"I have never welcomed the weakening of family ties by politics or pressure" - Nelson Mandela.
"He who travels for love finds a thousand miles no longer than one" - Japanese proverb.
"Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence." - Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
"When people's love is divided by law, it is the law that needs to change". -
David Cameron.

Saturday, 20 July 2013


https://twitter.com/MandaKasravi :
Arranging a #Britcits #meetup in #Glasgow on the 7th August for anyone who wants to come along, to discuss new rules.
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https://twitter.com/19pst :
Superman is an immigrant: http://huff.to/15jod5u  lives and hopes of undocumented Americans via@joseiswriting
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Life in transit: What is it like to live in an airport?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23350294

This weekend, the US whistleblower Edward Snowden, will have spent four weeks in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. Two thousand miles away, in neighbouring Kazakhstan, a young man has already spent four months in the transit area of an airport - and admits it is driving him round the bend.
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https://twitter.com/MBEGriffiths :
How can the Home Office run a story about 'Illegal Romanian migrants' in London? Am i missing something?
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/illegal-romanian-migrants-sleeping-rough-cleared-from-londons-marble-arch

https://twitter.com/MBEGriffiths :
Unbelievable! I cld imagine them spinning it in a way that suggests illegality, but actually stating it, categorically?!

https://twitter.com/MigrantVoiceUK :
@ukhomeoffice what is a 'illegal' Romanian? Hope you don't mean Roma!
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https://twitter.com/uk_immigration :
Blanket migration laws threaten the thriving Tech City startup scene http://shar.es/kpmsu 
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https://twitter.com/19pst :
Brilliant: finding belonging - and a truly multi community - via boxing!
http://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/07/11/bill-judd-boxer/
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https://twitter.com/19pst :
RIP Bert Trautmann. Iron Cross. OBE. FA Cup Final. @MCFC legend. Defied prejudice with an open heart, an open mind, and the power of sport.

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