White British — the two words toxifying politics

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mainstream political discourse has found two words seeping in: “white British”. The term is increasingly used to create a narrative of victimhood, a crowding out of the UK’s native population. The stories are always the…

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Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions threaten restaurant labour shortage

US restaurants are bracing for staff shortages as the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown threatens to squeeze an already-tight labour market. Restaurant operators nationwide said they were coming under greater scrutiny as immigration officials conduct enforcement sweeps to verify the employment status of workers, including visits to more than a hundred Washington businesses in May. This…

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