They pay their taxes, contribute economically, and are involved in local initiatives. Immigrant communities, comprising 16% of the UK population, are moving beyond the ballot box to stand as candidates. Despite barriers to participation, their growing electoral mobilisation could prove decisive in the 7 May local elections. The Prisma Series: “Immigrants and UK politics”.
Migrants
The silent sacrifice of Tamil generations
After moving from Germany to London as a child, integrative psychotherapist Nibarna Kannathasan came to understand migration not only as movement, but as something that reshapes family life, identity and care. Through her work and research, she reflects on what Tamil women inherit, hold and are only now beginning to […]
Protests against deportations and harsh policies
Women’s groups and migrant organisations are mobilising outside a London immigration tribunal May 5, calling for an end to expulsions, destitution and what they describe as a system built against them. Kennedy Ogenna The protest is the latest action organised by Global Women Against Deportations and the All […]
An immigrant living on a multicultural island
He is Spanish, he was born and lived all his life in Brussels, but he claims the identity of a European citizen. Now, he has moved to a student flat in London, where he is studying at one of the best universities in the world . Noelia Ceballos […]
Migrants push for voting rights ahead of local elections
Millions of United Kingdom residents excluded from the ballot box are set to lobby Parliament on 20 April, as immigration dominates the political debate ahead of the upcoming local polls. Kennedy Ogenna Organised by the Migrant Democracy Project, the lobby will bring together migrants and their supporters to […]
















