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Category Archives: Immigration
Black History Month – A small number of our Champions
Earlier this week the new MP for Erith and Thamesmead, Abena Oppong-Asare opened up a debate in the House of Commons on the theme of Black History Month. Although Abena has only been an MP since the last General Election … Continue reading
An outstanding speech regarding modern slavery
Anti-Slavery Day takes place on the 18th October each year and given that Parliament was closed on Sunday, yesterday was the first opportunity after the day to raise the subject. There was a debate yesterday that was under the title … Continue reading
It is vital for Rotary to support Black Lives Matter
A few years ago I had the opportunity to work alongside Dave King on the theme of Hearing Loops. He was working for a charity called Hearing Link that had was developing loop up groups and that included groups in … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Immigration
Tagged Black Lives Matter, Dave King, Groucho Marx, Karl Marx, Rotary International
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We need to hold Home Office social media to account
Yesterday at around 2pm the UK Home Office twitter account, released this message and I along with a number of other people found it very disturbing. My question is how can we bring the people who are running the Home … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Justice Issues, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Home Office, Lithuania
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Thank you for all of your hard work on our behalf
The news that has emerged in recent hours relating to the use of a site of military barracks in Folkstone to house 400 people is not something that should be of concern to most people. The site is after all … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged David Monk, Nick Wilkinson, Tim Loughton
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English Channel journeys are linked to the Scottish Highlands
In the last few days a rather sad group of MPs including at least two from Sussex have commented publicly in a very negative way about people who are trying to cross the Channel to reach our land. It seems … Continue reading
We need some real Common Sense by MPs and Ministers
Ten days ago 23 Conservative MPs who are all part of a group that calls itself Common Sense wrote to Priti Patel on the theme of Asylum Seekers trying to cross the English Channel. The group is led by John … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Journalism, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged John Hayes, Natalie Elphicke, Sally-Ann Hart
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The Home Office must change its behaviour and attitudes
This tweet re-appeared yesterday along with a comment from Paul Bernal, a tweeter I often agree with. He was responding to how the Home Office is currently behaving towards our borders and Scotland and I have included his comment below. … Continue reading
Local MPs, call on the Government to welcome Refugees and …
The impact on our nation from COVID-19 and many other worldwide issues clearly requires all of us to try to understand the causes or the symptoms and to support the people who have been most affected by these experiences. Clearly … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Immigration, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged A Level, BTec, COVID-19, NHS, Sally-Ann Hart
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Will we be able to celebrate 70 years of the Refugee Convention?
In around 50 weeks on the 28th July 2021, the 1951 Refugee Convention or Geneva Convention will have reached its 70 year Anniversary. In one sense we should be able to celebrate that despite the many challenges that have arisen … Continue reading
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