Tag Archives: Windrush

A Windrush question that did not get an answer

Posted on October 19, 2021 by ianchisnall

Yesterday there was a question and answer session with Priti Patel when Parliament reopened after their 3 week break. Towards the end of the session the following question took place raised by Kate Osamor who is the Labour MP for … Continue reading →

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Teaching Britain’s colonial past in UK’s curriculum

Posted on June 28, 2021 by ianchisnall

This evening there will be a debate in Parliament based on a petition which received nearly 270,000 signatures until its closure in early December 2020. The MP who is organising the debate is Chris Evans, the MP for Islwyn. The … Continue reading →

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This week Sussex MPs can ask local people about the impact of racism

Posted on April 5, 2021 by ianchisnall

The recess of Parliament 10 days ago has provided MPs with the opportunity to step back from their usual focus on what is coming out of the Government speeches. They can currently focus on their constituencies in a slightly different … Continue reading →

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Priti Patel with some mostly positive responses to Windrush

Posted on July 28, 2020 by ianchisnall

Last Tuesday in the House of Commons there was a statement made by Priti Patel and a relatively short debate on the Windrush issues that have impacted out nation for over 70 years. The title was Windrush Lessons Learned Review. … Continue reading →

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We need a pragmatic approach as well as a long term one

Posted on July 26, 2020 by ianchisnall

This very important question by Henry Smith on Tuesday during the Windrush debate needed a answer that would have given the Chagossian’s some sense that they would be helped today or at least this Summer. It is very disturbing that … Continue reading →

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We need some consistency across the public sector

Posted on October 3, 2019 by ianchisnall

The news that today Priti Patel will be calling on the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services to review how the Metropolitan Police handled the £2.5m Operation Midland, which probed claims of a VIP abuse ring but … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Windrush day should lead to societal change

Posted on June 22, 2019 by ianchisnall

It is hard to see this image and not be concerned that when she was Home Secretary, Theresa introduced a law change seven years ago on 9th July 2012 demanding that people who are working, want to rent a property … Continue reading →

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Alongside Windrush are many other failings

Posted on April 28, 2018 by ianchisnall

As Amber Rudd and her team are being put through the wringer for their complete failure to deal in an adequate way with the Windrush scandal under her leadership and that of her predecessor, let us not forget that the … Continue reading →

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The Windrush scandal reflects a complex set of issues

Posted on April 22, 2018 by ianchisnall

The elements of the Windrush story are multi-layered and complex, and they reflect many other similar stories that have some of the same layers deep down within them. The Imperialist history of the pseudo combined nations of England, Wales, Scotland … Continue reading →

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