1. opportunities
1.1. "celebrate diversity"
1.1.1. every aspect of british life has been influenced by immigration
1.2. influences
1.2.1. e.g. food-related
1.2.1.1. chicken tikka masala ➛ british national dish
1.3. multiculturalism
1.3.1. blend of different cultures
2. history
2.1. over 9 million people moved to britain
2.2. britain needed workers (1945) to rebuild its economy
2.2.1. = many groups concentrated in industrial centres of northern england
2.3. commonwealth immigrants act of 1962
2.3.1. banned commonwealth citizens from taking up residence in britain without working permit
2.3.2. fleeing war in syria, iraq, afghanistan
2.4. refugees
2.5. british empire
2.5.1. largest formal empire in history
2.5.2. made up of colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ➛ controlled by the UK
3. problems
3.1. racism
3.1.1. anti-black
3.1.2. "pakistanis" / "paki"
3.2. massive influx
3.2.1. tensions against west indian immigrants
3.2.2. disintegration
3.3. issues (➛integration)
3.3.1. london bomb attack of 7/7 2005
3.3.2. brexit
3.4. "parallel lives"
3.4.1. segregated communities
3.5. uniting the british population
4. places
4.1. london
4.1.1. white citizens less than 50%
4.2. bradford
4.2.1. skyline ➛ emblem of british imperial history
4.2.2. "city of sanctuary"
4.2.3. race demonstration (2001)
5. key individuals
5.1. idris elba
5.1.1. born to immigrant working-class parents
5.1.2. award-winning british actor
5.1.3. born and raised in london
5.2. john kent
5.2.1. first black police officer in britain
5.2.2. his father was a slave
5.3. dev patel
5.3.1. "slumdog millionaire"➛oscar winning film
5.3.2. his parents are both of gujarati indian descent
6. origins
6.1. 1951
6.1.1. Ireland, Poland, India, Germany, USSR
6.2. 1981
6.2.1. Ireland, India, Pakistan, Germany, Jamaica
6.3. 2001
6.3.1. Ireland, India, Pakistan, Germany, Bangladesh
6.4. 2011
6.4.1. India, Poland, Pakistan, Ireland, Germany