Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe claims the UK has been "colonised by immigrants." Labour proposes extending settlement from five to ten years, affecting 300,000 children. Glasgow faces a £56–90 million housing overspend as refugees are given just 28 days to find accommodation. These are not isolated developments. This week's analysis examines how inflammatory rhetoric dominates headlines, policy creates precarity, and the consequences fall on the most vulnerable.

Last week, protests erupted in Crowborough, the Home Office launched deportation plans for Syrians and NHS healthcare workers organised against removal over a £63 salary shortfall. Beneath the headlines, three patterns emerged that tell us where UK asylum policy and the media narrative is heading. 

When far-right groups targeted a town, 400 volunteers mobilised in secret - some too afraid to tell even their best friends. IMIX CEO Jenni Regan reflects on what happens when grassroots solidarity confronts organised hate in this long-form piece and how the sector can use this knowledge to feed our work around the UK.