Drawbridge Britain: love and hostility in immigration policy from Windrush to the present

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Review If you want to know what s going on in immigration policy, you read Russell Hargrave. --Ian DuntThis timely book offers an something rare in the debate on immigration: an independentminded account that puts facts first and sets partisan polemics aside. It provides a clear and colourful account of how British governments on both sides of the political spectrum have managed to make a mess of immigration policy in the last eighty years. --Nabeelah JafferWe badly need a liberal, smart conversation about immigration in this country. This book is a great place to start. --Tim Farron MP About the Author Dr Russell Hargrave is a freelance reporter and political consultant. His work has appeared in The Guardian, ITV News, Reuters and Public Finance, and he writes regularly on immigration and international development for politics.co.uk and devex.com. Russell is also a policy advisor to the Liberal Democrats on immigration and refugees.