Paul Gilroy conducted a theory about post colonialism and its effects on ethnic minorities. He explained that “ Britain has failed to mourn its loss of empire, creating a postcolonial melancholia” meaning that Britain, several years after the end of their colonialist era, still has some sort of attachment to what once was their ‘empire’. This attachment has expressed itself in criminalising migrants and an ‘us and them,’ approach to the world . I think this theory is still very relevant today but I will apply it to the Windrush scandal. So in 1948, certain commonwealth countries (aka previously part of the British empire) had ships sent to them to bring back Caribbean workers and children from Trinidad, Jamaica and other islands, to come work in Tilbury to help fill post-war labour shortages. For many of these workers, it was a great opportunity for them to venture out of their home land and build a new one in Britain, which thousands did. Many years later though, due to changes in immigration regulations, due to many people part of the windrush generation not having what the government deem to be sufficient evidence of citizenship, many were threatened with deportation. Gilroy’s theory applies perfectly here as this is a clear example of Britain having an ‘us and them’ approach to the Windrush generation. Even though the Windrush generation were directly brought by the British empire, from their home countries to work in Britain, settled and made new lives in Britain and are entitled to call themselves British citizens regardless of physical paperwork or not- the British government still felt that it was acceptable to simply just send them back despite bringing them here in the first place. The 'us and them’ approach whereby Britain sees the Windrush generation as ‘different’ for simply not having the tangible rights to stay in Britain. What a shame.