Trinis in England unhappy after Brexit

Trinis in England unhappy after Brexit
By SEAN DOUGLAS Wednesday, June 29 2016

PEOPLE of Caribbean descent living in the United Kingdom may be among immigrant communities now facing a spike in verbal abuse, possible assaults and criminal damage to their property by certain elements latching on to the Brexit vote to leave the European Union (EU).

The number of racist/ xenophobic incidents against immigrants in Britain has risen since last Friday’s vote compared to the previous month, according to Huffington Post (among others) which cited the social media page “Post Ref Racism”.

This site in turn cited the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) which yesterday showed a 57 percent rise in reports of racist incidents to their website, “True Vision”.

Some 85 reports were received from Thursday to Sunday, compared to 54 the corresponding four days a month before, although the NPCC said this hike does not reflect a 57 percent rise nationwide.

Eastern Europeans, especially Poles, plus Africans and Pakistanis have also been prime targets of racist jibes.

Former TT journalist David Nanton, now living in London, told Newsday how upset he and several over TT friends were over the Brexit vote. “The mood among Trinis I know — along with a lot of Britain (including the Brexiteers it would seem) — was one of utter shock and bewilderment followed by depression,” said Nanton.

“I know of at least two Trinis who were in tears. It’s not so much that any of us are worried about our status as residents here (those who aren’t already naturalised citizens, that is) but a sense that the country we adopted as our second home, however many years ago, seemed to change irrevocably overnight for the worst, and for the worst possible reasons.

“It’s all I’ve talked and ranted about with fellow Trinis since Friday because it’s hard not to take it personally being immigrants ourselves and knowing that there was a strong xenophobic, anti-immigrant, even racist tone to the whole Leave campaign.” Fortunately, Nanton has not personally encountered any negative incidents nor heard of any fellow Trinis who had.

Nanton revealed two Brexit issues now making the rounds. Firstly, that many in the Leave camp had not expected nor wanted to win and so now have no plan.

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look here chinny chin chin...chin up.  the las' time I look there were still trains and boats and planes. 

all ah dem so cyan go to the euro mainland..leave Britain.  they cyan fly and ride and sail east, west, north and south.  deh cyan go back home where ''there is no racism :-[ :-[ :-[''

jackass an dem.  somebody looking turn their world upside down.  deh go to the middle east and start smashing country aftah creating zillions of refugees that they run up the tail of the Euro creating all manner of racial backlash to the human tide flooding them.

and deh ent done yet.  they smash Ukraine, deh smashing Syria, deh smashing Yemen and Somalia still.  everywhere in certain parts of the world..the middle east and Africa the sky is thick with american drones smashing countries.. so what did deh expect that there wud not be any terrible local consequences of all that horror ::confused::

what deh have to do is to get political see the truth and get involved to speak it and to bring about change that protects everyone.

short ah dat deh will be taken for refugees and the consequences are clear: overt, extreme and violent racism, smashed property and general uncertainty of life.

so what is the choice them..fight Obama and the danger that represents ::confused::

of do what is tantamount to tacit support and say nothing with the same threat from the other side..ordinary white people under extreme refugee/migrant pressure losing all they have.

looks like rock and hard place eh!!! 

well there are always trains and boats and planes

::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL::