Economic constraints led a young Ecuadorian raised in Spain to relocate to London, where she cleans offices and studies English. Informed about workplace conditions, she aims to secure stable employment and pursue higher education, describing her current life in the British capital as fulfilling. She is a relatively recent […]
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A window to Mexico from British soil
After the closure of the restaurant she had moved to support, Marysol chose to remain in London and fulfil her ambition of running her own establishment. Proud of her Mexican identity, she sees her venue as a space to share culture and build a future. (The Prisma’ memoirs) Paula […]
Narratives of exclusion driven by fear of diversity
The criminalisation of difference is sustained through political and media narratives linking cultural diversity to crisis and violence. This approach reinforces prejudice, weakens coexistence and normalises intolerance within a historically plural society. Monica del Pilar Uribe Marin Immigrants did not cause the economic crisis, they spend most of […]
Strained labour relations impacting the diaspora
A migrant worker describes how a change in internal hierarchy within a public body transformed his working experience. Threats, excessive duties and unequal treatment shaped a dynamic that led him to seek external support to keep his job. The situations that Fausto* encounters in his 3 jobs are each […]
Diversity and immigrants under pressure in the United Kingdom
Although diversity defines British society, stigmatisation and violence against migrant communities are increasing. The erosion of multiculturalism, political silence and the absence of anti-racist education reinforce a climate that legitimises exclusion and discrimination. In one of the most multicultural cities in the world, Islamophobia and racist attacks are the […]
















