Blair writes: “Over a significant period of time, including when we were last in government, politics has failed to find the right balance between diversity and integration.
“On the one hand, failures around integration have led to attacks on diversity and are partly responsible for a reaction against migration.
“On the other hand, the word multiculturalism has been misinterpreted as meaning a justified refusal to integrate, when it should never have meant that.
“Particularly now, when there is increasing evidence of far-right bigotry on the rise, it is important to establish the correct social contract around the rights and duties of citizens, including those who migrate to our country.”
He goes on: “We make it clear that there is a duty to integrate, to accept the rules, laws and norms of our society that all British people hold in common and share, while at the same time preserving the right to practise diversity, which is fully consistent with such a duty. [The Huffington Post UK] Read more
