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The quest for solidarity in a fractured Europe II – in the aftermath of ‘Paris’

By Tanja Müller Filed Under: All posts, Europe Posted: November 20, 2015

A few months ago Tanja Müller wrote a blog on the failed quest for solidarity in Europe in light of the movement of refugees and migrants. Here she follows that up with another in the wake of devastating Paris attacks. The main response in too many countries then – and I wrote the previous blog […]

Tagged With: Calais, ISIS, migrants, Paris, refugees, Terrorism

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The well-being of young migrant men

By Necla Acik Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: September 22, 2015

As large numbers of migrants, many of them young men, arrive on European shores, questions abound about their future. What do the coming years hold for them? What challenges will they face? And will they be happy? Necla Acik looks at the evidence….. A project just completed asked over 300 young migrant men about their […]

Tagged With: European Commission, health, migrants

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Refugee crisis: An open letter to David Cameron and Teresa May

Rob FordMaria Sobolewska By Rob Ford and Maria Sobolewska Filed Under: All posts, Ethnicity, Featured Posted: September 7, 2015

Academics Rob Ford and Maria Sobolewska have written an open letter, reproduced below and signed by 365 people, asking Prime Minister David Cameron and Home Secretary Teresa May urging them to do more to help the thousands of refugees currently trying to make their way across Europe. Rt Hon David Cameron MP 10 Downing Street London […]

Tagged With: asylum, migrants, refugees

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Welcome to citizenship?

Bridget Byrne By Bridget Byrne Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted: August 13, 2015

Drawing on research for her book Making Citizens, Bridget Byrne explores how citizenship ceremonies often hear claims that the UK is a welcoming place, in contrast to new citizens’ actual experiences. Citizenship ceremonies have been taking place in the UK for over a decade. They are very common – taking place, often weekly, in cities […]

Tagged With: citizenship, citizenship ceremonies, Cumbria, Manchester, migrants, multiculturalism, New Labour

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The quest for solidarity in a fractured Europe

By Tanja Müller Filed Under: Europe, Featured Posted: June 30, 2015

With conflict raging in Calais between lorry drivers and would-be migrants to the UK, Tanja Müller asks what happened to European solidarity. World Refugee Day 2015, on 20 June, coincided with a huge anti-austerity demonstration in London. This was narrowly concerned with the specific politics on the British Isles – politics that seems to become […]

Tagged With: Angus Robertson, Calais, Channel Tunnel, David Cameron, Denmark, European Convention on Human Rights, European Union, Harriet Harman, Ireland, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, migrants, migration, refugees, World Refugee Day

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A ‘National’ Health Service? It would be a good idea

Julian Simpson By Julian Simpson Filed Under: Science and Technology Posted: October 8, 2013

The NHS is seen as a fundamentally British institution and even a symbol of national identity. But, writes Dr Julian Simpson, it might make more sense to call it an ‘International’ Health Service. And while ‘health tourism’ and migrant doctors’ language skills make headlines, the real issue is whether it should remain dependent on an […]

Tagged With: doctors, health, history, immigration, international, migrants, NHS, policy, staff, surgeons

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