I heard Dr Krish Kandiah’s Thought for the Day on Radio 4 and agree with Alf Dubs and Tina Beattie – he was absolutely spot-on with his forthright comments on Robert Jenrick’s appalling article (BBC apologises over Thought for the Day ‘xenophobia’ claim against Jenrick, 13 August). Jenrick was unquestionably xenophobic and, in my and many others’ view, racist in his disgraceful terminology.
I have volunteered with asylum seekers and refugees for some years and met and taught hundreds. The overwhelming majority are good, decent people, often highly skilled professionals and the sort of technical workers this country is crying out for. If Jenrick knows next to nothing about them, it’s because he hasn’t bothered to find out before voicing his ill-informed opinions.
