race relations

immigrations act (1971):racism still existing

• need to have a guranteed job

• at least one grandparent born in britian

number of people from uganda

28,000 arrived in britian

conservative immigration act date

1971

Uganda (reasons for influx in immigration)

• Idi Amin, leader of Uganda persecuted Asian Ugandans

• affected had british passports- were exceptions to immigration acts

• Heath set up resettlement board

bangladesh

• 1974 gained independance against Pakistan

• conflict-people fled to UK for safety

• Heath had to rehouse people

immigration numbers (1970-74): caribbean

325,000

immigration numbers (1970-74): india, pakistan, bangladesh

435,000

immigration numbers (1970-74): Africa

150,000

immigration numbers (1970-74): total

910,000

immigration

• immigrants tend to settle in some areas

• 1974: london boroughs election- only 10 non-white people elected

• increased to 35 in 1978

• bricklane area of east london known as “banglatown”

race relations act date

1976

race relations act (1976): progress with race relations

• UK law designed to prevenmt discrimination on grounds of race, colour, nationality or ethnic origin in employment, education, housing and provision of goods and services

• introduced concept of indirect discrimination

• established the comission for racial equality, and allowed to take complaints to tribunals or courts

asian population of bradford:

50,000

East african asians in leicster:

20,000

national front numbers

1976: 20,00 members

february 1974: party had 90 candidates for election

conservative party end of 1970s

• announced they would limit immigration

• appealing to racists

• conservatives opened up n 11-point lead in polls

skinheads: racism still existing

• attracted by national front ideas

• behind violent attacks called “paki-bashing”

distrust of police:racism still existing

• distrust regarding the polices treatment of ethnic minorities

• black people felt they were being harrased

police force: racism still existing

only 70 police officers with a black or ethnic minorities in metrpolitan police out of 22,000

incidents because of national front: racism still existing

• 100 incidents investigated

• 1976-78: 2 murders investigated

• assaults and robberies on non-whites increased by 33%

notting hill riots: racism

• 1976: after notting hill carnival hostility erupted into a riot whith over 300 people

death of Blair Peach: racism

• 1979: member of anti-nazi league died in demonstration

• killed by police

anti nazi league: progress with race relations

• campaigned against racist policies and violence against non-white people

rock against racism: progress with race relations

• april 1978: demonstrations and concert trafalgar square

• attracted 100,000 people

black footballers: progress with race relations

• Justin Fashanu

• John Barnes

• 1978:viv anderson 1st black player for england

music: progress with race relations

regae and ska music became increasingly popular