Tanja Bueltmann

The far right agenda is not a grievance that can ever be settled. That is why we are where we are now, a place where there is a live conversation about who is a 'white Briton' as per below. I am not clear what it will take for people to understand the seriousness of the situation because ...

To stop it, we need 1) leaders to make better choices; 2) the media to recognise their enabling role in normalising this escalation cycle and stop doing so 3) a significant civil society effort in support of 1) and 2). In my view, we are failing on all three currently. /end

The far right agenda is not a grievance that can ever be settled. That is why we are where we are now, a place where there is a live conversation about who is a 'white Briton' as per below. I am not clear what it will take for people to understand the seriousness of the situation because ...

... as proof of momentum for more. This is very obvious on immigration: feed it the EU citizens (through Brexit) and it asks for the asylum seekers. Feed it the asylum seekers and it asks for a further narrowing of who can settle. Read this way, the arrival of Reform and now Restore, as well as ...

The far right agenda is not a grievance that can ever be settled. That is why we are where we are now, a place where there is a live conversation about who is a 'white Briton' as per below. I am not clear what it will take for people to understand the seriousness of the situation because ...

24 June 2016. The day after when EU citizens across the UK were told to ‘go home’; when the then PM said he would not protect our rights. Stories largely forgotten. BLEA - Brexit Lived Experience Archive - which I am launching today, is here to preserve this history. #Brexit brexit.migravox.org

My piece above is one example: pitched in various forms to various outlets, together with the launch of the archive and I did not even get a single reply. I appreciate that I have no special right to being published, but to me this, in itself, is an encapsulation of what this archive is about.

24 June 2016. The day after when EU citizens across the UK were told to ‘go home’; when the then PM said he would not protect our rights. Stories largely forgotten. BLEA - Brexit Lived Experience Archive - which I am launching today, is here to preserve this history. #Brexit brexit.migravox.org

As I explain there, I hope I’ll be able to continue develop BLEA because I have a lot more data. I estimate that it’s close to 750k words overall, spread across around 7k respondents. This includes 250k worth of testimony from British citizen in the EU, who I am very keen to include next.

24 June 2016. The day after when EU citizens across the UK were told to ‘go home’; when the then PM said he would not protect our rights. Stories largely forgotten. BLEA - Brexit Lived Experience Archive - which I am launching today, is here to preserve this history. #Brexit brexit.migravox.org

Each card is one response. And each card has a unique identifier, so if there are other future versions, it will still be possible to match records etc. Even if the archive moved that can be retained. BLEA should be of interest to researchers, policymakers, journalists and EU citizens themselves.

24 June 2016. The day after when EU citizens across the UK were told to ‘go home’; when the then PM said he would not protect our rights. Stories largely forgotten. BLEA - Brexit Lived Experience Archive - which I am launching today, is here to preserve this history. #Brexit brexit.migravox.org

Here is the direct link to the actual archive. I recommend reading the guide linked at the top first. You can simply scroll or use the filter options to refine what you see. Please note that the search is bit temperamental still, so don’t rely just on that. brexit.migravox.org/archive/blea...

24 June 2016. The day after when EU citizens across the UK were told to ‘go home’; when the then PM said he would not protect our rights. Stories largely forgotten. BLEA - Brexit Lived Experience Archive - which I am launching today, is here to preserve this history. #Brexit brexit.migravox.org

The archive currently holds 10,211 responses from 2,414 respondents — approximately 300k words worth of first-person testimony from EU citizens in the UK. The archive serves different people differently. An overview guide is available in the Deep Dives section. brexit.migravox.org/guide/a-guid...

There are, in my view, 25 things everyone needs to understand in light of recent events: 1) Those out in our communities last night were not protestors, but organised far right extremists. 2) Their actions align with fascist ideologies. 3) So yes: these are fascist practices on our streets. 🧵

Most importantly: as a cis woman; a feminist; a historian - this will *never* be in my name. Then: an equalities body that chooses to exclude a specific group; chooses to limit human rights of one community - it is an equalities body that has already dismantled itself and any legitimacy with it.

PS: Had meant to say sorry for being late with this; as per a previous thread, life isn’t all that kind to many of us atm but that doesn’t mean I’ve abandoned my views! I see you and I hear you no matter how hard some try to erase your voices! This is about your lives and they are never a debate.

Most importantly: as a cis woman; a feminist; a historian - this will *never* be in my name. Then: an equalities body that chooses to exclude a specific group; chooses to limit human rights of one community - it is an equalities body that has already dismantled itself and any legitimacy with it.

The dynamics behind that are more complex than this thread can explore, but our history gives us knowledge about dynamics too. So it isn’t about direct parallels with the past, but it is about learning from where certain types of choices can lead us. Not to draw on that knowledge is beyond foolish.

Most importantly: as a cis woman; a feminist; a historian - this will *never* be in my name. Then: an equalities body that chooses to exclude a specific group; chooses to limit human rights of one community - it is an equalities body that has already dismantled itself and any legitimacy with it.

As is common these days, too many people are more afraid of that term now than the actual first steps needed for fascism to emerge and consolidate. As a historian—also specifically as a German—that horrifies me. As a collective we humans appear to be as stupid as it gets, really.

Most importantly: as a cis woman; a feminist; a historian - this will *never* be in my name. Then: an equalities body that chooses to exclude a specific group; chooses to limit human rights of one community - it is an equalities body that has already dismantled itself and any legitimacy with it.

There are, however, two choices that absolutely are binary only: The first is about human rights. They are either universal. Or they are not. For as soon as you limit the rights of one community, you limit them for all. For “First they came” is never where it ends.

Most importantly: as a cis woman; a feminist; a historian - this will *never* be in my name. Then: an equalities body that chooses to exclude a specific group; chooses to limit human rights of one community - it is an equalities body that has already dismantled itself and any legitimacy with it.

The uncertainty and anxiety this is causing; the hate it will stir up—shame on you. Do you have any idea of how many of our communities are living in fear because of your choices? Do you care? Some Labour MPs oppose these policies, oppose those on immigration. But that is not enough.

Most importantly: as a cis woman; a feminist; a historian - this will *never* be in my name. Then: an equalities body that chooses to exclude a specific group; chooses to limit human rights of one community - it is an equalities body that has already dismantled itself and any legitimacy with it.

Labour ministers and MPs scrambling to make this sound less bad need a reality check. Let me be inspired by another commentator who put it with the eloquence required: changing a ‘f*ck off’ to trans people to a ‘we’re sorry but could you kindly f*ck off’ to trans people does not make it better!

Most importantly: as a cis woman; a feminist; a historian - this will *never* be in my name. Then: an equalities body that chooses to exclude a specific group; chooses to limit human rights of one community - it is an equalities body that has already dismantled itself and any legitimacy with it.

… badges for them for toilet policing. Utterly vile and dangerous. Personally, I also cannot overstate how much I abhor to be reduced to my biological sex—it is everything feminism opposes in a nutshell. It shames me that too many do not see that. It has never been trans people who …

Most importantly: as a cis woman; a feminist; a historian - this will *never* be in my name. Then: an equalities body that chooses to exclude a specific group; chooses to limit human rights of one community - it is an equalities body that has already dismantled itself and any legitimacy with it.