John Grayson is an independent researcher and adult educator. He is an activist and campaigner with SYMAAG (South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group). He writes regularly for openDemocracy and for the Institute of Race Relations news service www.irr.org.uk
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Published in: Shine A LightBarbara, tagged and monitored like a criminalBarbara is an asylum seeker living in the UK. How the government’s immigration crackdown creates opportunities for...
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Published in: Shine A LightToddlers, rats, asbestos. G4S, asylum seekers’ landlordWhy would the UK government let its commercial contractor get away with housing vulnerable asylum seekers in dangerous slums?
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Published in: Shine A LightMeet the UK’s latest weapon against organised crime and asylum seekersTools and rhetoric designed to combat terrorism and serious crime are being deployed against asylum seekers and...
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Published in: Shine A LightOne bath for 12 women and 11 babies: UK asylum housing by G4S
On a suburban street in Leeds, security company G4S packs 23 women and children into one house with a single bathroom.
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Published in: Shine A LightDestitution, intimidation . . . How Britain shirks its obligations to asylum-seekersFilthy showers, uncleared rubbish, mice infestation. The quality of housing provided to asylum seekers by commercial...
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Published in: Shine A LightBarnsley Freedom Riders: pensioner people powerIn South Yorkshire rail passengers resist the removal of free travel for retired and disabled people.