When I was briefly on JSA and had a Job Centre interview, the man at the next desk was an unemployed cook. He said he'd heard there was a shortage of curry chefs and asked if he could continue to get… (View Post)

People vary - some institutions play safe and wish happy holidays, but in my experience most people (including Muslim friends) go with the flow and say happy Christmas. It's perhaps easier because mo… (View Post)

I see (source Tortoise Media) that Macron has a package including work for asylum-seekers, but also faster processing and return: "Sunak is not alone in facing a parliamentary split over immigra… (View Post)

Thanks for the interesting link. It's also important to look at the table on page 90 and the subsequent discussion. Essentially immigration (from anywhere) for the purposes of work produces a large a… (View Post)

Yes, the sense that it's performative politics, not actually something that anyone thinks will work, is pervasive. Cutting the number waiting for a decision would be a far better use of money. (View Post)