FOREIGNERS IN UK

1. “So Where’s Home?”: the Grey Zone of Third Culture Kids

So Where's Home? explores the unique perspectives and identities of Third Culture Kids, people who have spent a significant portion of their childhood overseas.

Thursday, 17 May 2012 | More...

2. Are EU citizens 'the best and the brightest professionals' by default? 


Are EU citizens 'the best and the brightest professionals' by default? 
 The Government apparently thinks so. Take a look at this letter a reader of ours forwarded to us...

Wednesday, 04 April 2012 | More...

3. The Carpathian Monster: the new bogeyman

When I was a child, my parents would try to put an end to all the tricks I used to play by threatening to turn me over to “the Bogeyman”. Whenever I was willing to leave my homework to run out and play, I would be promised the faith...

Friday, 24 February 2012 | More...

4. Contribution of foreign workers may be matter of debate, but not dispute; let them in

The contribution of the foreign workers to the UK economy may be a matter of debate, but not dispute. If 593,000 people came to live in the UK, while 343,000 moved out, there is hardly a reason to fuss. The new comers will only contribute...

Friday, 24 February 2012 | More...

5. No getting away with racial, religiously-motivated crime. Record number prosecuted in 2011

It’s just not easy to get away with racially and religiously-motivated hate crimes. It’s time the message reaches the perpetuators of such crime. A look at the figures of last year are enough to reveal that a record number of people...

Wednesday, 15 February 2012 | More...

6. "Black players in the UK can play a key role in fighting racism in football"

Carla Palmer says that their silence makes it possible for racism to thrive in football

Thursday, 09 February 2012 | More...

7. Unjust justice: how British officials are using immigrants from Eastern Europe, like Poles, to improve their statistics

Polish immigrants residing in the UK do not have very good reputation, both for the local police and for the courts that hear criminal cases. One gets the impression that for British authorities who enforce the law, Poles are used to...

Thursday, 02 February 2012 | More...

8. What’s the difference between ‘creepy’ behaviour and ‘stalking’?

What’s the difference between ‘creepy’ behaviour and ‘stalking’? And if someone’s behaving in a ‘creepy’ or ‘obsessive’ way, when should you start getting worried?

Thursday, 02 February 2012 | More...

9. Italian serenata at NY restaurant becomes internet sensation

New York pizza maker Caramel Raccuglia, already celebrated online as the tenor-chef, has become an internet sensation overnight.

Thursday, 26 January 2012 | More...

10. It's a girl - the three deadliest words.

Why are 200 million girls missing? In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. The United Nations estimates as many as 200...

Monday, 23 January 2012 | More...