Hostile Environment outcomes/Windrush

[L0ki]

Following on from previous mentions here:

https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/black-lives-matter-still/112120/151

and here:

It's back! British Conservative politicians' habitual "go ahead, kick me in the balls, I can take it" pose

This is an exaggeration*. The truth is horrible enough that it doesn’t need exaggerating. I haven’t seen the story covered elsewhere on Boing Boing, so here’s a potted summary: Historically, people from what are now Commonwealth countries had the same right to live and work in Britain as British nationals, originally because they were British nationals (British subjects, and later “citizens of the United Kingdoms and colonies”) and later, as the various parts of the Empire gained independence,…

(Edited to link to correct post)

We now have the Conservative Party ordering its MPs to vote against attempts to obtain documents about what actually went on:

Labour motion to see Windrush documents defeated in Commons

[SheiffFatman]

I think you meant to link to this comment:

It's back! British Conservative politicians' habitual "go ahead, kick me in the balls, I can take it" pose

This is an exaggeration*. The truth is horrible enough that it doesn’t need exaggerating. I haven’t seen the story covered elsewhere on Boing Boing, so here’s a potted summary: Historically, people from what are now Commonwealth countries had the same right to live and work in Britain as British nationals, originally because they were British nationals (British subjects, and later “citizens of the United Kingdoms and colonies”) and later, as the various parts of the Empire gained independence,…

rather than to my rather fatuous response to @Hecep’s expression of love for Mike Leigh films.

[L0ki]

Cringes…

I actually meant to link back to the topic itself rather than a post in it. I have no idea what I’m doing…