Amelia Gentleman
Amelia Gentleman (born 1972) is a British journalist. She is a reporter for The Guardian. Gentleman studied Russian and History at Wadham College, Oxford, before becoming a journalist. For six months, Gentleman worked for The Guardian on the story of the Windrush scandal, the deportation of people originally from British colonies in the Caribbean, or elsewhere in the Commonwealth, who legally had a right of residence in the UK. The scandal broke in April 2018 and within weeks led to resignation of the Conservative Home Secretary, Amber Rudd. Gentleman won the 2018 Paul Foot Award for her work on the Windrush story. She was also named as the Political Studies Association's journalist of the year for 2018, with Carole Cadwalladr, and as journalist of the year in the British Journalism Awards, 2018.
1 Books Written
The Windrush Betrayal: Exposing the Hostile Environment
by Amelia Gentleman
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*LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2019**SHORTISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2020*'[Gentleman's] reporting proves why an independent press is so vital.' Reni Eddo-Lodge'A timely reminder of what truly great journalists can achieve.' David Olusoga'It is impossible to overstate the importance of this heartbreaking book.' James O'BrienAmelia Gentleman's expos� of the Windrush scandal shocked the nation, and led to the resignation of Amber Rudd as Home Secretary. Her tenacious reporting revealed how the government's 'hostile environment' immigration policy had led to thousands of law-abiding people being wrongly classified as illegal immigrants, with many being removed from the country, and many more losing their homes and their jobs.In The Windrush Betrayal, Gentleman tells the full story of her investigation for the first time. Her writing shines a light on the people directly affected by the scandal and illustrates the devastating effect of politicians becoming so disconnected from the world outside Westminster that they become oblivious to the impact of their policy decisions. This is a vitally important account that exposes deeply disturbing truths about modern Britain.'Gentleman boldly chronicles the devastating reality of a scandal that illegalised, imbruted and abandoned British citizens [w]ith the same tenacity that she used to expose the truth of Windrush in the first place'. David Lammy MP