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Book Review: Interculturalism: the new era of cohesion and diversity by Ted Cantle
Ted Cantle has been the author of a series of reports on Britain’s ability to deal with its growing diversity, beginning with his well-known inquiry into the causes of the race-related disturbances in northern England in 2001 (Cantle, 2001). He identified one of their main causes as being the ‘parallel lives’ led by different…
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Would an independent Scotland have a radically different immigration policy?
With the planned independence referendum in Scotland now a political football between First Minister Alex Salmond and Prime Minister Cameron, there has been surprisingly little discussion of the implications for immigration policy. Indeed, a recent reader survey by the Daily Record found that Scots were mainly concerned about other issues, while south of the border…
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Marrying someone from abroad – how easy will it be for them to take the new English test?
Following the announcement by the Home Secretary to make prospective spouses coming to the UK take an English test before they can qualify for a visa, our guest blogger John Perry explores the practical side of things. Now that the UKBA has announced how the tests will be done, John takes a look at the…
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