European citizenship has created new opportunities for many young Latin Americans, although working conditions and protection for those employed as Au Pairs continue to raise concerns. When she saw the advert she did not think twice. A British family in London needed a nanny for their son and Ofelia […]
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The hidden cost of democracy in the United Kingdom
When a record-breaking political donation triggers a Parliamentary investigation, it rarely happens in isolation. Behind the headlines lie questions about transparency, public trust and the long-unresolved relationship between money and power in British politics — questions that have resisted resolution for nearly a century.
Four decades of remembering and searching for justice
The testimony of the mother of one of the victims of the Case of the Burned relives the brutal attack against two young people during a protest against the Chilean dictatorship and recalls the impact of one of the most painful episodes in the country’s recent history. Carmen Esquivel […]
Immigrants stories: Scared, detained and humiliated
Veronica Camacho* is a woman who, like many others, was arrested in the middle of the street and taken to several detention centres in the UK. She spent more than three months in one of them and was mistreated. Fortunately, she managed to get out of “hell”, as she called it. This happened a long time ago but the memory is still with her.
23 years in London, one dream of returning
After more than two decades in London, Martha has built a new life, raised a family and watched her children thrive. Yet despite feeling at home in Britain, she still hopes to return to Colombia one day, when the time is right. Taylor Zambrano When she was younger, […]
















