“We don’t know who they are, we don’t know where they come from. Those gathered in Dunstable town’s historic Priory church on 16 February claimed asylum seekers take too much space on pavements, book many dentist appointments and use money that would otherwise be spent on free TV licences for the elderly, reported The Guardian. Anti-migrant protests turned violent outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Knowsley. Last October, an attacker, inspired by far-right ideology, firebombed a migrant centre in the Channel port of Dover. The UK-based advocacy group also said these anti-immigrants posed as journalists to get near the hotels housing asylum seekers, where they then abused and harassed residents and staff, The Independent reported. Hope Not Hate, the organisation that tracks far-right activity, said these self-proclaimed “migrant hunters” visited hotels accommodating asylum seekers 253 times last year, a 102 per cent increase from 2021. In Rotherham, anti-migrant protests were promoted by far-right bloggers dubbed “migrant hunters” who were also present at the site, as per Huck Magazine. Many of these asylum seekers are being settled in some of the poorest areas of the country which has also fuelled the concerns of the residents, noted UnHerd. Last November, Home Secretary Suella Braverman had stirred a row after describing migrants crossing the English Channel as “the invasion of our southern coast”.Īs migration has ramped up in the UK recently, so have protests and rhetoric against it. The government is also mulling withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to check illegal immigration. To prevent people from travelling to the UK through “illegal, dangerous or unnecessary methods”, the Rishi Sunak government is planning to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda, as per a BBC report. UK government’s stance on illegal immigrationīritain has stressed on the need to tackle illegal immigration. AFP File PhotoĪs per The Times newspaper report in early February, Indians are the third-largest group of migrants arriving in the UK via the English Channel this year, after Afghans and Syrians.ĪLSO READ: Is Rishi Sunak going to bring in a tougher immigration law? Over 45,000 people reached the UK via the English Channel last year. Over 45,000 people reached the country via that route in 2022 while this year, 3,300 people have arrived so far, official statistics show. The number of migrants and asylum-seekers entering the UK illegally – via the English Channel in small boats – has also seen a sharp increase in the recent past, as per Al Jazeera. The data also showed that the number of people applying for asylum was the highest for nearly two decades, at 72,027, in that period, The Guardian reported. The UK reported a record high of 5,04,000 net migration in the 12 months ending in June 2022, as per the official data.Īn estimated 1.1 million long-term immigrants came to the UK over that period, out of which 7,04,000 were from outside the European Union (EU). Why are such anti-migrant protests increasing in Britain? We explain. On 10 February, around 15 people, including a 13-year-old boy, were arrested following violent clashes outside a hotel accommodating asylum seekers in Knowsley, Merseyside. The post Kat Rosenfield: Why It's Important for Novelists To Speak Freely appeared first on Guardian reported that hundreds of Dunstable residents participated in a public meeting last week to raise concerns about the asylum seekers arriving at a popular hotel. We also discussed her provocative essay on cultural appropriation for Unherd, “ Is It Racist To Like Big Butts? ” and Feminine Chaos, the podcast she cohosts. We also talked about her recent essay and video for Reason, “Stop Spazzing Out About ‘Spaz’: Social media, streaming, and a new era of digital self-censorship,” which looks at the troubling ways in which major artists such as Lizzo, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift are internalizing the values of cancel culture. L talked with Kat about the persistent appeal of the mystery genre and how gender politics play out both in fiction and in the publishing world. ( Go here for information on upcoming events.) She joined me in February at the Reason Speakeasy, a monthly, unscripted conversation with outspoken defenders of free thinking and heterodoxy that doubles as a live taping of The Reason Interview podcast. Kat is one of the most fearless-and most interesting-cultural critics at work today. My guest today is the Edgar Award–nominated mystery writer and Reason contributor Kat Rosenfield, whose new novel is You Must Remember This, a Gothic whodunnit set in Maine that is simply impossible to put down.
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