Dave Levy

Student and work visa bans imposed on some countries to prevent asylum claims - Free Movement The Home Office has announced it will cease issuing study visas to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and work visas for Afghans. The

New from Free Movement: Student and work visa bans imposed on some countries to prevent asylum claims | Colin Yeo

Brexit ‘reset’ Winter 2025/26 Meetings have occurred in monitoring and managing the Withdrawal Agreement and Trade & Co-operation agreement, over the last month, but what did they say and agree. I’d say, not very much. As ever,…

I have updated my reset article acknowledging the signing of the "EU-UK Competition Cooperation agreement". Does it fit with Reeves’s instruction to the CMA & others to prioritise growth over safety; the Guardian makes clear that HMG’s eyes are on being included in the coming “Made in Europe” law.

Where are the chips made? There’s probably a joke about British and American use of the word chips here, but in this article we are talking about silicon chips. Here is some stats I took 1½ years ago on which countries make…

Might be time to redo this article, but I am unsure how much difference there would be in the rankings. UK is 10th and we produce about 1% of the worlds chips NB dated 2023

davelevy.info/wiki/where-a...

A change of leadership, better policies and Party democracy are now needed Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons has resigned from the Government following revelations about the shadowy Labour Together faction which he led. Long-standing Labour activist Frank Hansen sets ou…

Labourhub on the governance crisis in the Labour Party by Frank Hanson, who calls for "... our last chance to democratise & revitalise the Party .... Along with a political programme, we need a set of demands around restoring Party democracy at all levels. "
labourhub.org.uk/2026/03/02/a...

“Starmer now has few friends or close allies – he is in a deeply vulnerable and weak position” With Labour Together, the shadowy faction that propelled Keir Starmer to the leadership of his Party still dominating the headlines, Paul Holden’s book The Fraud, which exposes the group’s inner wo…

Paul Holden, author of "The Fraud", is interviewed on the blog site, Labour Hub. I have not read it yet, but it maybe essential reading for those that want British Politics to have a strong decent social democratic voice.

labourhub.org.uk/2026/02/27/s...

Backbench Labour MPs call for an independent investigation into Labour Together Ian Byrne, John McDonnell, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Clive Lewis are among two dozen Labour MPs calling for a fully independent investigation into the allegations surrounding the shadowy Labour Toget…

I support the signatories of this letter and join their call for an independent inquiry into the activities of Labour Together.

I have just booked a ticket to the #RossAnderson memorial lecture in Cambridge in March. Anyone else I know planning to be there. #cybersecurity #artificialintelligence

STATEMENT: Restore Labour Democracy I've just signed the Restore Labour Democracy statement. Join Labour MPs, members and trade union leaders - add your name today! We demand an end to the factional culture coming from the top of the ...

I've just signed the Restore Labour Democracy statement. Join Labour MPs, members and trade union leaders - add your name now!

We demand an end to the factional culture coming from the top of the Labour Party that has sidelined members and helped alienate voters actionnetwork.org/forms/restor...

Like too many, I started a new version of BG3 last night. This time, on Explorer mode. Let's hope I finish this time and don't get stuck. Last night was fun, I enjoyed the easier fights.

Starmer's profound error was to campaign on a left ticket and then to govern on a far-right ticket.

There is no sign of him reversing that error.

The departure of McSweeney will therefore have little impact on Labour's far-right policy stance on immigration, fiscal rules & ' there is no money'.

Strike Map logo. Text reads: You cannot ban solidarity. standing with workers is not a crime. pictures of picket lines.

We stand with the #Birmingham Bin Strikers.

You cannot ban solidarity.

Standing with workers is not a crime.

Shame on @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social.

#StrikeMap #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike.

One down, more to fall So McSweeney is permitted to resign ‘from government’ and in his apology seeks to constrain his downfall to his support for Mandelson as US ambassador. His departure gives Labour the opportunity to…

McSweeney's resigned 'from government'; this is an opportunity for Labour to rediscover its heart, but replacing just one person is not enough. I mirror Clive Lewis's comments from his facebook post.

davelevy.info/one-down-mor...

Is This the Endgame for Morgan McSweeney? The Peter Mandelson scandal has forced Keir Starmer into a position where he will soon have to choose between saving his chief adviser, or saving himself

Pressure's mounting, Adam Bienkov on why and Politico on how. But McSweeny and maybe Starmer need to go.
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/is-this-th... & www.politico.eu/article/how-...

I have just been on twitter/x and checked some in my 'following' tab; I don't follow them all, How does that work? 😕

euractiv reports that the EU is looking to boost its ship building capability led by 'dual use' vessels. Time for the UK to boost its 'reset' programme. Brexit can't be fixed.

www.euractiv.com/news/brussel...

Last weekend, I visited the DHM's exhibition "The Roads not taken", a series of "What-ifs" in German History. It made me think a lot; I wrote up my thoughts, but it closes on 22.3.2026. Very recommended.

Nigel Farage’s trip to Davos hosted and paid for by family trust of billionaire Trust says Reform UK leader was invited to WEF event by London-based venture capitalist as an honorary adviser

Farage has been touring Davos all week pledging to “fight the globalists” - all funded by a $10 billion trust run on behalf of an Iranian billionaire.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Protect Britain’s Digital Backbone — Ask Your MP to Act Take action! What’s the problem? The UK’s digital backbone. The cloud services, data systems, and platforms that underpin government, public services, and democratic processes is dangerously reliant o...

Ask your MP to support a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...

The USA is planning to pay $706bn to buy Greenland.

That is more than the cost of nationalising healthcare in the USA which would cost $300-400bn.

But you can't have that, killing you is too profitable.

I flew through Madrid Barajas airport last week. Despite the scare stories, there were no queues for the fingerprint scanners, nor for passport control. On the way home, there were 3 people in front of me for passport control.

Do you want Britain to reverse Brexit and rejoin the EU? A Deltapoll survey shows 58% of voters would back rejoining the European Union if another Brexit referendum were held, with stark divides across age groups and regions

"New polling suggests that if another Brexit referendum were to take place, a majority of voters would opt for rejoining the European Union. Younger voters are particularly keen on reversing Brexit, with 86% of 18 to 24 year olds expressing they would vote to rejoin the EU."
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

Hard to see how more wrong the geopolitical case for Brexit could have turned out

Pay-off spend up by two-thirds as universities shed 13,000 jobs Analysis of UK sector accounts shows number of job losses well above predictions, with experts warning cuts are not over yet

UK Universities cut 13,300 jobs, paid £300m+ in redundancy.

Economic contribution of the HE sector, £265bn.

Systematically destroyed by govts - foreign students not welcome, cut real-term grants, fees, students burdened with debts, low staff pay/morale.

Govt want skilled labour.
archive.ph/favYt

Europe should embrace the idea of going it alone The more the EU has to pay for ingratiation with Trump, the less convincing its strategic rationale for doing so

Europe should embrace the idea of going it alone ft.trib.al/zVWWKZs | opinion

Palms in the garden of the Real Alcazar, Sevilla

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Stop Trump’s Kill Switch: secure our Digital Sovereignty Imagine waking up tomorrow and finding the UK government, your bank, or even our hospital systems suddenly offline. Not because of hackers, but because a foreign company, or a foreign leader decided t...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

This is not an advance although he may change his mind; he often does, usually after some poor front bencher has just defended the policy. It’s all very, “The thick of it”.

Starmer, Labour and the Redlines Starmer on an interview on the BBC, reported in the Guardian, said he wanted closer alignment with the EU and its single market but no return to freedom of movement nor the customs union. In fact the ...

Starmer in a BBC interview, said he wanted closer alignment with the #EU & its #singlemarket but no to freedom of movement & the customs union. This is just new language for the current policy to try & stop the momentum towards the customs union.

davelevy.info/starmer-labo...