Passports and Politics' is an account of whachappened in Britain in the autumn of 1972 when the Asians were forced out of Uganda. It does not provide any serious political analysis, apart from the reflex reactions of "bleeding heart" liberalism, but as a factual record of what occurred it is excellent.
What this record reveals is the depth of racialist feeling throughout British society, how that racial Sm can be manipulated by the right, and bow pitifully inadequate was the response of the labour movement.
When the news of the expulsions reached Britain, there was a gut reaction from many local councils "threatened by the prospect of Asian families coming ro live in their area. On Kings Lyno council, which owned 175 empty houses, Tory and Lahow members voted toge thor to oller nam ol them to the Uganda Resettlement Board.
"ASIANS OUT'
Areas of the country whose experi ence of Indians was limited to having seen Tonto in the Lone Ranted dul the same. Street Urban Council io the Cheddar Valley was against any Asians coming there, One Honiton Robert Carr, Lhe Home Secretary Ugandan Asians with Hitler.
racist campaign lay with the Tary prepared for them, The National tow airport with insecticide, Colin and some taxi drivers not to pick them up. orpanisation secretary of the NF to action: The Natiohal Froot is It is up to all of us to seize il."
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