Mastodawn

@jmac Must admit I wasn't super familiar with this one before the Paddington film, but "London Is the Place for Me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63YjPa1-McY This is emblematic of a really important transitional time in the UK, the post-war #windrush migration from the (ex-)colonies to devastated English cities. (Edited: here's the original news report with Lord Kitchener singing it as he steps off the Windrush: https://youtu.be/QDH4IBeZF-M?t=47)

🇬🇧 "LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME (PADDINGTON)" Performed by D Lime Featuring Tobago Crusoe

YouTube

Police State UK Apr 17

"The Home Office has refused to pay compensation for more than half the claims made by victims of the #Windrush scandal, new analysis by the UK’s public spending watchdog has shown. The scheme was set up in 2019 to compensate mainly Black Britons whose lives were upended by being wrongly classed as illegal migrants by the Home Office."

#UKPol

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/17/windrush-scandal-compensation-home-office-report

More than half of Windrush compensation claims rejected by Home Office, report finds

Data shows only a third of concluded claims in scheme for those wrongly classed as illegal migrants resulted in pay outs

The Guardian

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Mar 20

I remember the the withering look Lenny Henty gave the then PM Theresa May over that Grenfell and Windrush business.

She shrank to the size of an egg

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sir-lenny-henry-tour-standup-36896415

#LennyHenry #UK #Windrush #Grenfell #BlackBritain

Comic Relief's Lenny Henry asks brutal 7-word Prince Andrew question

Co-founder of Comic Relief, Lenny Henry is going back to his roots for his next venture - a UK stand-up tour called Still At Large, which begins in May - his first in 17 years

Daily Mirror

Graham Ward Feb 17

#WINDRUSH GENERATION POETRY, PROSE & CALYPSO The RSA, London, England
Monday, Mar 2 from 6 pm to 8 pm GMT
Get ready for a vibrant in-person celebration featuring powerful poetry, captivating prose, and the infectious rhythms of calypso!
Dive into stories and sounds that bring the Windrush Generation's legacy to life.
It's all about culture, history, and good vibes—don't miss out! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/windrush-generation-poetry-prose-calypso-tickets-1983318736731

WINDRUSH GENERATION POETRY, PROSE & CALYPSO

Celebrate the vibrant voices of the Windrush Generation through poetry, prose, and lively calypso vibes!

Eventbrite

RichRARobi Feb 7

The police investigating the likely spy #mandelson say it could take some time. Well, that is about normal. Anything that could embarrass the #ukgovernment always takes around thirty to fifty years.

E.g Post Office scandal, #Hillsborough, Cladding, #Windrush

If #starmer wants it done, it takes a few weeks, even days.

It is NOT good enough.

Graham Ward Nov 24

Join Paterson Joseph for his unique account of Ignatius #Sancho 's remarkable life. Sancho was born on a slave ship on the Atlantic around 1729, but later became a writer, composer, shopkeeper and respected 'man of letters' in 18th-century #London. A FREE Zoom event, 14 Dec 2025, 19:00 GMT #Windrush #Equiano https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ignatius-sancho-me-windrush-foundation-the-equiano-society-tickets-1975171180170