harryanderson.bsky.social
Deputy Director (Policy & Global Engagement) at Universities UK International @uukintl.bsky.social Ex-CBI & Liverpool Guild of Students. Barnsley FC fan & lapsed Catholic.
👤 Joined on 02 January 2024
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Show PostNew immigration stats show that the numbers of asylum seekers in hotels is down to 16k - falling 50% in a year. Small boat crossings down 23% in the year to June. Numbers waiting for initial decision down from almost 180k to 40k.
Show PostBasic problem for UK defence policy is that: a) UK armed forces are in a state b) UK spends more than its peers to get less c) Treasury (IMV rightly) distrusts the present political leadership of MOD to improve b) and is therefore reluctant to spend more money d) PM refuses to break deadlock
Show PostNew from Free Movement: Book review: What is immigration policy for? By Madeleine Sumption | Colin Yeo
Show PostEven those in the top 5 per cent of earners (£90,500 and over) are much closer to the national median personal income of £36,663 than to the top 1 per cent (£201,000 and above, where wealth also accumulates much more rapidly):
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