Friday 21 August 2026
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Author

Rakib Ehsan

28 articles on New Dispatch

Opinion

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Islamopopulism lurks underneath these results - and it's reshaping the electoral map

Our democracy is entering uncharted territory, writes the independent researcher and commentator

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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

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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

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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

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'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

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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

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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

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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

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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