The Windrush Betrayal
Author: Amelia Gentleman
Publisher:
Published: 2020-11-05
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781783351855
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The Windrush Betrayal
Author: Amelia Gentleman
Publisher: Guardian Faber Publishing
Published: 2019-09-19
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781783351848
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →*LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2019* How do you pack for a one-way journey back to a country you left when you were eleven and have not visited for fifty years? '[Gentleman's] reporting proves why an independent press is so vital.' Reni Eddo-Lodge 'A timely reminder of what truly great journalists can achieve.' David Olusoga 'It is impossible to overstate the importance of this heartbreaking book.' James O'Brien Amelia Gentleman's exposé of the Windrush scandal shocked the nation, and led to the resignation of Amber Rudd as Home Secretary. Her tenacious reporting revealed how the government's 'hostile environment' immigration policy had led to thousands of law-abiding people being wrongly classified as illegal immigrants, with many being removed from the country, and many more losing their homes and their jobs. In The Windrush Betrayal, Gentleman tells the full story of her investigation for the first time. Her writing shines a light on the people directly affected by the scandal and illustrates the devastating effect of politicians becoming so disconnected from the world outside Westminster that they become oblivious to the impact of their policy decisions. This is a vitally important account that exposes deeply disturbing truths about modern Britain. 'Gentleman boldly chronicles the devastating reality of a scandal that illegalised, imbruted and abandoned British citizens [w]ith the same tenacity that she used to expose the truth of Windrush in the first place'. David Lammy MP
The Windrush Betrayal
Author: Amelia Gentleman
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 2019-09-17
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1783351861
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A NEW STATESMAN AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE A searing portrait of Britain's hostile environment by the journalist behind the Windrush exposé. 'A timely reminder of what truly great journalists can achieve.' DAVID OLUSOGA '[Gentleman's] reporting proves why an independent press is so vital.' RENI EDDO-LODGE 'A book that keeps you informed and makes you angry.' GARY YOUNGE 'It is impossible to overstate the importance of this heartbreaking book.' JAMES O'BRIEN How do you pack for a one-way journey back to a country you left when you were eleven and have not visited for fifty years? Amelia Gentleman's exposé of the Windrush scandal - where thousands of British citizens were wrongly classified as illegal immigrants with life-shattering consequences - shocked the nation and led to the resignation of Amber Rudd as Home Secretary. Here, Gentleman tells the full story for the first time. 'Essential . . . a damning indictment.' SIR LENNY HENRY 'Gentleman boldly chronicles the devastating reality of a scandal that illegalised, imbruted and abandoned British citizens.' DAVID LAMMY MP 'I'm thankful for the truth and hope [. . .] in Amelia Gentleman's The Windrush Betrayal.' ALI SMITH 'A devastating account.' CLAIRE TOMALIN
Windrush
Author: Mike Phillips
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13:
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Homecoming
Author: Colin Grant
Publisher: Arrow
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781784709136
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'A remarkable oral history of black postwar British life... Homecoming is an extraordinary and compelling book' Daily Telegraph Homecoming draws on over a hundred first-hand interviews, archival recordings and memoirs by the women and men who came to Britain from the West Indies between the late 1940s and the early 1960s. In their own words, we witness the transition from the optimism of the first post-war arrivals to the race riots of the late 1950s. We hear from nurses in Manchester; bus drivers in Bristol; seamstresses in Birmingham; teachers in Croydon; dockers in Cardiff; inter-racial lovers in High Wycombe, and Carnival Queens in Leeds. These are stories of hope and regret, of triumphs and challenges, brimming with humour, anger and wisdom. Together, they reveal a rich tapestry of Caribbean British lives. Homecoming is an unforgettable portrait of a generation, which brilliantly illuminates an essential and much-misunderstood chapter of our history. ** A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week** **A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year**
Welcome to Britain: Fixing Our Broken Immigration System
Author: Colin Yeo
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Published: 2022-03-17
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 1785905783
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"A must-read" – Maya Goodfellow "Highly readable" – Joshua Rozenberg QC "Brilliant and urgently necessary" – Amelia Gentleman "Incisive and compelling" – The Secret Barrister *** How would we treat Paddington Bear if he came to the UK today? Perhaps he would be a casualty of extortionate visa application fees; perhaps he would experience a cruel term of imprisonment in a detention centre; or perhaps his entire identity would be torn apart at the hands of a hostile environment that delights in the humiliation of its victims. Britain thinks of itself as a welcoming country, but the reality is very different. This is a system in which people born in Britain are told in uncompromising terms that they are not British, in which those who have lived their entire lives on these shores are threatened with deportation, and in which falling in love with anyone other than a British national can result in families being ripped apart. Now fully updated to include the Nationality and Borders Bill, in this vital and alarming book, campaigner and immigration barrister Colin Yeo tackles the subject with dexterity and rigour, offering a roadmap of where we should go from here as he exposes the injustice of an immigration system that is unforgiving, unfeeling and, ultimately, failing.
Voices of the Windrush Generation
Author: David Matthews
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
Published: 2018-10-18
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1788701534
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'Evocative, authentic and brilliantly told - a wonderful read.' David Lammy Foreword by West Indies Cricketer Sir Clive Lloyd Voices of the Windrush Generation is a powerful collection of stories from the men, women and children of the Windrush generation - West Indians who emigrated to Britain between 1948 and 1971 in response to labour shortages, and in search of a better life. Edited by journalist and bestselling author David Matthews, this book paints a vivid portrait of what it meant for those who left the Caribbean for Britain during the early days of mass migration. Through his own, and many other stories, Matthews explores: why and how so many people came to Britain after World War II, their hopes and dreams, the communities they formed and the difficulties they faced being separated from family and friends while integrating into an often hostile society. We hear how lives were transformed, and what became of the generations that followed, taking the reader right up to the present day, and the impact of the current Windrush deportation scandal upon everyday people. At once a nostalgic treasure trove of human interest, which unearths the real stories behind the headlines, and a celebration of black British culture, Voices of the Windrush Generation is an absorbing and important book that gives a platform to voices that need to be heard.
People Power
Author: Giles Merritt
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2021-05-06
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 0755606566
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Mother Country
Author: Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff
Publisher:
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781444842784
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For the pioneers of the Windrush generation, Britain was 'the Mother Country'. They made the long journey across the sea, expecting to find a place where they would be welcomed with open arms; a land in which they would be free to build a new life, eight thousand miles away from home. MOTHER COUNTRY explores the reality of their experiences, and those of their children and grandchildren, spanning more than seventy years and through twenty-two unique real-life stories: their joys and sorrows, as well as heartbreaking anecdotes of racism amidst a determination to hold onto their culture despite the hostility they faced. However, there is also wit, humour, and a quiet dignity from the mix of celebrities and everyday people who have contributed their stories to this remarkable book.
Windrush
Author: Paul Arnott
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2021-08-02
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780750997454
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