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The Windrush Generation Game


Examining the contribution of the African and Asian diaspora to Trading Standards

Richard Young

Posted 12 October 2023 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Analysis|Inside Trading Standards|National


ANALYSIS: Using the story of the Windrush generation as its starting point, this feature reflects on migration, identity and diversity within Trading Standards, examining how different life experiences can strengthen consumer protection and the profession itself.

<em>Life…it’s the name of the game and I wanna play the game with you.</em> <em>Life…can be terribly tame, if you don’t play the game with two.</em>

For many of us these lyrics will bring back memories of yesteryear when Bruce Forsyth and Anthea Redfern hosted a game show of family members across different generations.

Quite a few years before that, in 1...

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