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How Should the British Empire be Remembered?

Intelligence Squared

The Importance of Understanding the 1948 Nationality Act

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The 1948 Nationality Act was like kind of such a turning point moment for me. When I realized that actually there was a piece of legislation that meant that our moms and dads when they came over were British citizens. And not all of them, but until- Because the legislature was undone. Of course, but initially until they kind of- Fundamentally, the people on the Windrush. Up until 1962. And then it began to be watered down. So that when people say go home, actually they were British. Where would they go home to? Is that why you make a big point of it in the book? You're trying to show children this kind of longer history. Yeah

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