British multicultural accommodation remains piecemeal rather than principled policy

Evidence

In Britain, however, this move has so far been piecemeal and, since the New Labour erosion of the commitment to the welfare state, uncertain: a haphazard response to the growing visibility and presence of the ethnic communities at the heart of British life. It has constituted a species of “multi-cultural drift” (Hall 1999a). — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 365

Categorization

• XREF: ‘Multi-cultural drift’ is a usable vocabulary term to contrast with the principled version of multiculturalism Hall sketches next.