Ebook: The windrush betrayal: exposing the hostile environment
Author: Gentleman Amelia
- Tags: Blacks--Great Britain--Social conditions, Blacks--Social conditions, Great Britain--Emigration and immigration--Government policy, Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy, Blacks -- Great Britain -- Social conditions, Blacks -- Social conditions, Great Britain
- Year: 2019
- Publisher: Guardian Faber Publishing
- City: Great Britain
- Edition: Main
- Language: English
- epub
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'A timely reminder of what truly great journalists can achieve.' David Olusoga
'It is impossible to overstate the importance of this heartbreaking book.' James O'Brien
Amelia Gentleman's exposé of the Windrush scandal shocked the nation, and led to the resignation of Amber Rudd as Home Secretary. Her tenacious reporting revealed how the government's 'hostile environment' immigration policy had led to thousands of law-abiding people being wrongly classified as illegal immigrants, with many being removed from the country, and many more losing their homes and their jobs.
In The Windrush Betrayal, Gentleman tells the full story of her investigation for the first time. Her writing shines a light on...