At this point, the only rational conclusion is that it is intentional. They *want* to sink the UKHE sector
“He says in a post on X”
Never thought Labour would end up even close to touching the geopolitical third rail that is border management in Ireland, but I guess this is what happens when policymaking is driven by reactive panic rather than proactive strength
This is how you start the ball rolling on legitimising self-destructive policy outcomes you never wanted in the first place
Condemning riots isn't enough. We need policy action, including an immediate appraisal of X as a vehicle for coordinating far-right disorder. And we need political leadership, to challenge white nationalism as an idea, not to validate it daily and then complain when it turns violent.
Would love to know what the “legitimate concerns” are here; that stabbing is bad?
Is that a thing people need to raise, or are anti-immigrant protests themselves ‘legitimate’ as long as they’re not actual riots?
In the course of today, His Majesty’s Government will do both of the following things:
- moan loudly about X and blame it for the grotesque scenes in Belfast;
- create huge amounts of content for X to monetise
To govern is to choose.
ICYMI - @trillingual.bsky.social on the rise of the UK far-right and how Britain's establishment institutions normalised ideas and policies that were once considered fringe and extreme:
Scoop: teaching funding for English universities to be cut by another £100 million www.timeshighereducation.com/news/governm... via @helenpacker.bsky.social