
Anne McLoughlin
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Animating social purpose. Trustee @refugeecouncil and @CluidHousing Tweets only in personal capacity
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12-09-2013 16:54:54
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Really important analysis out today from Refugee Council 🧡 team showing the appalling consequences of govt plans to ban asylum. Make sure you read it. Coverage also in The Times and The Sunday Times The Daily Telegraph and on BBC News (UK) radio this morn theguardian.com/world/2023/mar…

Nearly 200,000 people, including more than 40,000 children, could be locked up or forced into destitution by the govts #IllegalMigrationBill according to new analysis by Refugee Council 🧡 Report also finds the cost would be a massive £9bn. theguardian.com/world/2023/mar…

💬Homelessness is not a crime. The measures proposed, including enforcement or risk of removal of belongings, will create distrust, pushing people away from the services and support they need.💬 Fiona Colley huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rishi-su…



On #RefugeeDay in the 🧡 of #RefugeeWeek we are proud to share our #SeeYourFaceAgain music video with Kent Refugee Action Network (KRAN) & ALI ESMAHILZADA, in partnership with English Heritage & Canterbury Cathedral. Please join us for the premiere at 9.00pm (UK) 👉youtu.be/NfDdvwsTCHI #TogetherWithRefugees🧡


At Climate Outreach we believe the public can power Britan to #NetZero We are the best engine we have in the green transformation. My letter in today's The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/20…

Refugee Council 🧡 is recruiting for new trustees. Take a look at our recruitment ad and do get in in touch if you are interested. We’re holding drop in info sessions about it too. refugeecouncil.org.uk/about-us/work-…

My The Guardian comment piece: “Standing up for treating people seeking asylum with decency, …respecting their rights and giving them a fair hearing is about standing up for both the nation we want to be and the values we want to hold on to” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Stocks in the Gatwick Detainees clothing store are very low and demand for clothing is high. Can you help with end of line trainers, joggers, new underwear Shoe Zone Customer Services adidas UK John Lewis & Partners Poundland Tesco George at Asda New Look for the people we support who are destitute ✊🏾

I am interviewed in this podcast talking about our work Refugee Council 🧡 and how to stand up for what we are for and not just what we are against. I am biased but it’s worth a listen and timely given the headlines this week. lidji.org/podcast/episod…

Our Refugee Council 🧡 important new analysis out today on channel crossings and the illegal migration act. theguardian.com/politics/2023/…


This is a really important report providing powerful evidence from frontline organisations about how the Rwanda plan is impacting in the here and now and how damaging it is. Was picked up by The Guardian The Times and The Sunday Times The Telegraph

This is a beautiful, powerful and moving film. The human stories of those we work with Refugee Council 🧡. Don’t miss it. theguardian.com/society/video/…


'I was officially homeless' – Amal, a dentist forced to flee Sudan. Despite being granted safety in the UK, hundreds like her face immediate eviction. 28 days to 'move on' isn't enough. Our CEO, Enver Solomon 🧡, tells ITV News it's a 'failure of government.' Watch Amal's full story and

"With homelessness and rough sleeping increasing, we should be investing further in this important data series rather than scrapping it" Our response to Office for National Statistics (ONS) consulting on stopping publishing homelessness death statistics. theguardian.com/society/2024/j…

For the good people who fight it on the beaches, in the law courts, in their homes, in their communities, in our national institutions, and in their hearts. Keep fighting. #RwandaNotInMyName #RwandaBill Refugee Council 🧡 City of Sanctuary UK 🧡 Amnesty International Liberty Asylum Matters 🧡 Kent Refugee Action Network (KRAN)
