Show threadOttoBrennerStiftung Mar 3

Der internationale Austausch und neue Perspektiven sind für unsere Arbeit besonders wertvoll – umso mehr freuen wir uns auf die Zusammenarbeit.🌍

Schön, dass du da bist, Didit!

#GlobalLabourUniversity #IGMetall #InternationalExchange #LabourPolicy #SozialPolitik

Simon CarswellNov 18

Sometimes John Crace just nails it.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/17/shabana-mahmood-puts-the-signs-up-britain-is-full-no-blacks-no-dogs-no-irish

#asylumseekers
#labourpolicy
#FarRight
#Populism

Shabana Mahmood puts the signs up: Britain is full. No blacks, no dogs, no Irish

We had always given sanctuary to those who needed it, she said, only now we would kick them out as soon as possible

The Guardian
ClareBear 💚 Oct 28

https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/28/long-live-the-tax-working-group/

#nzpol #CGT #LabourPolicy

Long live the Tax Working Group

Analysis: The long-dead Tax Working Group's recommendations live on in Labour's new policy to tax capital gains on properties other than the main home.

Newsroom
letovenusaur at KillBaitOct 11

UK Labour Government Adjusts China Policy Amid Dropped Espionage Case

The Labour government in the UK, under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, has shifted its approach to China, moving away from its earlier strong stance against Beijing’s actions, such as the repression of Uyghur Muslims, which Labour once promised to label as genocide. This shift was underscored by the re... [More info]

Dennis BoursSep 22
🌞 Farmworkers in the U.S. face rising heat and poor working conditions. Now, proposed changes to the H-2A wage rule could cut their pay by up to $5/hour in some states, despite growing demand for their labour. 📉🌾 #Farmworkers #Wages #LabourPolicy
🔗 https://grist.org/labor/farmworkers-face-harsh-conditions-now-theyre-eyeing-a-pay-cut/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Autoposting
Farmworkers already face harsh conditions. Now they may have to deal with a pay cut.

Immigration, climate, and labor policy are creating a problem for U.S. farms.

Grist
Darren FowerSep 7, 2025
-> Labour says it's ditching asylum hotels for military barracks amid summer protests & surging Channel crossings!
-> 1,000 arrived yesterday alone over the Channel! 
-> Is this the tough stance we need?
#StopTheBoats #UKImmigration #MigrantCrisis #LabourPolicy
Darren FowerSep 3, 2025

-> Labour govt plans England-wide ban on energy drinks for under-16s, up to 1/3 of UK kids guzzle them weekly, packing more caffeine than 2 coffees & causing headaches/sleep woes.
-> Time for a wake-up call!

#EnergyDrinkBan #ChildHealthUK #LabourPolicy

Darren FowerSep 2, 2025
-> Nearly 40% of all asylum claims comes from people already in the country, who came here on some kind of visa!
-> Of the 130,000 students set to be contacted, many have also brought with them family members!
#UKImmigration #AsylumCrisis #LabourPolicy #VisaOverstay
Darren FowerSep 2, 2025
Labour says it WILL clamp down on student asylum abuse!
-> Home Sec #YvetteCooper warns 130K intl students: overstay & you're out.
-> Claims up 6x to 16K, total asylum hits 111K record - 39% via small boats.
Time for real border control?
#UKImmigration #AsylumCrisis #LabourPolicy #VisaOverstay
Julian D 🏳️‍🌈 #FBPE #RejoinEUMay 14, 2025
Labour's approach to immigration seems reactionary, aiming to outflank Reform UK. But in doing so, is it losing its progressive identity?
#CitizenshipDebate #LabourPolicy #DisabilityCuts #ReformMomentum
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/12/immigration-experiment-labour-keir-starmer-nigel-farage
It’s the great immigration experiment. But will Starmer test Labour to destruction?

There’s more to this policy than merely chasing Nigel Farage. But it risks driving voters towards the Lib Dems and Greens, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian