness high street when his pet alerted him to the blaze. Hear from Matt Deadman from Kent Fire and Rescue.Water bosses in Kent have told the podcast that levels are in a good position - but they won't rule out bringing in a hosepipe ban if we get another heatwave this summer.It comes as booses in the west of the country have extended restrictions, despite the UK having the wettest March in 40 years.And in sport, Kent's Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Madrid Open just hours before her first-round match because of a hand injury.The 2021 US Open champion was due to play Viktoriya Tomova this afternoon.
Today on The Day After, (05:41) Headlines: Trump faces civil trial for E Jean Carroll rape allegation, Warring sides agree to ceasefire in Sudan, Health Secretary Steve Barclay to proceed with legal action against Nurses' strike (09:32) What you Saying? Can we be triggered by historical events? (01:01:24) Headlines: Watchdog warns Illegal Migration Bill risks breaching human rights obligations, India's population to surpass China this week (01:21:47) The People's Journal: Millions start to get latest cost-of-living payment (01:24:26) Asking For A Friend (01:33:09) Headlines: CNN anchor Don Lemon fired after 17 years on the network, Tucker Carlson leaves Fox News, Death toll in Kenyan starvation cult rises to 58 (01:50:00) The Reaction: Premier League results, Tottenham sack interim head coach Cristian Stellini as chairman Daniel Levy accepts responsibility, Mauricio Pochettino the frontrunner for Chelsea manager's job, Manchester United make enquiries over signing Harry Kane from Tottenham (01:57:22) Done Out 'Ere: (02:03:57) Outro: --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedayaftertnb/message
In today's episode, we speak with migrant rights campaigner and policy expert Zoe Gardener about the UK's Illegal Migration Bill. Zoe tells us how the government plans to reject the asylum applications for anyone who enters the country irregularly, including victims of trafficking and slavery, to house them in old military bases, and to deport them to a third country. ---Get in touch--- Twitter: @FleetCivil Mastodon: @civilfleet@kolektiva.social info@civilfleet.com civilfleet.com Support: ko-fi.com/civilfleet ---Show Notes--- You can follow Zoe on Twitter here: @ZoeJardiniere Zoe's articles on Open Democracy can be found here: https://bit.ly/3Ljzsb1 Watch Zoe explain to British politicians how the government's Nationality and Borders Bill will not only cause suffering and injustice, but will not work in its aim to end irregular migrant journeys to the UK, here: https://bit.ly/40sF5HW You can find Zoe's YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/3AdR2qB What to know more about the Overton Window? Here's a good (but very US-focused) explanation of it by Vox: https://bit.ly/3H1KrTK For more of The Civil Fleet Podcast's UK-focused interviews, check out episodes 32 with journalist Bethany Rielly, 25 with Syrian refugee Hasan, 21 with Doctors Without Borders UK advocacy officer Sophie McCann, 17 with Care4Calais founder Clare Moseley, and 11 with Channel Rescue activist Kim. This report in the Independent newspaper reveals how asylum seekers were forced onto the deportation flight to Rwanda and restrained: https://bit.ly/3H2cEKg Read this Guardian report on Privilege Style airline pulling out of the UK government's scheme to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda: https://bit.ly/3Ait6lS Check out this story in Huck Magazine on how a campaign led by ex-torture survivors and refugee organisations left the Tories with no planes to carry out their Rwanda deportations: https://bit.ly/3N20gxz For more on the UK government's deportation deals with private airlines, see this excellent expose https://bit.ly/41rAEyC On the topic of asylum seeker hotels, The Civil Fleet exposed how deaths in the Home Office's asylum-seeker accommodation more than doubled in 2022: https://bit.ly/3or2tZf The Illegal Migration Bill was launched in March 2023. You can follow its process through Parliament and the House of Lords (the UK's unelected upper chamber of government) here: https://bit.ly/3KXxifx For more on the UK's Hostile Environment policies, see this report by left-wing think tank IPPR: https://bit.ly/41stESa Zoe briefly mentions Britain's Windrush scandal in this episode. For more on that, see this excellent explaination by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, here: https://bit.ly/3Aib96X She also mentions the UK's rivers, lakes and beaches being covered in raw sewage. Read Surfers Against Sewage's summation of the scandal, here: https://bit.ly/3AeRvZs UK will give France nearly half a billion pounds in major push to solve small boats crisis: https://bit.ly/40HJ18d The full quote by the late David Graber that Ben paraphrases at the end of the episode is this: “The ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently.” Finally, here's a short video report I worked o the Illegal Migration Bill for the Morning Star newspaper: https://bit.ly/3LgzQH4
Laura Kyrke-Smith, UK Executive Director of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Abdul Amin, PhD student and a refugee client of the IRC join Professor Anand Menon to discuss the work of the IRC, issues around humanitarian assistance and the effects of the Illegal Migration Bill. --- Laura Kyrke-Smith was appointed executive director of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in the UK in 2020. As executive director, Kyrke-Smith is responsible for delivering policy and practice change and increasing funding. She has been with IRC since 2015, when she joined as director of communications in Europe – her previous experience at Portland Communications working with philanthropic clients having bolstered her skills and connections in this area. Kryke-Smith has also worked in government and foreign affairs; she started her career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as a policy analyst and speechwriter. --- Abdul Amin is a former UN Staff Member, with UNDP being his most recent employer. He is also a Chevening and a Warm Welcome Scholar. Since arriving in the UK in August 2021 with his family, Amin has undertaken an MA degree in Conflict, Security and Development at the University of Sussex last year, and is now pursuing a PhD in Politics at the University of Exeter. Amin was a refugee client of the International Rescue Committee.
Today on The Day After, (23:27) Headlines: Labour to vote on banning Corbyn standing as candidate, Humza Yousaf succeeds Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader, Burkina Faso suspends France 24 broadcasts (28:31) What you Saying? Zeze Millz interviews Noel Clarke: Was she wrong? (01:49:17) Headlines: Nashville school shooting, MPs debating Illegal Migration Bill clash as Tory criticises swarm of arrivals, Ghana's anti-gay bill modified, president says (01:55:58) Word on Road: Young Thug sister passed way, Ekin-Su sues oh polly, Noel Clarke's industry friend wining & dining journalists, London Hughes calls out Zeze Millz, Martha Reeves asks fans to help raise $55K for her Hollywood Walk of Fame star (02:04:43) The People's Journal: Chocolate and sweets prices jump ahead of Easter, Elon Musk announces blue tick shake-up, Plans for Royal Mint produced token dropped by government (02:12:28) Headlines: Kenyan opposition leader Odinga says protests on despite police ban, Latin America And The Caribbean Reiterates Commitment To Basic Learning, David Jason delighted to discover 52-year-old daughter he never knew (02:17:21) The Reaction: Euro 2024 qualifications results, African Nations Cup results, Haaland caught on phone whilst driving (02:25:06) Done Out Ere: (02:28:12) Outro --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedayaftertnb/message
The former prime minister Theresa May says the Illegal Migration Bill will harm victims of people trafficking.
Humza Yousaf narrowly defeated Kate Forbes to become the new leader of the SNP and First Minister.We look back at the campaign, the result itself, the platform he stood and speculate on how he can re-unite the party, invigorate the broader Yes movement and advance the cause of independence.We also compare and contrast his moving tribute to his migrant grandparents, and how their story inspires his commitment to social and economic justice , with the continuing Westminster disgrace of the Illegal Migration Bill.Lesley looks at the bold agenda being pursued by Labour's Mark Drakeford in Wales, working in cooperation with Plaid Cymru, and asks what lessons both the Scottish Government and Scottish Labour could learn from this. ★ Support this podcast ★
The government launches a war on anti-social behaviour today including a crackdown on beggars and a ban on laughing gas - critics are accusing the Prime Minister of rehashing old ideas.20,000 migrants could be offered new safe and legal routes to the UK, as the government prepares to make concessions on its Illegal Migration Bill.Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Israel against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reforms giving the government control over judges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After a bizarre weekend of sports coverage without presenters, Gary Lineker will return to present Match of the Day on BBC this weekend. While it appears the story is reaching a conclusion, many questions still remain about how future issues around impartiality will be handled by the broadcaster, how political interference informs editorial decisions and how the Illegal Migration Bill, which was the focus of Lineker's original tweet, is progressing through the House of Commons. London Correspondent, Mark Paul and Media columnist Laura Slattery report. Presented by Aideen Finnegan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Richard Hermer KC speaks with Raza Husain KC (Matrix Chambers) and Sile Reynolds (Freedom from Torture) about the pressing Migration Bill being pushed through UK Parliament. The bill is designed to deter refugees arriving into the UK on small boats. Richard, Raza and Sile discuss the role of the courts and whether the bill can be overruled by the ECHR or the Refugee Convention.
Colin Yeo and Sonia Lenegan discuss the Illegal Migration Bill. They talk through what is in it, what will it do, how is it intended to work, whether it is compatible with international law and what effects it might have in reality.
The UK government has introduced an Illegal Migration Bill aimed at discouraging small boat migration, promising to remove all individuals who enter the UK illegally by any means. Critics claim that the bill is a political ploy by the Sunak government to benefit his reelection bid in 2024. However, several polls indicate that concerns regarding immigration have actually declined since the Brexit vote. What does this denote?And what is the monumental challenge in making this bill a reality? Listen in!
As voting for the new leader of the SNP leader opens we look at the most recent candidates' debates and hustings and how they've been conducted.In particular we compare and contrast the style and content of the Sky debate and the STUG/National hustings.The BBC has hardly covered itself in glory this week with the Gary Lineker affair, Fiona Bruce's ill judged, to say the least, "One off" domestic violence remark on Question Time and the missing David Attenborough episode. Is its much vaunted impartiality now forever tainted by inconsistency of application and the presence of Tories in significant senior management roles?We also examine the passage of the Tory government's Illegal Migration Bill and the myth of Britain as a haven for refugees.All this plus our trip to Belfast for the "Imagine Belfast" festivalhttps://imaginebelfast.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★
The Illegal Migration Bill is the latest government attempt to deter asylum seekers from making their way to the UK by irregular routes. But has Rishi Sunak come up with some substance to match his ‘stop the boats' slogan? How does the government intend its plan to work – and how likely is it to succeed? Will the legislation prove popular or polarising? And is the row about Gary Lineker and Match of the Day no more than a distraction? The IfG's Emma Norris and Rhys Clyne are joined by Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, and Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory, for a deep dive into the government's asylum plan. Presented by Emma Norris. Produced by Candice McKenzie
Sean Curran reports as MPs hold their first debate - and vote - on the government's plan to 'stop the boats' with its Illegal Migration Bill.
This month Sonia and I talk a bit about denaturalisation generally and the case of Shamima Begum specifically, we cover the new streamlined asylum process and a few other asylum-related blog posts and then we run through a few cases. We manage to keep things a bit shorter than normal, but watch out for our coverage of the Illegal Migration Bill, which will be available separately. The 30-minute podcast follows the running order below. Denaturalisation Security tribunal finds Shamima Begum was trafficked but she loses anyway Book review: Stephanie DeGooyer's Before Borders: A legal and literary history of naturalization Bad cases make bad law: the unintended consequences of denaturalising bad guys Deception and denaturalisation: seek and you shall find Asylum Latest asylum stats show the Home Office failing on all fronts New streamlined asylum process Does 10 year ‘temporary refugee protection' status breach of the Refugee Convention? New policy: temporary permission to stay for victims of human trafficking Trafficking victims should get leave during their asylum claim Cases Immigration officers don't have to corroborate your story No damages for unlawful no recourse to public funds policy Differential treatment of Ukrainian and Afghan applications justified on national security grounds Not all procedural errors need to be remitted says Upper Tribunal More bad news from the Upper Tribunal for extended family members of EU citizens
Mark is joined by comedian Jen Brister, along with Elliot Steel, as he tries to make sense of the Gary Lineker row, the illegal Illegal Migration Bill – and why the wi-fi signal in Mark and Elliot's house is so rubbish!Plus Mike Concrete interviews a Spanish wine expert – and a woman who Mark heard on a phone-in show complains about boats in Regents Park.Get ad-free extended episodes, early access and exclusive content on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/wtfisgoingonpodFollow What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel on Twitter @wtfisgoingonpodFollow Jen Brister @JenBristerFollow Elliot Steel @elliotsteelcom and his podcast @BtecPhilosophAnd visit our website www.whatthefisgoingonpodcast.co.uk for more information.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Salman Abedi, the Illegal Migration Bill, and Gary Lineker's new low… Tom Slater, Luke Gittos and Rakib Ehsan discuss. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked's shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: Brendan O'Neill: The lesson of Manchester? Technocracy is no match for evil https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/03/07/the-lesson-of-manchester-technocracy-is-no-match-for-evil/ Tim Black: We need democratic control over our borders https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/03/08/we-need-democratic-control-over-our-borders/ Simon Evans: Give it a rest, Gary https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/03/08/give-it-a-rest-gary/
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Rishi Sunak said migrants arriving in the UK illegally will be removed “within weeks” as the Government unveiled plans for fresh laws to curb Channel crossings. The Prime Minister also confirmed the Illegal Migration Bill – to stop people claiming asylum in the UK if they arrive through unauthorised means – will apply “retrospectively” if passed.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman insists migrants arriving in the UK illegally on small boats will be "removed swiftly" under the government's plan to tackle the crisis. The bill also includes an annual cap on the number of people entering via safe routes. But critics argue it's unfair, unworkable and, according to the shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper, "risks making the chaos worse". On the Sky News Daily podcast, Niall Paterson examines the plan with our political correspondent Ali Fortescue, discusses the legalities with UK immigration solicitor Harjap Singh Bhangal and explores how it will – or won't - work in practical terms with Lucy Moreton, from the Immigration Services Union, which represents Border Force officers. Annie Joyce - senior podcast producer Alex Edden - interviews producer Jada-Kai Meosa John - junior producer Philly Beaumont - editor
Government accused of breaking international law as full details of its immigration bill are revealed – with UK likened to Russia and Belarus over small boat crossings plan.The Evening Standard's Political Editor, Nicholas Cecil, breaks down the controversial bill and looks at the potential political ramifications.In part two, Enver Solomon, Chief Executive of the Refugee Council, explains why the plans will simply add more ‘cost and chaos' to the system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Isabel Oakeshott, the journalist who released former health secretary Matt Hancock's Covid-era WhatsApp messages, joins Caroline Hepker, Lizzy Burden and Stephen Carroll to discuss the form and substance of the revelations. Plus, on the day the government is publishing its Illegal Migration Bill, we speak to King's College London economics professor Jonathan Portes about his latest research on the UK's immigration policies since Brexit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Suella Braverman unveiled the Illegal Migration Bill today in the Commons. The Home Secretary said that Britain had been 'taken for a ride', as she revealed the government's plan to detain asylum seekers for up to 28 days 'without bail or judicial review until they can be removed'. Will this contravene the European Convention on Human Rights? And even if it does, will it make a difference to small boats crossings? James Heale speaks to Katy Balls and Fraser Nelson.