Articles tagged with: windrush scandal

17 Jul 2023 Books & culture

A poignant and wonderful film: Diane Abbott reviews 'Barrel Children'

An extensively researched and moving account of the children of the Windrush generation separated from their parents, Nadine White has delivered a great film debut

17 Jul 2023 Home affairs

Home Office must give Windrush victims the respect and compensation they deserve

Picture this – you arrive home after a long day, put your feet up and open your local newspaper. You see a striking headline across the page – your “mother country” needs your help.

22 Jun 2023 Home affairs

MP And Celebrities Demand Home Office Pays Compensation To Windrush Scandal Victims

Labour MP Marsha De Cordova has written to the Home Office demanding compensation pay for victims of the Windrush scandal as delays have meant that a number of people have died without justice.

22 Jun 2023 Communities

A new Museum of London display highlights the hidden story of Indian indenture in the British Caribbean

Currently on display at the Museum of London Docklands is a book containing handwritten letters from 1837, written by Sir John Gladstone for the attention of the Colonial Office.

20 Jun 2023 Communities

We must reflect on the legacy of the Windrush pioneers who helped rebuild Britain

The 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush is a chance to reflect on the pioneers who helped rebuild Britain, and explore the impact of ‘toxic’ government policies on the community.

19 Jun 2023 Communities

David Lammy Says Windrush Anniversary Will Be “Bittersweet Commemoration”

Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMP Empire Windrush to the UK will be a “bittersweet commemoration” for him and the rest of the country.

29 Apr 2023 Home affairs

The Baroness Benjamin interview: "When you smile, you are a winner"

Arriving in Britain as a young girl from Trinidad, much-loved children’s TV presenter Baroness Floella Benjamin never expected to have any kind of relationship with the King, let alone play a key role in his coronation ceremony. She tells Tali Fraser about their connection to the Commonwealth, being let down on Windrush and why it pays to keep smiling. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

18 Oct 2022 Communities

We need to look at alternative ways to push policy change

In a recent article for OpenDemocracy, former charity campaigner Janey Starling said the sector needs to be bolder and more confrontational to get the structural changes people in vulnerable situations need.

03 Mar 2022 Home affairs

The government is repeating its failings for Windrush victims

The Windrush scandal was the culmination of decades of hostile treatment and its consequences cannot be understated.

27 Jul 2021 Home affairs

Windrush victims are being failed again by flawed compensation scheme

Not only was the Windrush compensation scheme complex and difficult for claimants but the Home Office did not provide the necessary resources to manage it.

22 Jun 2021 Education

Diversity and anti-racism should be at every level of our education system

The current curriculum too often eliminates or misrepresents the contributions of Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities in Britain. Children should learn from our past to ensure tragedies like the Windrush scandal never happen again.

17 Oct 2020 Social affairs

It’s time we celebrated Black history all year long

We must acknowledge the great things Black people have accomplished despite the discrimination we continue to face

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01 Jul 2020 Home affairs

Detail of EHRC review of ‘hostile environment’ policies published

The terms of reference have been published for a statutory assessment by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) of how the Home Office complied with equality law when developing, implementing and monitoring ‘hostile environment’ immigration measures.

26 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Has immigration policy contributed to excess BAME deaths from coronavirus?

Windrush, the impact of Covid-19, and the Black Lives Matters movement all speak to a pervasive institutional racism that has had, and continues to have, far-reaching and fatal consequences in our society.

23 Jun 2020 Home affairs

Government will spell out plan to implement full Windrush review before summer, Priti Patel says

The government will share its plan to implement all recommendations set out in a review into the Windrush scandal in full before Parliament breaks for summer, Priti Patel has confirmed.

23 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

This year's Windrush celebrations must be a moment of deep national reflection

It is easy for celebration of the Windrush generation to become sentimental. Yet, that is to ignore the hardship and racism they suffered.

12 Jun 2020 Home affairs

Equalities watchdog to probe Home Office ‘hostile environment’ policy in wake of ‘shameful’ Windrush scandal

The UK’s equalities watchdog will investigate the Home Office’s “hostile environment” immigration policy in the wake of the Windrush scandal.

12 Jun 2020 Home affairs

Home Office actions affecting the Windrush generation under review by equality body

Legal action is to be taken by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to review how the Home Office complied with equality law when implementing the ‘hostile environment’ immigration measures that had such a serious and damaging effect on many members of the group known as the Windrush generation and their descendants.

24 Mar 2020 Home affairs

EXCL Priti Patel urged to take Windrush compensation scheme out of Home Office hands to encourage victims to come forward

The Home Office "cannot be trusted" to run the scheme to compensate people wronged by the Windrush scandal and should hand it over to an independent body, Priti Patel has been warned.

19 Mar 2020 Home affairs

ANALYSIS: The Windrush report reveals a scandal decades in the making - and MPs of all stripes cannot ignore it

It's easy to become numb to the cliched language of Whitehall watchdogs - phrases like "not fit for purpose", and "lessons to be learned" crop up so often in official reviews that they can lose their impact.

19 Mar 2020 Home affairs

Priti Patel 'truly sorry' after damning report reveals 'profound institutional failure' led to Windrush scandal

Priti Patel has said she is "truly sorry" for the way the Home Office treated the Windrush generation after a damning report into the scandal accused the department of "a profound institutional failure" spanning decades.