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Published in: Shine A Light“We weren’t born asylum seekers”For women seeking asylum in the UK the tales of persecution, flight and exile, of children and families left behind,...
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Published in: 50.50The migrants who care
The social care sector in the UK relies on migrants to look after older people. There is an urgent need to balance...
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Published in: 50.50Why the cap won’t fit
In the rush to tighten borders, the government is engaged in a disservice not only to the British public today, but...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTelling the story of how women become asylum seekersLet the women who come to Britain for asylum from rape and mayhem in their own countries, be heard. The theatre...
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Published in: HomeIraqi refugees: problems and prospects
Iraqi refugees in neighbouring Arab states are unwilling to return to their country and unable to emigrate further...
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Published in: 50.50Killing a Mockingbird: Letter to my unborn daughter
There is something about education that confers dignity and breaks chains. It is the reason, dear daughter, why I...
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Published in: Shine A LightTriple vulnerability: the lives of Britain's undocumented migrant children
Undocumented migrant children in the UK stand at the crossroads of different and conflicting policy agendas. The...
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Published in: 50.50Health for all 'whatever their need or background’
The British government's policy of moving away from national, centralised systems of decision making in health care...
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Published in: HomeLanguage, health and migration
A sense of public ownership is vital to tackling health inequalities in migrant and minority communities
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Published in: 50.50Globalising the city
There is an emotional logic as well as a business case for openness and diversity in migration policy. Nazek Ramadan...
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Published in: HomeRoad trip with Roma - from Brussels to Bulgaria; life at both ends
Almost all the Roma in Brussels come from the Razgrad region in northern Bulgaria and most have no bank account....
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Published in: 50.50Cities of migration: what works to integrate urban migrants?
Immigration policy may be nationally determined but the experience of settlement and integration is a uniquely local...
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Published in: 50.50Integration: a two way process
Unless the barriers to integration are reduced in the UK, in another twenty years a new wave of migrants will be...
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Published in: 50.50Could diversity be making us more civil?
A walk in one of the poorest and most diverse areas in Britain reveals that contrary to popular belief, it seems...
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Published in: Shine A Light"A lifer is better than a detainee"
Immigration detention is a clear example of the gap between toughness and effectiveness. It's not too late for the...
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Published in: 50.50Migration: wrong policy, right outcome
Imposing a cap on immigration is not the way to reduce the number of migrants: it is neither sensible nor necessary
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Published in: 50.50On a clear day you can see Dover
The play “On a clear day you can see Dover" gives the concept of live theatre new meaning. Not only do the moving...
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Published in: 50.50The history of an AIDS dinosaur
In 1988, I received the confirmation of my positive second Western Blot test in a phone booth at Teheran’s main post...
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Published in: 50.50London: the price of UK immigration policy
Restricting the ability of irregular migrants in London to make a living in the hope that they will proceed to...
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Published in: Shine A LightRethinking asylumAs the Coalition government considers how the UK treats those who seek sanctuary within its borders, Colin Firth...
