Jonathan Portes

jdportes.bsky.social

20 October 2026 08:06

Entirely correct from @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social. If you genuinely care about integration/cohesion, making it difficult/impossible for people who came here legally to settle/become citizen is insane. I argued this in evidence to Home Affairs Committee: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

The Bear

bearlypolitics.co.uk

20 October 2026 07:26

I cannot adequately express how little interest I have in receiving unsolicited instructions about what I may or may not publish. You are, of course, entirely welcome to take your editorial recommendations and shove them somewhere considerably less public. 🐻

The Bear

bearlypolitics.co.uk

19 October 2026 17:03

Well that’s fucking odd. Almost like they have a script they’re running off. How queer.

The Bear

bearlypolitics.co.uk

19 October 2026 11:26

I, too, am absolutely furious that Andy Burnham hasn't marched straight into Paris, seized control of the French government and personally extinguished every burning car. Instead, the selfish bastard is governing the United Kingdom. Disgraceful.

Andrew Hesselden

andrewhesselden.bsky.social

19 October 2026 07:52

At 25, you might dream of studying in Rome. At 45, you might discover a business opportunity in Berlin. At 65, you might want to retire in Spain. Freedom of Movement meant you didn't have to know your future in advance. That's the extraordinary freedom Brexit took away.