| So this article is about whether London will lose its multicultural appeal after Brexit. Here's an observation about the nationalities of the people cited. Quite a few Europeans, but also: - An Indian-British writer (Nikesh Shukla) who has compiled a set of essays about nonwhite Britons. (In case it isn't obvious, most (all?) European countries are mostly white and the countries that are mostly nonwhite are not in Europe). - Russian house-buyers. - A Canadian who wrote a book about London. - London's Pakistani-British mayor. - A Brazilian hairdresser. - A Japanese sculptor. - Jewish refugees from European persecution a hundred years before Britain joined the EU. - An Indian food entrepeneur. - Somali immigrants at the doctor's surgery. - The Bangladeshi-born mayor of Tower Hamlets. - Bangladeshi muslims at Brick Lane Mosque. Excellent people, no doubt, and worthy contributors to the life of the capital (even the Russian oligarchs). The point is that they don't seem to owe their position to EU membership. It's interesting, the opening lines of the article say 'after the "Brexit" referendum, its future as an international crossroads is far from certain'. But the sources make it seem like London's multiculturalism doesn't owe that much to the EU in the first place. |
Not an excellent person.
"An east London mayor has been removed from office and a poll declared void after he was found guilty of electoral fraud."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32428648
Current mayor is John Biggs.