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Published in: ourNHSHow to abolish a free health service, step one
The migrant NHS plans are just the first and politically easiest step to ending a 'free at the point of use' NHS.
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Published in: ourNHSThe NHS and dog whistle politics
The new Immigration Bill introduces hefty charges for migrants to use the NHS. It is a costly, wrong-headed insult...
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Published in: TransformationIs your crucifix too big?
A proposed Canadian ban on "ostentatious religious symbols" shows that for migrants, "being Canadian" may mean...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKImmigration and the British dream
Does solidarity break down with multiculturalism? And if so, how can we respond? Rumy Hasan reviews The British...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhat would Attenborough say about the Irish genocide?
The exploitation of the Irish economy during the potato famine caused widespread devastation. With the justification...
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Published in: TransformationHow politicians and the media made us hate immigrants
Politicians and the press are locked in a cycle of increasing anti-immigrant rhetoric, presented as 'uncomfortable...
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Published in: ourNHSExperts oppose migrant healthcare proposals - will government listen?
Almost everyone from lawyers and healthcare experts to trade unions is telling government their proposals to charge...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIs it politicians or the press creating anti-immigrant sentiment in Britain?
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 It is the main parties that are responsible for the public’s...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKErdoğan and Cameron - shared values?
Despite the widespread violence caused by the state in Turkey, Cameron has alluded his alliance to the Turkish Prime...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMigrant-bashing as a PR stunt
The UKBA "racist vans" have caused a great deal of unrest through their racially profiled spot checks. What were the...
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Published in: ourNHSMigrants, "fairness" and the NHS
If the government does not have evidence of a significant problem with “health tourism”, why is it proposing setting...
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Published in: TransformationWelcome to America?
With immigration policy the hottest of hot button issues in America, is it possible to transform the debate? Only by...
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Published in: ourNHSHealthcare in Britain - first they came for the immigrants
NHS and public sector trade unionists speak out in defence of universal health care.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFive points which must not be lost in the debate on NHS access
The Government’s plans to further limit migrant access to NHS services as part of the forthcoming Immigration Bill...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Windrush docks in Britain - 65 years on today
A foundational moment in the story of multi-ethnic Britain, and brought to life in Danny Boyle's Olympic ceremony,...
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Published in: ourNHSThe A&E blame game
Clare Gerada, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, wonders who is going to get the blame for the A&E crisis next.
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Published in: Shine A LightClare Gerada challenges Chris Skidmore's claims about immigration and England's NHS
Waiting times in Accident and Emergency departments have reached a nine-year high, according to new research...
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Published in: Home'Secure Communities' still destroying immigrant families
A young activist gets his father released from detention but many more will be deported breaking up families with...
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Published in: Home"The Plastic People" explores mass-deportation
The recently released trailer for an upcoming documentary set in Tijuana, Mexico by openDemocracy editor Charles...
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Published in: 50.50Family Migration – don't fall into the Danish trap
An ongoing UK Government consultation on immigration policy makes an exemplar of the Danish system. But is Denmark's...