Not to be outdone, the UK has begun tightening visa restrictions on African and Caribbean nations under the thinnest of pretences. To us, the message is clear: if you are the wrong colour and hail from a former colony, you’re not welcome. Of course, you’re more than welcome if you are Ukrainian or bringing money or minerals.

Lol I wish

A report on the roots of the Windrush scandal posted on the UK government’s website summarises, “major immigration legislation in 1962, 1968 and 1971 was designed to reduce the proportion of people living in the United Kingdom who did not have white skin.” Sixty years later, the UK still engages this socio-political ideology.

The UK was based in the 60s? What happened?

It’s time we stopped asking for permission, withdrew our labour, our brilliance, ourselves – and leave them to stew in their nostalgia. Let them keep their kingdoms, mistaking walls for strength and xenophobia for sovereignty. We’ll build something better.

I wish upon a star