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 LightBritain as a private security state: first they came for the asylum seeker ...As an increasingly denigrated category of people who 'should not be here', asylum seekers are among the first to...
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Published in: Shine A LightG4S turns a profit in “asylum markets”: who's speaking out and whose lips are sealed?The world's biggest security company is about to be handed contracts to run asylum seeker housing throughout...
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Published in: Shine A LightAsylum seeker housing managed by for-profit prison guards? Why not
The UK Border Agency invites the company that killed Jimmy Mubenga to manage housing for vulnerable asylum seekers
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPolls, politicians and campaigners – how not to fight racism
The Populus Report, 'Fear and Hope', avoids the central role of politicians in creating a climate of ‘common sense...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAgainst ‘common sense’: election reflections from a campaigner on migration and asylum
A welcome electoral setback for the BNP may have been bought at the expense of their politics on immigration and...