🎤 INTERVIEW WITH MARK FROM Colchester TAKE AAIM 🇬🇧 Ahead of this Saturday's protest in Braintree, I caught up with Mark, the founder of Colchester Take AIIM, who will be joining us as a guest speaker. We spoke about why he decided to start his own group, the weekly demonstrations taking place in Colchester and his views on Colchester City Council. Mark isn't afraid to speak his mind, and he's got plenty to say about what's happening in his city. 🇬🇧 Catch Mark speaking LIVE this Saturday in Braintree! 📍 Braintree Town Centre 🗓️ Saturday 24th October ⏰ 12–2pm 🎥 Watch our interview.

🚨GOOD NEWS FOR BRAINTREE TODAY! 🇬🇧 The usual Care4Calais event at the Salvation Army for Wethersfield migrants is NOT taking place today! So far, only ONE bus has arrived in Braintree, which is welcome news for local residents who have been raising concerns about these weekly gatherings. Operation Vanguard and Essex Police have also been spotted out on patrol around the town. It's good to see a quieter Thursday in Braintree for a change! 🇬🇧 BUT WE ARE NOT STOPPING HERE! This Saturday, 24th October, we will be back on the streets of Braintree making our voices heard! 📍 Braintree Town Centre 🕛 12PM – 2PM 🇬🇧 Come along, stand with your community and show that the people of Essex will not be ignored! ESSEX UNITES! 🇬🇧

🚨 WHAT'S GOING ON IN ESSEX? The UN visits Wethersfield asylum seekers. Reform faces questions over Operation Vanguard. Now Antifa takes an interest. Coincidence or calculated? 🇬🇧 ESSEX PROTEST THIS SATURDAY, 12–2PM, BRAINTREE. Meet at the fountain opposite the church. MARCH TO MARKET SQUARE!

🚨 WETHERSFIELD ASYLUM SEEKER PICTURED WITH ASSAULT RIFLES. The Sun reports that Loghman Chaboki entered Britain illegally in 2024 and was housed at RAF Wethersfield. Photos reportedly show him in military clothing carrying rifles. The Home Office insists security checks are carried out, well clearly not!

🚨 TOM CUNNINGHAM — TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE! Isn't it funny how Conservative councillor Tom Cunningham has suddenly taken an interest in working with the Home Office to reduce the number of buses bringing men from RAF Wethersfield into Braintree? WHERE WAS THIS URGENCY 12 MONTHS AGO? We've been out protesting, filming the buses, raising concerns and demanding answers for over a year. Now Reform UK has stepped in with Operation Vanguard, suddenly the Conservatives want to be seen doing something! Let's not forget one very important fact. IT WAS THE CONSERVATIVES WHO BROUGHT WETHERSFIELD HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE! Yes, Braintree District Council challenged the use of the base. But why has tackling the daily buses taken so long? Personally, I believe this is political point-scoring against Reform UK rather than a sudden concern for the people of Braintree. Residents have been asking for action for months. The people who've been protesting and speaking out deserve to be heard, not used as political ammunition. 🎥 Here's what I have to say about it.

🚨 THE UN HAS BEEN SPEAKING TO WETHERSFIELD ASYLUM SEEKERS ABOUT PROTESTS IN ESSEX. BUT HAVE THEY SPOKEN TO THE PROTESTERS? Gina Romero, the United Nations Special Rapporteur for freedom of peaceful assembly, has visited Bridgeway Mission in Colchester. Bridgeway confirmed she met asylum seekers from RAF Wethersfield and Colchester to hear how anti-migrant protests have affected them and their access to support. But has anyone from the UN bothered to speak to the local people protesting? The pensioners turning up week after week? The parents concerned about their communities? The residents who have spent months questioning the Home Office and local authorities? There's something else worth knowing. The last completed official UN investigation into Britain's protest rights was in April 2016. Back then, UN representative Maina Kiai was investigating concerns about how Britain treated people exercising their right to protest. He raised concerns about police surveillance, restrictions on demonstrations and even Prevent, the Government's counter-extremism programme. He questioned whether government policies were discouraging people from expressing perfectly lawful political opinions. Now, ten years later, we've got another UN representative visiting Colchester to hear about protests surrounding RAF Wethersfield. Only this time, the public announcement is about the experiences of asylum seekers. So what about the experiences of the people actually protesting? Have they asked why pensioners are standing outside the Salvation Army in Braintree? Have they spoken to residents about their concerns over Wethersfield? Have they looked at the policing of these demonstrations or listened to complaints from protesters? And most importantly, will anything said during this meeting end up in a UN report without local residents being given the opportunity to respond? Peacefully opposing immigration policy is not extremism. It is a democratic right. And protecting that right is literally part of Gina Romero's job. So I'd like to extend an invitation. Gina Romero, come to Braintree. Meet the people who have been protesting. Listen to their experiences and hear why they're there. Because if the UN wants to understand what's happening in Essex, hearing from the protesters themselves would be a good place to start.

🚨 RAF WETHERSFIELD MIGRANTS BUYING GOOGLE PLAY GIFT CARDS — BUT WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING? We've received information that men from RAF Wethersfield are regularly purchasing £25–£50 Google Play gift cards from a shop in Braintree. Different men, different days, several times a week. Some are reportedly paying with Home Office-funded ASPEN cards, while others are using cash. So I decided to look into why these gift cards might be purchased. And here's what I found. 🔴 THE BBC INVESTIGATED PEOPLE-SMUGGLING PAYMENTS In May 2026, the BBC exposed how people smugglers were directing payments through UK businesses, including a London mobile phone shop where almost £3,000 could reportedly be transferred to a smuggler in France. 🔴 GOOGLE PLAY CARDS HAVE BEEN USED IN MONEY LAUNDERING A ProPublica investigation exposed an international fraud operation involving millions of dollars, where stolen gift-card balances were converted into Google Play and other gift cards and sold through intermediaries. 🔴 EVEN THE HOME OFFICE WARNS ABOUT DIGITAL VOUCHERS Government guidance specifically warns that criminals involved in immigration scams request payments using digital vouchers because the money can be difficult to trace. Now, none of these investigations proves that the purchases we're hearing about in Braintree are connected to criminal activity or people smuggling. But I think there are some fair questions here. Why are Google Play gift cards reportedly being purchased so frequently? Are ASPEN cards permitted to be used for these purchases? If taxpayers are funding the cards, what checks are in place? Asylum seekers living in accommodation where meals are provided normally receive £9.95 a week in support. Yet we're hearing of individual gift-card purchases worth £25–£50. This is about following the money, asking questions and establishing the facts.

🇬🇧 ESSEX UNITES🇬🇧 Join us on Saturday 24th October in Braintree to say No to the Wethersfield Airbase, HMOs and the illegal invasion of Great Britain. Some great speakers on the day: @TheFeralWitchy - Feral Witchy @GeminiGirl_XO - Gemini @Bigcjones1984 - Craig Marmaduke @siobhan1437154 - Siobhan & Alex Whyte Pearl - Thetford Aware Les - Thetford Aware Mark - Colchester Takes AIIM

🚨 RAF WETHERSFIELD – FREE NHS PRESCRIPTIONS, TB MEDICATION, LIP BALM AND SUDOCREM! Did you know that asylum seekers housed at RAF Wethersfield can qualify for FREE NHS prescriptions, even while their asylum claims are still being processed? The Home Office confirms that Wethersfield has its own taxpayer-funded medical centre, where healthcare professionals can prescribe medication. But there's more. 💊 A whistleblower has told us that men at Wethersfield are receiving lip balm and Sudocrem on prescription alongside their TB medication. 🏥 We've also been informed that large numbers of men from the base are being sent to Braintree Community Hospital for TB testing. These reports have not yet been independently verified, but they questions about the healthcare arrangements and associated costs. 📄 THE NHS HC2 CERTIFICATE Official NHS guidance confirms that asylum seekers receiving Section 95 support automatically qualify for an HC2 certificate. This entitles them to: ✅ FREE NHS prescriptions ✅ FREE NHS dental treatment ✅ FREE NHS sight tests ✅ Help towards glasses and contact lenses ✅ Help with qualifying hospital travel costs. And yes, this can include men who arrived in Britain illegally by small boat and are now housed at Wethersfield while awaiting decisions on their asylum claims. How many prescriptions are being issued at Wethersfield, what items are being supplied, and what is the total cost to the taxpayer? We also want to establish how many residents are receiving TB screening and treatment through local NHS services. The public deserves to know bout how taxpayer-funded services are being used and figures for latent TB as well as active TB.

🚨🚨🇬🇧 BRAINTREE HAS HAD ENOUGH! Around 100 migrants attended the Care4Calais event at the Salvation Army in Braintree today, where football kits were handed out. Men rushing towards the bus stop, pushing and scrambling to get on the bus. Absolute chaos! This is OUR town, and residents have every right to question what is happening on their doorstep. Men from RAF Wethersfield are coming into Braintree, accessing free clothing, activities and support from charities and organisations who don't even live here. Meanwhile, local residents are left asking who is managing all this, who is paying for it and why their concerns are constantly brushed aside. We are NOT staying silent. We will continue documenting what is happening and demanding answers.