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βThe people outside looked from Labour to Tory, and from Tory to Reform, and from Reform to Labour again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.β
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The Good Law Project is fundraising to challenge the UK Supreme Court's recent ruling on in the European Court of Human Rights.
If you are unaware, the ruling of the UK Supreme Court was that under the Equality Act 2010, 'sex' was to be interpreted as 'biological sex', rather than gender. This upended over a decade of existing practice and interpretation.
If you are able to contribute, please do: this ruling was devastating blow to the community, undermining our expectations and safety.
https://goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/supreme-court-human-rights-for-trans-people
Boosts would be welcome - the more people see this, the better the chances of them hitting their goal.
#Trans
#TransRights
#CrowdfFunding
#UKpol
#SupremeCourt
#Discrimination
#EqualityAct2010
Hereβs the story behind this outrageous demand. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-jd-vance-trade-deal-free-speech-b2733806.html
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@georgetakei as a Queer British man I dont think the State will protect me at all.
Starmer has been hostile to the needs of he Queer minority, he consorts with hate preachers instead of us.
Starmer has been hostile to the needs of he Queer minority, he consorts with hate preachers instead of us.
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The Digital Hostile Environment is expanding π¨
The UK Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill gives broad powers to impose conditions on a person with lawful leave in the UK, including electronic monitoring and any other conditions the Home Secretary sees fit.
We demand #DigitalSanctuary for all migrants!
#DigitalHostileEnvironment #hostileenvironment #migrants #migrantdigitaljustice #immigration #surveillance #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The UK Online Safety Act burdens small sites with duties and penalties that they can't shoulder. They'll shut down instead, stripping us of net plurality.
Thereβs a simple solution:
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Exempt small, safely run blogs, forums and fedi instances
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The government can do this now
The duties start TOMORROW β Write to your MP β¬οΈ
#SaveOurSites π
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp
#onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #fediverse #netplurality #mastodon #ukpolitics #ukpol #tech
The eVisa scheme continues to be beset with problems, causing huge anxiety for people who have the right to be in the UK.
At the start of February, the Home Office admitted that refugeeβs travel documents canβt be linked to their eVisa.
eVisas aren't working.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/evisa-uk-travel-problems-immigration-b2692700.html
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The UK Home Office must use the latest delay in rolling out the eVisa scheme to makes changes.
Migrants need to be able to prove their immigration status offline with a QR code or digital token that can be saved or printed out.
Write to your MP β¬οΈ
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/write-your-mp-stop-e-visas-becoming-next-windrush-scandal
The eVisa scheme means a migrants' right to be in the UK is checked online everytime they need to prove it.
Without a physical or saved digital proof of status, migrants are exposed to data errors, system crashes and the stability of Internet connections.
There must be an offline version.
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The eVisa scheme continues to be beset with problems, causing huge anxiety for people who have the right to be in the UK.
At the start of February, the Home Office admitted that refugeeβs travel documents canβt be linked to their eVisa.
eVisas aren't working.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/evisa-uk-travel-problems-immigration-b2692700.html
Further delays won't solve the problems with the UK's eVisa scheme.
The sticking plaster of advising migrants to use expired documentation makes the situation worse.
People are being stopped at borders and denied access to services or benefits.
Change is needed.
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The eVisa scheme means a migrants' right to be in the UK is checked online everytime they need to prove it.
Without a physical or saved digital proof of status, migrants are exposed to data errors, system crashes and the stability of Internet connections.
There must be an offline version.
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Further delays won't solve the problems with the UK's eVisa scheme.
The sticking plaster of advising migrants to use expired documentation makes the situation worse.
People are being stopped at borders and denied access to services or benefits.
Change is needed.
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The UK government, regardless of its nominal political party, is determined to shift wealth to oligarchs and destroy the planet.
They say:
"Growth" (economic cancer!) must be unhindered at all costs. You, and your children, and the forests and seas, will all work and die (in prison, if need be) in order to feed the pathetic fantasies of weak politicians who crave the approval of the mighty oligarchs.