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‘And This Is How You Vote’: issue of integration from the mid-1960’s
Dominic Casciani
BBC News Magazine October 2005 UK
Article, Web Article
English
The article was written to mark the 40th anniversary of the programme ‘Make Yourself At Home’, a BBC programme designed to meet the needs of Britain’s immigrant population in the light of rising racial tension in the mid-1960’s.
It outlines the ongoing debate around integration versus assimilation.
There is a section of comments by readers with wide-ranging views on both the subject of integration and the programme
With references to some of the main proponents of multiculturalism, the article shows the importance the programme gave to the issue of integration from the mid-1960’s onwards and the recognition that increasing cultural diversity in Britain has significant political implications
Liz Peadon
CREDS, Cambridgeshire County Council
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