Rakib Ehsan
28 articles on New Dispatch

The Home Office’s feeble asylum guidance shows the UK is still soft on migrant crime
Social integration expert Rakib Ehsan writes about what the Home Office's guidance says about the UK

China is selling mega-dinghies by the dozen and Britain's sanctions mean nothing
People smugglers are adopting new methods and techniques to carry out their operations, writes the social integration expert

The visa loopholes are still there and Britain is still paying the price
A new investigation has exposed the problems Britain continues to grapple with, writes political commentator Rakib Ehsan

Andy Burnham has charm and momentum - but this could be the chink in his armour
Unlike his predecessor, Burnham is anything but wooden and dull, writes political commentator Rakib Ehsan

The deadly Berlin attack is a sad state of liberal complacency over Islamist extremism
The targeting of Pride was a tragedy that represented a failure of epic proportions, writes political commentator Rakib Ehsan

Labour doesn't want you to see these unsettling migrant figures. It reeks of a cover-up
'The new justice secretary, Alex Norris, must not be fearful of rocking the multicultural boat, writes the social integration expert

Andy Burnham’s bold Cabinet gamble leaves him with nowhere to hide
Burnham has made some potentially savvy calls. writes leading political researcher Rakib Ehsan

Andy Burnham's first speech shows why London could become his biggest headache
The incoming Prime Minister's major promise is easier said that done, writes Rakib Ehsan from the Policy Exchange

The Battle of Azteca proved what England's modern diversity and old-fashioned grit can achieve
Social integration expert Rakib Ehsan shares his thoughts on England's 3-2 win over Mexico

White working-class Britons should not be made to feel like second-class citizens in their own country
White working-class people should not be made to feel unwanted and undervalued to the point of feeling like a second-class citizen in their own country, writes Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange Rakib Ehsan

Sadiq Khan said London didn't have a grooming gang problem. This inquiry will prove him wrong
Social cohesion expert Rakib Ehsan sets out why this major step in the rape gang inquiry really matters

New Labour unleashed a monster...now it's being weaponised to usher in an era of positive discrimination
The very content of existing equalities legislation is wholly inadequate, writes the social integration expert

Mass migration broke social housing and Reform is right to want to fix it
Social integration expert Rakib Ehsan sets out why Nigel Farage's plan is a step in the right direction

Northern Ireland has exposed Britain's lax asylum system... this is how to solve it
The UK must strengthen its border security in a way that places domestic collective security at the heart of it, writes political researcher Rakib Ehsan

Henry Nowak’s murder is a watershed moment… Donald Trump’s response can't be overstated
Two-tier policing has long been dismissed as a far-right conspiracy theory... never again

This is the data we all feared on the distorting effect of mass immigration
Politicians need to be honest about the cost of cleaning up this mess, writes the independent researcher and commentator

Nine years ago, a Jihadi terror attack should have burst Britain's bubble - it didn't
Islamist extremism remains a serious problem in Britain, writes the independent researcher and author

To understand the earthquake that's about to erupt, look to these eight areas
Across the eight wards of relevance in Makerfield, Reform emerged victorious in every single one, writes the independent researcher

Keeping Tommy Robinson away from the Oxford Union would be bad for Islam and Britain
Freedom of expression is the cornerstone of our democracy – it should be cherished, writes the independent researcher

Islamopopulism lurks underneath these results - and it's reshaping the electoral map
Our democracy is entering uncharted territory, writes the independent researcher and commentator

This report on British Muslims confirms our very worst fears about sectarian Britain
Fresh polling suggests Britain is heading towards a future of competing tensions, writes the independent researcher and author

To understand how Britain's history is being rewritten, look to this Islamic sect
The raid on the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) headquarters in Crewe raises profoundly serious questions, writes the independent researcher and author

Thousands of Muslims are about to stress test social cohesion in a village of Suffolk
Residents in Barham have a right to raise questions about the three-day Ijtema being held on their doorstep, writes the independent researcher

'Muslim-only' rentals explode the myth we have been sold about multicultural Britain
Proponents of integration have never reckoned with ‘ingroup’ preference, writes the independent researcher

We urgently need to solve the integration paradox at the heart of Muslim Britain
British-born Muslims are more likely to prioritise their faith than their foreign-born elders, writes the independent researcher and writer

False asylum claims are a direct attack on the British sense of justice... and now we've just had our watershed moment
The investigation comes better late than never, writes the independent researcher and commentator

A visa-blocking arms race is a price worth paying to put an end to the insanity of reparations
It is high time Britain's leaders were more confident in the country's rich traditions, writes the independent researcher and commentator

The grooming gangs inquiry will look like a stitch-up if it ducks the most radioactive question
The inquiry must examine the desire not to rock the multicultural boat, writes the independent researcher and commentator