@mrjamesob.bsky.social This will blow your mind! I guess in one way we’re not surprised, but seeing it in black and white….(excuse the pun!)….but WOW!😮 #humanrights #justice - ThreadSky

colinamcfarlane.bsky.social • 4 days ago

@mrjamesob.bsky.social
This will blow your mind!

I guess in one way we’re not surprised, but seeing it in black and white….(excuse the pun!)….but WOW!😮 #humanrights #justice

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nickrochford.bsky.social•4 days ago

Shocking and utterly shameful.
#justiceforwindrush
#Windrush

debnicktom.bsky.social•4 days ago

That will be Macmillan, Wilson and Heath, so partisan racism.

absinthemiasma.bsky.social•4 days ago

And the 3 years quoted cover both Tory and Labour governance.

Because it's a problem with the overall establishment.

djobling.bsky.social•2 days ago

Oh, then you'd find this quite the trend: The Immigration Restriction Act 1901, also known as the White Australia policy, affected migrants who came to Australia between 1901 and 1958.
https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/immigration-and-citizenship/immigration-restriction-act-1901#:~:text=About%20the%20White%20Australia%20policy,-At%20the%20end&text=The%20Immigration%20Restriction%20Act%20was,help%20keep%20Australia%20'British'.

jaminatin.bsky.social•4 days ago

If "they" didn't want you to know then "they" would not have written those 2 lines 🤦
These are facts of history, and pretty unexceptional in current academic and policy-making discussions.
So Idk what you are trying to achieve by outraged tone and shocked expression.

jaminatin.bsky.social•4 days ago

If reparations, then yes fair enough, Windrush survivors have a very good case IMO.
But more productive to root the claim in historical fact and evidenced harm, than faux outrage.
No?

jedi-luke.bsky.social•4 days ago

You still seem surprised.

agr25.bsky.social•4 days ago

So, let’s invite some of “those” people to help us rebuild after the 2nd World War. However, we can’t have too many of “those” people making Britain too colourful. Disgraceful.

rebecca77.bsky.social•4 days ago

Gosh what a disgraceful policy, I’m so sorry.

stephen1958.bsky.social•4 days ago

I didn’t realise most people didn’t know this.
It came out from the National Archives a while ago.

Here’s an interview with David Olusoga you might find interesting (skip the abstract)
https://journal.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/articles/13/1/a15

vas-kapsalis.bsky.social•4 days ago

Wow......so blatant. The Home Office is still reeling from this.

andrew-stones.bsky.social•4 days ago

Thought you said “reeking of this” for a moment…

mark-stephens.bsky.social•4 days ago

Here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-historical-roots-of-the-windrush-scandal/the-historical-roots-of-the-windrush-scandal-independent-research-report-accessible

andrew-stones.bsky.social•4 days ago

These are not “mere facts”, but *particular facts* showing how simple racism can still inform the govt policy we might suppose to be rational, and coined for the public good. From day one of the revelations of the intention to deny rights, the Windrush scandal has been a shameful episode.

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