BBC Radio 4
2 – 4 Nov 2012, Sage Gateshead
Immigration and the Challenge to Belonging
Immigration and the Challenge to Belonging
14:30 Sun 4 Nov 2012 Northern Rock Foundation Hall
Presented by Philip Dodd

What does it mean to belong?

Immigration is a highly sensitive and polarising issue that throws up big questions about belonging and identity. Multiculturalism, integration and social division are increasingly part of the political debate. But what impact does immigration have on everyone’s sense of national identity?

Debaters include the director of the influential Demos think-tank David Goodhart, and Vice Chairman of Migration Watch and one of Britain’s first ambassadors from an ethnic minority, Alp Mehmet.

What does it mean to belong?

Immigration is a highly sensitive and polarising issue that throws up big questions about belonging and identity. Multiculturalism, integration and social division are increasingly part of the political debate. But what impact does immigration have on everyone’s sense of national identity?

Debaters include the director of the influential Demos think-tank David Goodhart, and Vice Chairman of Migration Watch and one of Britain’s first ambassadors from an ethnic minority, Alp Mehmet.