I like Jonathan’s idea for mayoral work visas. Not just good for local economies, but also would create a system where people made a positive case for immigration and access to international talent, rather than perpetually performing reluctance.

Makes me proud to be English.. 😉

i really am not convinced the Telegraph isn’t a massive satirical art piece

10/10. No notes.

"No, no, you don't understand: brown people loiter while I, a white person, simply wait for my muse to come to me at the cafe like I'm in 1920s Paris."

These are such sensible ideas for the Budget. (Editor: Dream on, son...)

Another on the list of "things that are obvious from the evidence yet ignored" is "current immigration policy will deliver a great big hole in future budgets". The OBR currently assumes net migration bottoms out at 200k then rises. That isn't going to happen

Think there was a time under Starmer where Labour wouldn't have talked about decency and values in relation to this so progress of sorts.

Mine: a partial devolution of work-related migration policy:

The Green Party has written to the Telegraph demanding an apology and retraction for publishing these two cartoons, which they say use "well known racist and antisemitic tropes in depicting Mothin Ali and Zack Polanski"

This is Birmingham Sparkbrook.

We still recall the outcry when the possibility of de-funding UKICE was first floated a few years ago. Obvs everyone recognises that research funds are limited & need to cover diverse needs. But again today: the loss of UKICE will be felt significantly: they've done a huge service to UK politics.