The Changing Pattern of Black Politics in Britain

There is a crisis facing anti-racists & black people who want to see an end to all forms of racism in Britain. Despite more than fifty years of political organizing, & the growth of a new black elite, the majority of Asians, Africans & Caribbeans continue to experience disadvantage & discrimination in society & repression from police & immigration authorities. In this timely volume Kalbir Shukra traces the course of black & anti-racist politics in Britain since the 1940s, offering a valuable historical perspective on black political organization. Dr. Shukra interrogates contemporary political & academic orthodoxy & in so doing provides a radical new critique of black politics at the beginning of the new century. Shukra assesses the aspirations & strategies of Asian & African-Caribbeans who organized against racism in the 1960s & 1970s. She explores how & why this period of radicalism was followed by the bureaucratization of black politics. Controversial & outspoken, this is the first book to scrutinize black politics under the New Labour government, challenging the black community's allegiance to the Labour Party & offering instead an alternative way forward.