The British Dream av David (Editor) Goodhart

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<p>SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2014<br>SHORTLISTED FOR THE PADDY POWER POLITICAL BOOK AWARDS 2014 <br><br>In <i>The British Dream</i>, David Goodhart tells the story of post-war immigration and charts a course for its future. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with people from all over the country and a wealth of statistical evidence, he paints a striking picture of how Britain has been transformed by immigration and examines the progress of its ethnic minorities - projected to be around 25 per cent of the population by the early 2020s. <br><br> Britain today is a more open society for minorities than ever before, but it is also a more fragmented one. Goodhart argues that an overzealous multiculturalism has exacerbated this problem by reinforcing difference instead of promoting a common life. The multi-ethnic success of Team GB at the 2012 Olympics and a taste for chicken tikka masala are not, he suggests, sufficient to forge common bonds; Britain needs a political culture of integ