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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, King's College London; Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe. Immigration, economics, public policy. Personal views only; usual disclaimers apply.
Books: Immigration (Sage), Capitalism (Quercus)
If the guidance is as reported it's a utter, offensive mess. Ideology over all else.
This basically means that trans men are excluded, practically, from almost all spaces. And that legitimate aim is so broad as to be impossible to challenge
Ok, so we’re really doing this (archive Times link indicating that the EHRC guidance on single sex spaces will be just as unworkable as the draft). archive.ph/taXyE
Rupert Lowe MP there in the middle..
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During the Napoleonic Wars legend has it that the people of Hartlepool hanged a shipwrecked monkey as a French spy...
We will be granting nationhood to a land of rubble come September.
Far robust action is needed in coordination across the democratic world. Sanctions, asset freezes, export bans. Words and symbols are not sufficient.
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PM says action ‘will do nothing to end conflict or secure hostages’ release, it will only bring more bloodshed’
Lib Dem leader @EdwardJDavey accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
“Netanyahu's plans to occupy the whole of Gaza are utterly abhorrent - and it's increasingly clear that his goal is ethnic cleansing.”
Better to call this an export tax than an international student levy.
Someone should ask the government if they plan to put export taxes on other industries?
Couldn't even finish this cos I thought I would turn myself inside out like a pretzel with cringe. The stupid, it burns! www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The proposed 6% surcharge has prompted warnings from vice-chancellors over its impact on budgets and global competitiveness
i still can’t believe the Supreme Court ruled that when Parliament passed legalisation with the express intention of codifying trans people’s rights, what it was actually doing was bringing in the most draconian anti-trans legislation in the western world
Israeli Security Cabinet approves plan to fully occupy Gaza Strip.
The UK's international agreements with Israel are built on human rights. Will UK Govt suspend/terminate all agreements - including science and research ? Or just issue more strong words ?
The Israeli PM says he seeks full control of Gaza, the removal of Hamas and then to transfer governance to another party.
What happens when those occupational pensions disappear?
De-industrialisation still hasn’t played out. The mine, the factory and the steelworks may have gone but their pension schemes are still paying out. But those DB pensions will die with the pensioners.
We are pleased to introduce the first guest post on the new CSP blog: Challenging the Two-Child Limit on Family Benefits by Ruth Patrick and Tracey Jensen @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social
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This is a disgrace - the United States spitting on its own soldiers because they come from a minority the ruling clique holds in contempt. The people who made this decision have a special circle of hell waiting for them; liberals should fight to the bitter end to give these soldiers their due.
WASHINGTON (AP) - US Air Force says it will deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service.
