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www.theguardian.com

Windrush scandal caused by ‘30 years of racist immigration laws’ – report

Exclusive: legislation has been designed to reduce the UK’s non-white population, according to leaked government paper
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It finds that the scandal was caused by a failure to recognise that changes to British immigration law over the past 70 years had a more negative impact on black people than on other racial and ethnic groups.

“As a result, the experiences of Britain’s black communities of the Home Office, of the law, and of life in the UK have been fundamentally different from those of white communities,” the report states. “Major immigration legislation in 1962, 1968 and 1971 was designed to reduce the proportion of people living in the United Kingdom who did not have white skin.”
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jj23 said:
www.theguardian.com

Windrush scandal caused by ‘30 years of racist immigration laws’ – report

Exclusive: legislation has been designed to reduce the UK’s non-white population, according to leaked government paper
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com



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idk why but I felt like I had to prepare myself to read this lol. Along with Diane Abbott's opinion piece, it was shocking, but not surprising (if that makes sense), and reminded me of the White Australia policy. It seems the hostile environment has been around for a long time, and really not much has changed. And it's a bit jarring to me given they scoured the Commonwealth just a few years prior to find people to rebuild the country.

Some snippets from Diane's article:
But there were already murmurings of disapproval even then. The day the Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex in 1948, 11 Labour MPs sent a letter to the prime minister, Clement Attlee, asking for controls on immigration, stating that the British people “are blest with the absence of a colour racial problem. An influx of coloured people domiciled here is likely to impair the harmony, strength and cohesion of our public and social life and to cause discord and unhappiness among all concerned.”
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In 1956, a ministerial committee was set up to investigate colonial migration – and whether it should be curbed. It argued that: “The principle that the United Kingdom should maintain an open door for British subjects grew up tacitly at a time when the coloured races of the Commonwealth were at a more primitive stage of development than now. There was no danger then of a coloured invasion of this country … In the meantime circumstances have changed …” The report continues: “We clearly cannot undertake to absorb … all the coloured immigrants who may wish to come here.”
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This was one of a series of campaigns opposing Britain’s degrading practices meted out to immigrants such as “virginity tests”. :dahell:
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Coloured invasion you know :why:

I really don't know what they're so scared of. Yet the rhetoric is apparently as effective as ever...

And speaking of immigration:

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www.bloomberg.com

UK to Grant Visas to Graduates of World’s Top Universities

Graduates from the top 50 non-UK universities can apply to come to the UK through a new visa scheme.
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Desperate times?
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Part of me hopes this ends up like the visa scheme for Nobel laureates: UK visa for top scientists was given to just one person in first year

I just can't see someone in the prime of their life wanting to come to this increasingly backward country, particularly when such graduates would probably have so many other options. And what message does this send to the UK's own graduates? It's almost like they're worth less.
 
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...xistential-crisis-with-em-parallels-bofa-says

Investors should hedge for an “existential” sterling crisis as the British currency faces struggles usually seen in emerging markets, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists.

The Bank of England continuing to hike interest rates won’t be enough to rescue the pound, strategist Kamal Sharma said in a note. Instead, there’s a risk the nation’s current account deficit, a deterioration of its relationship with the European Union over Northern Ireland and questions around the central bank’s credibility combine to create a “perfect storm.”

“At a point of increased uncertainty over domestic growth, signs of regional fragmentation and Northern Ireland-related risks, the UK will find it increasingly difficult to attract portfolio flows to finance a widening current-account deficit,” said Citigroup Inc. strategist Vasileios Gkionakis, who recommends betting against the pound versus the euro.
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(I'm not sure what most of this means but it doesn't sound good
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The Conservatives are heading for a potentially catastrophic defeat in the Wakefield byelection amid reports Boris Johnson could face a vote on his future next week, according to a new poll.

A survey by JL Partners and reported in the Sunday Times gives Labour a 20-point lead over the Tories in the Yorkshire constituency.

The poll puts Labour on 48% and the Tories on 28%, down by 19 points.

The prime minister secured his majority of about 80 seats at the 2019 general election via the so-called Red Wall traditionally Labour-supporting areas in the north of England, the Midlands and Wales which voted Tory.

Before the 2019 result, Wakefield had consistently voted for a Labour candidate since the 1930s.

Wakefield is scheduled to go to the polls on 23 June to elect a new MP after former Tory incumbent Imran Ahmad Khan was found guilty in April of sexually assaulting a boy.

James Johnson, co-founder of JL Partners and a former Downing Street pollster during Theresa May’s tenure, said the Conservatives are “behind Labour in every age group apart from the over-65s”, with polling day less than three weeks away.
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This probably triggers the no confidence vote.

www.theguardian.com

Tories may face catastrophic defeat in Wakefield byelection – poll

Survey puts Labour 20 points ahead in the constituency amid reports Boris Johnson could face no confidence vote
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ADevilYouKhow said:
Failed state?
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To be fair. Pretty close. Folks have this weird idea that this is what taking your country back looks like.

Decades of the Mirror, the Sun and the Mail take their toll.

This is what social media does in months though.

The same thing is happening in the US, but at least you have a shyt ton of resources and wealth to draw on. When it crashes it will be ugly.
 
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