The Long History of Windrush - Russell Hargrave

Guest lecturer Russel Hargrave takes a critical look at the long history of the Windrush Scandal and the UK’s difficult past with the politics of immigration. Russell also explores the history of the UK’s ‘Hostile Environment’ policy in this post hosted on the Cardiff University Politics and Governance Blog: https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/brexit/2020/05/17/drawbridge-britain Russell Hargrave is a senior reporter for Civil Society News, and as a freelance journalist has worked for dozens of platforms including The Times, ITV, Prospect and Devex. He is the author of 'Drawbridge Britain: Love and Hostility in Immigration Policy', and previously worked with the Liberal Democrats as a policy advisor. (Photo: c/o New Philanthropy Capital) Clip of Margaret Thatcher on World in Action: https://youtu.be/sHhKI5ijnxQ Clip of Nick Robinson doing vox pops on immigration: https://youtu.be/3pFD3rmHA3s Image of President Trump and the American Flag: https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/02/donald-trump-hugs-american-flag-no-idea-8794785/ You can read more of Russell’s work here: https://www.russellhargrave.com More about Windrush here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windrush_scandal …and more on politics, policy and governance on Cardiff University’s blog: http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/brexit/ This lecture represents the views of the author and not Cardiff University.