Journalist at @tbij.bsky.social. I cover inequality, precarious work and migration. You can contact me on emilianomellino@tbij.com https://linktr.ee/emiliano.mellino https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/profile/emilianomellino
YouGov's study of the 2026 local elections shows that just 46% of 2024 Labour voters who went to the polls remained loyal, with more backing the Greens (22%) than Reform (6%) two weeks ago The Conservatives retained 55% of their 2024 voters, with 33% switching to Reform yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
The union representing Reuters editorial staff says the company retaliated against a contractor journalist for joining internal chats questioning Reuters' ties to the Department of Homeland Security and ICE www.poynter.org/business-wor...
Reuters retaliated against a journalist for raising concerns about the company’s ties to ICE, union alleges - PoynterThe union says the contractor was investigated after participating in internal chats about Thomson Reuters’ DHS contractswww.poynter.org
🧵 | Available data on racist incidents in the NHS is only telling part of the story. Our analysis shows that not only is racist abuse against nursing staff working in the NHS on the rise, but it also reveals many workplaces failing to even report and catalogue incidents. bit.ly/43ddDSr (1/4)
Almost every publication sent reporters to "Unite the Kingdom" (Tommy Robinson immersive experience) rally. All went huge covering it - videos, interviews, first-person pieces. How many did the same for the pro-multicultural, anti-far-right Together Alliance demonstration in March? Answer: none
As the employment tribunal backlog grows, some hearings are being scheduled for 2030! But instead of increasing resources, the government has cut the allocated sitting days for judges, even though they expect an upsurge in cases off the back of the ERA. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
Workers taking bosses to court forced to wait until 2030As money is poured into criminal courts, the employment tribunal faces an endless backlog – and reduced resourceswww.thebureauinvestigates.com
On that day, the fash 'peacefully expressed' themselves by doing sig heils and throwing full beer bottles and cans, fireworks and trash at us while we were kettled outside a Trafalgar tourist shop for several hours. This has, for some strange reason, never been mentioned in the papers
Marcus 🏳️🌈🇧🇧The BBC’s description of people who choose to attend a Tommy Robinson march. “Peacefully expressing their interpretation of British identity”
National disgrace: workers taking bosses to court forced to wait until 2030. Govt has reduced resources for employment tribunals. Stressful for workers. Rogue employers are more likely to get away with abuse, wage theft and wrongful dismissal. Justice delayed is justice denied.
Workers taking bosses to court forced to wait until 2030As money is poured into criminal courts, the employment tribunal faces an endless backlog – and reduced resourceswww.thebureauinvestigates.com
Employment Tribunal delays are having a devastating impact for workers. Building on our research published today, this is an excellent piece by @mellino.bsky.social
Emiliano MellinoAs the employment tribunal backlog grows, some hearings are being scheduled for 2030! But instead of increasing resources, the government has cut the allocated sitting days for judges, even though they expect an upsurge in cases off the back of the ERA. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
“Rights without remedies are worthless.”
Emiliano MellinoAs the employment tribunal backlog grows, some hearings are being scheduled for 2030! But instead of increasing resources, the government has cut the allocated sitting days for judges, even though they expect an upsurge in cases off the back of the ERA. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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Emiliano MellinoAs the employment tribunal backlog grows, some hearings are being scheduled for 2030! But instead of increasing resources, the government has cut the allocated sitting days for judges, even though they expect an upsurge in cases off the back of the ERA. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
The ongoing DESTRUCTION of the administrative state's ability to actually HELP anyone... Parallel with the "Renters' Rights" set-up - how many cases will take years to resolve, while people suffer on?
Emiliano MellinoAs the employment tribunal backlog grows, some hearings are being scheduled for 2030! But instead of increasing resources, the government has cut the allocated sitting days for judges, even though they expect an upsurge in cases off the back of the ERA. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
First Past the Post is often dubbed a ‘winner takes all system’. But remarkably, it cannot even guarantee that the party with the most votes will win the most seats. This is what happened in Wandsworth, as the Conservatives managed to turn a second place in votes into the most seats on the council.
‘National disgrace’: workers taking bosses to court forced to wait until 2030 Important story on our broken employment justice system by @mellino.bsky.social for @tbij.bsky.social (and a hat tip to @workrights.bsky.social)
Workers taking bosses to court forced to wait until 2030As money is poured into criminal courts, the employment tribunal faces an endless backlog – and reduced resourceswww.thebureauinvestigates.com
New report explores the replacement of Palestinian workers, an issue explained in my recent article with Yahel Kurlander. We analyse the tension between the 3 logics of non-citizen labour in Israel/Palestine: capitalist, ethno-nationalist, and colonial logic. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Precarious labour in precarious times: the impact of the war in Israel/Palestine on non-citizen workers - Comparative Migration StudiesComparative Migration Studies - Through a study of the impact of the war in Israel/Palestine on non-citizen workers, this article contributes to a new area of research: the impact of a political...link.springer.com+972 MagazinePalestinians out, foreign workers in: How Israel is remaking its labor force Frozen out since October 7, low-wage Palestinians have been replaced by an influx of migrant workers in highly precarious conditions. www.972mag.com/israel-pales...
if you're wondering how the AI bubble is doing, OpenAI is borrowing USD 4bn from private equity TPG/Bain Capital/ Brookfield Asset Management, at 17.5% interest, to embed OpenAI products in their 2,000+ portfolio companies. literally paying Wall Street to force its products on their firms
for a party that records new lows on a daily basis, this truly is a new low
Now out on BBC World Service 🎧 Really proud of this one. A Church Without Walls is a documentary I produced and presented in South Africa. A story about faith, exclusion, and building something more inclusive. Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - Heart and Soul, A Church without WallsJohannesburg pastor builds a Church for those excluded by traditional faithwww.bbc.co.uk
"Once immigration is fixed" is a very revealing phrase. It shows what a lot of Labour MPs (and the government) think of us. We are a problem to be solved, not members of the community like everyone else. And our lives must be made harder to satisfy some mythical Red Wall voters.
🚨BREAKING Deal agreed to end bins strike after 15 months! It is an absolute abhorrence that this deal has been blocked by unelected council commissioners. ✊ Congratulations to the Unite members who stood firm throughout, backed by their union