Tag: borders
Ash Sarkar Debunks Anti-Migrant Myths
While establishment media jumps at the chance to go on refugee safari in the Channel, Ash Sarkar debunks the myths behind anti-migrant sentiment.
The Burner Episode #225: Disaster, Natural and Man-made
Why are Tory politicians speaking about the pandemic as if it’s just a natural disaster? Will the borders close for good – and what happens where they’re already locked shut? Plus, Dominic Cummings in the room: does it matter?
Public Health Is Always Political, Coronavirus Is No Exception
Jo Sutton-Klein
AI Border Guards are Being Tested at the Edge of Fortress Europe, Away From Public Scrutiny
Robbie Warin
This Election, Labour Should Lead the Way in Defending Immigration
Ana Oppenheim
British Solidarity With Rojava Must Start at Home, With an End to the Hostile Environment
Fanny Malinen
Yes, Migration IS a Class Issue.
With Bernie Sanders coming out against open borders, and Labour reaffirming their commitment to ending freedom of movement last week, you might well be wondering if along with pastels and culottes, socialism in one country is back.
No (Irish) Borders?!
The British public know all about the DUP’s Brexit position, but what about Sinn Fein? Tonight on #TyskySour Michael Walker is joined by Sinn Fein’s Chris Hazzard MP and the New Left Review’s Dan Finn to lay out the politics of Ireland and Brexit. 🍀 🇪🇺
Dinghies, Warships and Windrush: the Politics of Migration in 2019
In December 114 people attempted to cross the channel, that compares to 6,912 people who attempted to cross the Mediterranean in the same month. So why all the fuss? Michael is joined by Omar Khan and Dalia Gebrial to discuss the UK’s warped view of migration, and why, only months after the Windrush scandal, the […]
Lights in the Distance: Migration in Europe
On #NovaraFM, James Butler talks to Daniel Trilling and Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi on migration to Europe, the politics of cross-border movement, the experiences of people who make the crossing and what drives them.
5 Reasons We Don’t Need Detention Centres
Freed Voices
A Progressive Immigration Policy?
If we get a left-wing Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn, they will have an immigration system, and what that will look like matters – for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. Maya Goodfellow discusses how we might get there.
5 Reasons Global Free Movement Isn’t Such a Bad Idea
Aisha Dodwell
How Power Hungry Politicians and the Far-right Are Turning Italy Against Refugees
Hsiao-Hung Pai
No More Deaths at Sea
On the sixth of February 2014, the Guardia Civil fired rubber bullets at African migrants trying to swim into the Spanish-controlled Moroccan city of Ceuta. At least 14 deaths were recorded. Four years later campaigners marched against the callous disregard for life at Europe’s borders. A Film by Gosia Juszczak & Darío Unai Cristóbal Pulido
The Cargo Women of Melilla
Embedded in the Moroccan coast, the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla represent Europe’s southernmost border. There is no formal customs agreement between these two autonomous cities and Morocco, giving rise to a system where goods are smuggled across the border as personal luggage to avoid customs charges and taxes. The burden of this work […]
