2024 figures, top 5 source countries were Pakistan (10,542), Afghanistan (8,508), Iran (8,099), Bangladesh (7,225), and Syria (6,680). Pakistan and Bangladesh do not have conscription, I note. (Also … (View Post)

The evidence suggests that most asylum seekers coming here have very little knowledge of what benefits are or are not available. It does not seem to be the case that people come here because of our g… (View Post)

Lots of other countries are following or are ahead of us(!), or otherwise taking action on climate change. Even China. Most countries in the world have net zero targets. One estimate is that countrie… (View Post)

It's the same old same old criticism: we shouldn't do a small thing because we can't do a big thing. We used to be >1%, not <1%, but we did something about it, and we should go o… (View Post)

It's a good essay for the gullible. Generative AI will have important impacts, but most of that is fantasy. (View Post)