1. HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION IN GB
1950 to from a few thousand to 1.4 million (held British passport)
Rise of racial violence and political pressure
1968 : Enoch Powell’s speech (Rivers of Blood)
refugees from Uganda
1972 entry rules were stricter:
- work permit
- proof that a parent or grandparent had been born in the uk.

2. 1976: Race relations Act (Commission for racial equality)
1978: first black footballer selected for the England team
1980s
- strict controls on entry (work permit harder to get) New wave of immigrands from US (banking and industry) Australia New Zealand, South Africa, Asia (doctors)
- protection of ethnic minorities

3. 1981 Brixton riots against the police
non white politicians elected
After 1989 (fall of the iron curtain), new wave from Eastern Europe
2004 Enlargement of EU : increase of Eastern Europeans in GB

4. Salad Bowl or melting pot?