https://bsky.app/profile/josephinewy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephinewy.bsky.social/post/3mhhxziitts23Changing the wait for settlement from 5 to 10 years will keep 90,000 children in poverty (&that’s only kids whose parents are on work routes - the true number this policy will confine to poverty is likely to be higher) (H/t to @ippr.org, Howard Reed & many others) https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/labour-child-poverty-migrants-angela-rayner-keir-starmer-lh03s3lmf20 Mar 2026 07:18 +0000at://did:plc:fnbvybfz72ipcjjnr2mpy4ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhxziitts23https://bsky.app/profile/josephinewy.bsky.social/post/3mfyjg3fe2k2tIf Muslims and people of colour dont want to vote for you, maybe you need to be asking yourself WHY instead of doling out accusations of sectarianism, or even actively trying to strip people of their voting rights01 Mar 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:fnbvybfz72ipcjjnr2mpy4ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfyjg3fe2k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/josephinewy.bsky.social/post/3mfxa3pabxk2fNice try love. When you’re trying to force (mainly poor, brown) people out of the country by making it impossible to stay, you don’t get to threaten us with Reform. You’re already doing their job for them. https://news.sky.com/story/back-my-asylum-overhaul-or-risk-trump-inspired-ice-style-raids-warns-mahmood-1351319528 Feb 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:fnbvybfz72ipcjjnr2mpy4ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfxa3pabxk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephinewy.bsky.social/post/3mfr3x2ft222zThe brass neck of this. The Home Office is notorious crap at communication. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/26/home-office-criticism-dual-national-border-rules-stranded26 Feb 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:fnbvybfz72ipcjjnr2mpy4ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfr3x2ft222zhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephinewy.bsky.social/post/3mefuempxok2uWhen you hear government ministers harping on about how their immigration policy reforms are all about promoting “integration”, remember this: 10 years is a *childhood* https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/09/children-settled-status-home-office-plans-ippr09 Feb 2026 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:fnbvybfz72ipcjjnr2mpy4ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mefuempxok2u