Tag: immigration
We Need to Build a Wall… and we’ll make them pay for it
In times of crisis it’s easy to propose simplistic solutions to complicated problems – but Aaron Bastani has an idea which he thinks could actually put an end to all the worlds woes – and it wouldn’t even cost us any money!
“I would call it state violence” – Luqman Onikosi on receiving a deportation death sentence
Luqman Onikosi was diagnosed with chronic liver illness while studying in the UK. Now the Home Office wants to deport him, despite medical facilities in Nigeria being inadequate to save his life. Aaron Bastani speaks to Luqman about facing deportation and the British state’s treatment of non-EU citizens.
Does this humiliation have no end? Stop sending people like me to our deaths.
Luqman Onikosi
Cameron’s ESOL Funding Cuts Reflect the Government’s Attitude to Migrants
Dermot Bryers and Alice Robson
Contesting Detention: A #ShutDownYarlsWood Photo Essay
Rosie Polya
‘The government killed our family’: In Conversation with Refugees in Athens
Tomas Lynch
Europe’s Refugee Crisis
On this week’s show Ash Sarkar, James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss Europe and migration: how much will demographic change transform the politics of the continent in coming decades?
Why Is London Getting Bigger?
On this edition of IMO, Aaron explains why London’s population is set to reach an all-time high this decade.
Interview: Jeremy Corbyn
Aaron Bastani talks to Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn about his candidacy and asks what a Corbyn government would mean for constitutional reform, policing, care work, sexism and more besides.
Journeys into Europe: Causes and Consequences
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani is joined by Maham, Mohammed Ateek and Craig McVegas as they discuss the major causes behind undocumented migration into Europe across the Central Mediterranean.
At Europe’s borders: Interview with Dan Trilling
James Butler talks to Dan Trilling about refugees, borders & Fortress Europe.
IMO: Justice By Passport? The Case of Jimmy Mubenga
Aaron tells the story of Jimmy Mubenga and looks at the racism of the British legal system.
Immigration and Fortress Europe
On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss undocumented migration in 21st Century Europe.
UKIP Rise Continues, End of Op Mare Nostrum
Aaron Bastani on the continuing success of UKIP and the decision made by the UK gov’t this week to defund a life-saving migrant rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea.
Calais Migrants’ Eviction Crisis: 4 FAQs Answered
Ruth Ciara and Daniel Martin
7 Things You Should Know About the ‘Sans-Papiers’ Migrant Camps in Calais
Ruth Nicholson
Interview: Aderonke Apata
Aderonke Apata on her experience in Yarl’s Wood detention centre.