The Windrush betrayal : exposing the hostile environment / Amelia Gentleman.

  • Gentleman, Amelia
Date:
2019
  • Books

About this work

Description

Paulette Wilson had always assumed she was British. She had spent most of her life in London working as a cook; she even worked in the House of Commons' canteen. How could someone who had lived in England since being a primary school pupil suddenly be classified as an illegal immigrant? It was only through Amelia Gentleman's tenacious investigative and campaigning journalism that it emerged that thousands were in Paulette's position. What united them was that they had all arrived in the UK from the Commonwealth as children in the 1950s and 1960s. In The Windrush Betrayal, Gentleman tells the story of the scandal and exposes deeply disturbing truths about modern Britain.

Publication/Creation

London : Guardian Books, 2019.

Physical description

ix, 320 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

A person with no leave to remain -- Five weeks' detention and a ticket to Jamaica -- Hidden lives -- £54,000 -- We are here because you were there -- A hostile environment -- Whistleblowers -- Frightening people to leave -- Hunting for proof -- A political explosion -- Hostile becomes compliant -- What good is an apology when you're dead? -- Deportation.

Awards note

The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, 2019

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    ZEP.41.AA9
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781783351848
  • 1783351845