War in Ukraine
— The horror of what is happening in Ukraine has focussed minds on China’s obligations.
War in Ukraine
— The horror of what is happening in Ukraine has focussed minds on China’s obligations.
COMMENT
— “Brace yourselves” for rising COVID cases, the UK Government says. The scandalous failure to plan for long-term protection of lives.
COMMENT
— Implementing a sponsored visa route, rather than waiving visas, risks putting refugees in greater danger of exploitation, without long-term security. It is a cop-out by the government to avoid providing genuine support.
COMMENT
— The UK Government must scrap visa requirements for refugees and halt carrier liability fines, to ensure those who do seek asylum in the UK can reach here safely.
COMMENT
— Long COVID will have long-lasting impacts on human resources and the economy.
COMMENT
— When you see big numbers in relation to refugee situations, ensure you put them into context.
COMMENT
— The unprecedented package of tough and coordinated sanctions against Russia after the Ukraine invasion shows that war chests are only as good as the purpose for which they’re used.
COMMENT
— Russia is now in an alternate universe where Vladimir Putin recreates the Russian empire.
COMMENT
— Some of Europe’s most progressive democracies have titular monarchs – mostly anonymous men and women, not the UK where the royal family takes the route to A-list celebrity.
COMMENT
— Instead of wasting more money on failed immigration policies, on hurting and othering people, the UK Government could use it to help people struggling in this country.
COMMENT
— Tory MP tweets her indignation at the thought that Senior Conservatives such as John Major or Theresa May dare to publicly call for Boris Johnson’s resignation... forgetting she, herself, tweeted about Theresa May being toasted back in 2019 and having voted her out.
COMMENT
— Vladimir Putin may have deliberately created a crisis in Ukraine in which everything is possible at once, including global food supplies being affected.
COMMENT
— The use of state-authorised force against asylum seekers is well documented – but they also use the language of warfare to deny them rights.
COMMENT
— The worry of Transparency International’s new Corruption Perception Index is that so much of the world scores so poorly.
COMMENT
— Dr Nisreen Alwan on the challenges of studying Long COVID.
The Week In Tory
— Believe it or not, this covers Tory events that took place in the last 24 hours compiled by the great Russell Jones.
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