Modern key dates

• 1948


  NHS introduced
• 1905


  Aliens act - only people with jobs or money could migrate
• 1948 


  British nationality act - People in British colonies given British citizenship and passport, gave them the right to go to Britain and stay as long as they wanted
• 1992


  Maastricht treaty signed - established the EU, allowed freedom of movement of all EU citizens
• 1914


  Germany invaded Belgium - over 250,000 Belgians migrated to Britain
• 1988


  Immigration act - ensured economic migrants from within the eec could enter and remain in Britain for work
• 1939


  war was declared - Kindertransport stopped
• 1951


  Britain signed up to the UN convention on refugees - promised to offer asylum to refugees facing persecution
• 1918


  Belgians given a ticket home - war ended
• 1914


  British nationality + Status of Aliens act - Made Germans 'enemy aliens'
• 1919


  riots in Liverpool and Cardiff over jobs
• 1968


  Enoch Powell (MP) 'River of blood' - anti migrant speech
• 1981


  Brixton riots - accusations of police brutality towards children of caribbean migrants
• 2001


  Burnley riot
• 1947


  Polish resettlement act - allowed polish servicemen to remain with their families in Britain
• 1965


  race relations act - illegal to discriminate against people because of their race in PUBLIC FACILITIES
• 1968


  race relations act extended to include discrimination in housing and employment
• 1976


  race relations act extended - illegal to discriminate on grounds of race, nationality or ethnic origin in employment, education, training and housing (DID NOT APPLY TO POLICE)
• 1971


  Immigration act - vouchers replaced with work permits for set periods of time - didn't apply to migrants with british born parents/grandparents
• 1967


  National Front - wanted a ban on all non-white migration to Britain
• 1977


  Anti-Nazi league - disrupted protests by racist groups
• 1963


  the West Indian Development Council (WIDC) boycotted Bristol's buses until the colour bar was lifted
• 1964


  Bristol West Indian Cricket club set up
• 1966


  Bamboo Club opened - music and restaurant to cater specifically for Bristol's Caribbean community
• 1962


  WIDC formed - owen henry + roy hackett
• 1968


  First St Pauls Festival in Bristol
• 2015


  Series of murals unveiled in Bristol - 'seven saints of St Paul's' incl roy hackett
• 1972


  Hindu temples, sikh Gurdwaras, mosques, an islamic foundation and asian social and welfare clubs in Leicester
• 1974


  Imperial typewriters strike
• 1972


  Asian migrants expelled from Uganda
• 1974 + 1979


  National front protests in Leicester