Yes, it is a feature of cultural and political discourse that both right and left take a few extreme posts off Tiktok, Bluesky or Twitter and mentally construct a fictitious enemy to be opposed by an… (View Post)

Yes, that is a useful distinction. PB comments are time ordered, so the publication of us as individuals, but anything served up by algorithm counts as editorial action by the media company. (View Post)

So immigrants* can assimilate after all? *Badenoch has self-described as a first generation immigrant in her maiden speech in parliament. https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-07-19/debates/5294… (View Post)

Yes, there is clearly a lot in common between this governments approach and the last one, not least because both have had to deal with actual reality. Its much easier sounding off in a saloon bar pin… (View Post)

The number of asylum seekers accommodated in hotels was substantially down in the latest figures at 32 345 from a peak of over 50 000 under the last government. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2l… (View Post)