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Parts of East London such as Whitechapel and Brick Lane, pictured above, have been home to successive waves of migration for centuries. Getty
Parts of East London such as Whitechapel and Brick Lane, pictured above, have been home to successive waves of migration for centuries. Getty
Sneering at immigrants' English skills is a tired trope
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Shelina Janmohamed is an author and a culture columnist for The National
10 May, 2024