@sporadica finally someone with a good take
sat through this whole thing, anyone saying it gets better after 15 minutes is lying
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Alex Berish
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Alex Berish
@AlexBerish
american but launching a startup in UK (??)
Edinburgh, Scotland Katılım Nisan 2009
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motivated by this, i just went to watch this film in theatres…
walked out after 15 minutes. i’ve never walked out of a movie before.
are you KIDDING ME???? what the hell was this utter garbage and how did it win BEST PICTURE??? ARE YOU PEOPLE INSANE
Deadline@DEADLINE
“One Battle After Another” wins Best Picture at the #Oscars
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yeah I’m not sure what all the fuss is about
Although I will say that the proposal did have quite a few problems
for example, it would prevent Americans from being able to start businesses in the UK, doesn’t distinguish between income and asset wealth, (even Elon Musk would not be considered a “contributor” if he moved to the UK) and so on
might be best to just draft a better plan, although in the interest of time maybe best to just implement this one without applying it to people already here if they’re going to threaten a total party implosion over it, at least it’s done for the future!
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No, Angela Rayner, it is not “un-British” to refuse automatic citizenship to people who are literally, you know, un-British.
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@hoffman_noa this is the exact same energy as Germany saying:
"we already stopped making nuclear power plants, so obviously we cannot ever undo this mistake"
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Labour Red Wall chief Jo White tells me “ow is not the time or the place to be talking about going back into the EU".
Following Sadiq Khan's Brexit intervention, she adds “I don’t want to spend the next three years looking at the past".
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@UKLabour Steel workers do not contribute to the UK.
^ that’s not my opinion, that’s Labour’s opinion, as British steel workers earn under the salary threshold Labour has set to be considered a “contributor” to the UK.
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Labour is backing British steel by setting a new target for up to 50% of steel used in Britain to be made in Britain.
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While London may want to rejoin, areas like mine that voted 70% to leave definitely do not.
In an increasingly divided world, the last thing we need is to divide the country all over again by restarting this debate.
Pippa Crerar@PippaCrerar
Most senior Labour figure yet to openly call for party to put rejoining EU in next election manifesto. Will others now follow? (Very few even say this privately - but it’s a long time until the next election)…
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therapy is obviously mostly fake
if it worked they'd have success stories on the wall like every other business and people would brag about how they were cured. they don't
most of what gets called mental illness can be fixed with sleep, working out, and not eating garbage
doomer@uncledoomer
are these instagram chicks finally starting to realize their "therapists" are just scamming them?
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@MikeTappTweets "democratic socialism" and "bait and switch on immigrants that have spent 4.5 out of 5 years here" are mutually exclusive
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The proposal was largely good but it did have problems, for example, it would literally prevent Elon Musk from being able to get settlement in the UK.
He would not be considered a contributor.
Why?
Because his salary is $1.
The proposal decided "contribution" = "salary income", and nothing else matters.
Asset wealth is not considered.
Which quite obviously makes zero sense.
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It’s looking increasingly likely that Labour will give 1.6 million migrants settled status - and thus access to Britain’s welfare state and eventual citizenship.
It is a crowded field, but this would be one of largest immigration betrayals yet.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/1…
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The proposal itself is largely good/directionally correct, but it has clearly been rushed and there are far too many unmitigated and unintended consequences of the proposal as written.
For example, did you know, if you're a literal BILLIONAIRE from the US, and you move to the UK, you're unable to settle in the UK due to this proposal, as written?
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@TrisOsborneMP Shabana's proposal prevents Americans from being able to start AI businesses in the UK.
Is it possible maybe you guys have missed something?
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@CPhilpOfficial How is “stopping Americans from starting businesses in the UK” protecting the borders?
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Although we would go further, these ILR changes are a step in the right direction
If Keir Starmer is too weak to get his backbenchers to vote for his own policy, he can rely on our votes to get this through parliament. We will always put the national interest first
If Keir Starmer and Shabana Mahmood water down these plans it will show they are too weak to protect our country’s borders - because they are scared of Angela Raynor and their own backbenchers
Jason Groves@JasonGroves1
Keir Starmer wobbling over immigration reforms after attack from Angela Rayner. No 10 unwilling to say that controversial changes to indefinite leave to remain will still go ahead - teeing up massive row with Shabana Mahmood who is determined to force them through
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@Oviefredsimon @JackElsom dawg let me work my magic on the right wingers I know what I’m doing trust me
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@AlexBerish @JackElsom So you agree for a 10 year pathway for others but not yourself? What makes you so special?
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Immigration climbdown incoming?
After yesterday's attack by Angela Rayner on "un-British" reforms, Downing Street now repeatedly refusing to stand by Shabana Mahmood's policy to toughen the indefinite leave to remain criteria.
No10 still saying they are committed to a "fair" immigration system but will now not get ahead of a government "consultation".
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@maxwell_marlow so about the same price of an online English test right?
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This would cost about £570bn, btw.
Looney bin economics at play, but obviously the only consideration is Me, Me, and of course, Me.
Charlie 🏳️🌈@burnleyboi97
It must be fun to be have boomer levels of entitlement
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yeah that's what you'd think, and the fact that Labour didn't realise the issue before releasing the proposal is an indication that they didn't think it through at all
when you're in the UK on a Skilled Worker Visa, there are several requirements, a few of which are:
1. You must work for the company sponsoring your visa full time.
2. You cannot work for another company (including your own business) more than 20h p/w
3. If you work for another company (including your own business) then it must be done outside the hours you are working for your primary employer.
These rules effectively make it impossible to add meaningful additional value to the UK economy outside of your sponsored role.
Once you have ILR, these restrictions don't apply anymore, and you're free to focus full time on your own business.
So Labour has created a situation where I could've hired 3 British people to work for me in November
But instead, they're saying, no, I just have to work my regular job for another 10 years.
It just wasn't well thought out. The policy is heading in the right direction but they need to put more thought into it.
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@AlexBerish @PeterStefanovi2 Considering the proposed salary thresholds I wouldn't think so?
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Keir Starmer looks to water down migration changes after backlash from MPs
Downing Street has opened the door to tweaks to the plans for indefinite leave to remain policy 👏
lbc.co.uk/article/sir-ke…
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yeah, we're in agreement about that for usre
in your opinion, how difficult would it be to add a clause that says:
"migrants from countries with higher median income than UK are exempted"
or
"migrants from countries with lower post-settlement benefit claim rates than native British population are exempted"
seems an easy fix no?
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If the proposals just affected a few hundred American AI engineers, who share a language and on average will be massive net contributors, then they would be excessive.
But they actually affect a few million low-wage migrants, from extremely different cultures, which could (depending on OBR statistics, subject to review) cost a net £200b+ over their lifetimes.
Britain simply cannot afford to give this wave of migrants full access to the British welfare state.
cps.org.uk/media/post/202…
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It is critical for @ShabanaMahmood to stick to her guns and pass moderate, sensible ILR reforms.
Anything else risks letting the so-called "Boriswave" settle in Britain and obtain full access to the welfare state - a hundred billion pound plus commitment we cannot afford.
Jack Elsom@JackElsom
NEW: Govt insists the position "has not changed" and the settlement route WILL still double from five to 10 years. A spokesman says: "Between 2021 and 2024, this country experienced levels of migration it had historically seen over four decades. We must be honest about the scale and impact of hundreds of thousands of low-skilled migrants getting settlement." After some brief wobbling, Starmer siding with Mahmood over Rayner.
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@BenInRushcliffe Shabana's proposal prevents Americans from being able to start AI businesses in the UK.
Something needs done. Yes.
But this was the most poorly thought out proposal I’ve ever seen.
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And if we don't tackle the issue properly then we leave it to racists in Reform to deal with the problem, who will be MUCH harsher. She's actually got the "balls" to take action to prevent Reform having ownership of it. At least that's how I see it.
BBC Politics@BBCPolitics
“It’s rather unattractive watching a woman who herself came from an immigrant family leading the voice on all of this” Labour's Baroness Kennedy reflects on Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s proposed changes to indefinite leave to remain #PoliticsLive bbc.in/4sgvQJD
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@mainstreamlbr @tonyvaughanMP It’s even more broken than that.
Shabana's proposal prevents skilled workers from being able to start businesses in the UK too.
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“We cannot have a system where the child of a banker gets in after 3 years, and the child of a care worker after 15.”
Massive applause to these words from @tonyvaughanMP at our Spring Social tonight on a better, fairer immigration policy 🌹
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@RachelReevesMP @UKLabour Shabana's proposal prevents Americans from being able to start AI businesses in the UK.
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This government will make the UK the best place in the world to start, scale and grow AI companies.
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@UKLabour Shabana's proposal prevents Americans from being able to start AI businesses in the UK.
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This Labour Government is committed to supporting small businesses and investing in our young people's future.
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