Britain could welcome more than 200,000 refugees fleeing the Ukrainian war this week after easing its visa requirements. Ukrainians settled in the UK will now be able to bring their parents, grandparents, children over the age of 18 and siblings.
Many of these refugees will no doubt end up in London, new immigrants joining those of us who arrived in previous decades. It is coming up to 25 years since I first moved to the big city. I was born in Pakistan, but have no memories of it; grew up in Luton, but left as soon as I could (for obvious reasons); and moved to study in Manchester in the year that The Stone Roses released their debut album.
