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In the past 4 years, the Ministry of Defence has embarked on a concerted effort to encourage ethnic minorities living in the United Kingdom to consider a career in the British Armed Forces. In view of the diverse nature of Britain's minorities, there has been an emphasis on targeting specific groups rather than treating ethnic minorities as one distinct group. Among those targeted have included Blacks of African and Caribbean origin. This article identifies the perceptions that the main Black groups in Britain have of the British Armed Forces. More significantly, the article aims to extract opinions on areas such as the extent to which respondents would consider a military career, factors that influenced the propensity to join, the extent of a family history of military service, and the degree of awareness among respondents of Ministry of Defence initiatives aimed at attracting minorities.

"This title was first published in 2001. This thought-provoking book examines the repercussions of British immigration policy under the Conservative government for individuals from the developing countries using primary empirical data. It is a well-informed, balanced and empirically sophisticated study, which is suitable for courses on politics, ethnic studies and law."--Provided by publisher.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: The Issue at Hand and a Review of Contemporary Literature on Immigration -- 2 The Development of Immigration Legislation and Rules since 1945: An Overview -- 3 Channels for Processing Immigration as an Issue in Glasgow: The Organisational Network -- 4 Survey Analysis: Impact of Immigration Laws and Rules on Indian Sub-Continent Nationals in Glasgow -- 5 Case Studies: Real Life Immigration Cases and Experiences of Individuals -- 6 Immigration: The Official View -- 7 Political Perceptions of the Immigration Issue -- 8 Conclusions - Conservative Immigration Policy 1979-1990: Reconsidered -- Bibliography

PurposeMore than six years have elapsed since the much‐heralded Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 (hereafter also referred to as the "Act") came into force. The Act had been prompted by concern at the lack of progress made in the sphere of racial equality despite the existence of the 1976 Race Relations Act. There were accusations that the 1976 Act was outdated and lacked the political teeth to be effective. The new Act imposed for the first time specific requirements on public sector institutions to be more proactive in promoting race equality. The duties would apply to public bodies that were previously exempt such as the Police and the National Health Service. This paper aims to focus on Scottish local councils and to examine the progress made by these public sector organisations in the field of race equality since the new Act came into force.Design/methodology/approachThe researchers carried out a postal survey of Scotland's 32 local authorities in order to assess the progress made in the area of race equality. Questions focused on examining the scale of progress in relation to both employment and service delivery.FindingsThe results revealed a mixed picture. On the positive side, most councils had initiated race awareness training programmes. The majority had also incorporated aspects of race equality into their equal opportunities policies and most had instituted measures to engage with ethnic minority communities. However, there are still areas where performance is unsatisfactory, including inadequacies in the ethnic monitoring of staff, failure to reflect the size of the ethnic minority community in the workforce, and the absence of a clear and distinctive policy on racial harassment in the workplace.Originality/valueThis research will be of great value to anyone who is interested in assessing whether the legislative duties imposed by the Act have been satisfied by Scotland's local authorities. It is the first study of its kind in Scotland and is likely to appeal to both practitioners in the public sector and to academics.