Cameron reignites UK multiculturalism debate
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LONDON — On June 22, 1948, the ship Empire Windrush docked just outside London loaded with hundreds of men from the West Indies, marking a sea change in British culture — the start of mass immigration.
More than half a century on and after successive waves of arrivals from across the world, Britain is struggling more than ever with the vexed question of how to integrate the newcomers.
Prime Minister David Cameron has now reignited the debate by claiming in a speech on Saturday that the long-standing policy of multiculturalism is a failure and in part to blame for fostering Islamic extremism.
Multiculturalism — generally understood as meaning no single culture or set of values should be promoted above any other — was encouraging different cultures to live separate lives, said Cameron..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110209com3.html
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