#windrushscandal — Public Fediverse posts

The five-year plans that turned into lifetimes: Windrush elders’ stories ‘open door’ for young people
By Faisa Mohamed

Collecting first-hand accounts of older generation’s struggles is opportunity for Hackney’s children, says leader of pioneering project

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/16/windrush-elders-stories-hackney-archives-project

#Commonwealthimmigration #Windrushscandal #Immigrationandasylum #London #England #Race #UKnews #TheGuardian #FaisaMohamed

Burnham must shift UK mood on racism, chair of Operation Black Vote says
By Chris Osuh

Incoming PM must seize chance to stop race discourse deflecting from class inequalities, says David Weaver

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/18/andy-burnham-shift-uk-mood-racism-operation-black-vote

#Race #Classissues #Politics #AndyBurnham #Labour #ReformUK #Windrushscandal #Commonwealthimmigration #Immigrationandasylum #UKnews #Inequality #TheGuardian #ChrisOsuh

Burnham must shift UK mood on racism, chair of Operation Black Vote says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/18/andy-burnham-shift-uk-mood-racism-operation-black-vote #Race #ClassIssues #Politics #AndyBurnham #Labour #ReformUk #WindrushScandal #CommonwealthImmigration #ImmigrationAndAsylum #UkNews #Inequality

Late Windrush victim’s compensation to fund prize for British Caribbean playwrights https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/22/late-windrush-victims-compensation-to-fund-prize-for-british-caribbean-playwrights #WindrushScandal #CommonwealthImmigration #UkNews #Culture #Theatre #Stage #ImmigrationAndAsylum

Remove Windrush payout scheme from Home Office control, campaigners urge https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/12/windrush-compensation-scheme-home-office-control-open-letter #WindrushScandal #HomeOffice #CommonwealthImmigration #ImmigrationAndAsylum #Politics #UkNews

Windrush compensation scheme needs significant overhaul, MPs told https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/01/windrush-compensation-scheme-needs-significant-overhaul-mps-told #WindrushScandal #CommonwealthImmigration #HomeOffice #ImmigrationAndAsylum #Politics #UkNews

The Whiteness of the British State which refuses to treat Black British people with dignity and respect.

Smells very 'Colonial', doesn't it?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/17/windrush-scandal-compensation-home-office-report

#WindrushScandal #BlackBritish #UKPol #UKPolitics #HomeOffice #Whiteness

Delroy Lindo: the Sinners Oscar nominee who could make Spike Lee’s secret British weapon rather less secret https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/23/oscars-sinners-delroy-lindo-spike-lee #Film #DelroyLindo #Sinners #Oscars #BritishIdentityAndSociety #WindrushScandal #Culture #CommonwealthImmigration #Society #AwardsAndPrizes #SpikeLee #UkNews

No shame, no opprobrium: racism is priced in now. Of all the right’s victories, this one has been critical | Jason Okundaye https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/27/racism-right-tory-nigel-farage-bigot #Immigrationandasylum #Windrushscandal #RobertJenrick #Conservatives #NigelFarage #Communities #RupertLowe #Inequality #Politics #UKnews #Race

Home Office - Hostile Environment Policy

The UK Home Office hostile environment policy is a set of administrative and legislative measures designed to make staying in the United Kingdom as difficult as possible for people without leave to remain, in the hope that they may "voluntarily leave".

The Home Office policy was first announced in 2012 under the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition. The policy was widely seen as being part of a strategy of reducing UK immigration figures to the levels promised in the 2010 Conservative Party Election Manifesto.

#HostileEnvironment #HostileEnvironmentPolicy

The policy led to issues with the Windrush generation and other Commonwealth citizens not being able to prove their right to remain in the UK. The resulting Windrush scandal led to the resignation of Amber Rudd as Home Secretary, on 29 April 2018, and the appointment of Sajid Javid as her successor.

#WindrushScandal

(nb: "Windrush Generation" is a made-up term created by UK Cabinet Office.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_hostile_environment_policy

What kind of person denies a three year old medical treatment because their racism makes them suspect everyone who isn't like them is up to something?

Flagwankers

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/10/clear-parallels-with-windrush-as-uk-born-toddler-denied-passport

#WindrushScandal #Whiteness #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #Flagwankers

Labour: To The Right Of Amber Rudd

jfc...just as well Lefties have two options other than the hollow joke that Labour is.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/02/yvette-cooper-risks-windrush-type-consequences-asylum-migration-amber-rudd

#UKPOL #UKPolitics #WindrushScandal #YvetteCooper #AmberRudd #Immigration #RefugeesWelcome

This was always the plan, to punish The Other for the audacity of coming to this land and making a life.
The Rich don't want us moving around unless it's for them.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/03/rollout-of-evisas-could-drag-200000-people-into-windrush-style-scandal

#HomeOffice #UKPOL #UKpolitics #EVisas #WindrushScandal #Xenophobia

The Windrush generations were proudly British. Yet immigrants are still fighting to be seen that way | Diane Abbott https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/22/windrush-day-caribbean-immigrants-uk-diane-abbott #Commonwealthimmigration #CommonwealthofNations #Immigrationandasylum #Windrushscandal #Caribbean #UKnews

Parties and proclamations: Juneteenth across the diaspora https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/18/parties-and-proclamations-juneteenth-across-the-diaspora #BlackBritishculture #Sean‘Diddy‘Combs #Windrushscandal #Climatecrisis #Environment #Worldnews #Caribbean #Nigeria #Culture #USnews #Africa #UKnews #Music

Parties and proclamations: Juneteenth across the diaspora https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/18/parties-and-proclamations-juneteenth-across-the-diaspora #BlackBritishculture #Sean‘Diddy‘Combs #Windrushscandal #Climatecrisis #Environment #Worldnews #Caribbean #Nigeria #Culture #USnews #Africa #UKnews #Music

Wrongly denied Windrush payments causing ‘further harm and injustice’ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/06/wrongly-denied-windrush-payments-causing-further-harm-and-injustice #Windrushscandal #Commonwealthimmigration #Immigrationandasylum

For fellow #immigrants and what is worth, this is the website: https://www.gov.uk/get-access-evisa
Get it done before we become victim if #windrushscandal

‘Frightening and frustrating’ move to eVisas risks repeat of Windrush scandal, experts warn | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/29/frightening-and-frustrating-move-to-evisas-risks-repeat-of-windrush-scandal-experts-warn

#EVisas
#Windrush
#WindrushScandal
#ResidencePermits
#ProofOfRightToLiveInTheUK
#BRPHolders
#BRPs
#BiometricResidencePermits
#IndefiniteLeaveToRemain
#HomeOffice
#NoTimeLimitApplications
#ImmigrationLawPractitionersAssociation
#ILPA

It’s not just Windrush scandal Labour will have to confront, what about Chagos? | Letters https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/25/its-not-just-windrush-scandal-labour-will-have-to-confront-what-about-chagos #ChagosIslands #Windrushscandal #Commonwealthimmigration

In its progress and pain, Windrush brought us the birth of modern, multicultural Britain | Guy Hewitt https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/22/windrush-birth-modern-multicultural-britain-west-indians #Windrushscandal #Anglicanism #Race #Religion #UKnews

The Tories betrayed the Windrush victims – we will stand by them | Yvette Cooper https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/22/tories-windrush-victims-home-office #Windrushscandal #Commonwealthimmigration #UKnews #Caribbean

Sitting in Limbo review – a rallying cry for the Windrush outrage https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/jun/21/sitting-in-limbo-review-windrush-watford-palace-theatre-anthony-bryan #Stage #Immigrationandasylum #Culture #Windrushscandal #Theatre

Suella Braverman’s decision to drop Windrush recommendations unlawful, court rules https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/19/suella-bravermans-decision-to-drop-windrush-recommendations-unlawful-court-rules #Windrushscandal #Commonwealthimmigration #UKnews

Jamaican man in UK for 38 years must wait another 10 to apply for citizenship https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/11/jamaican-man-in-uk-for-38-years-must-wait-another-10-to-apply-for-citizenship #Windrushscandal #Commonwealthimmigration #Immigrationandasylum

Dropping Windrush recommendations was unlawful, court told https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/23/dropping-windrush-recommendations-was-unlawful-court-told #Windrushscandal #Immigrationandasylum #SuellaBraverman

Speed up Windrush compensation payments, say victims and campaigners https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/04/speed-up-windrush-compensation-payments-say-victims-and-campaigners #Windrushscandal #Commonwealthimmigration #UKnews