Ahead of the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush to Britain this month, a British Future think tank survey found 80% of respondents feel much more needs to be done to combat racism.
Windrush scandal may taint poignant anniversaryAccording to Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, the Windrush scandal may have tainted this poignant anniversary for Britain's Caribbean population."It makes the 75th anniversary very much a bittersweet moment.
The 94-year-old travelled to the UK from Trinidad and Tobago in 1954 - and worked in the NHS for over 38 years. Ms Jean-Mare says the black British experience is not homogenous, is constantly in flux and in the modern day is tainted, she feels, by a new face of racism.
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