Perspectives

This part of the study guide will give you some ideas about how you can link the text “London's comings and goings” by The Economist with the period in which it was written and with other texts that share the same theme. This will give you a broader perspective on the article.

Periodical perspective

The article “London’s comings and goings” was published in 2003. At that time, the UK was part of the EU which only had 15 member states and was going to receive 10 other new members in 2004. The article shows how at that time most of the immigrants that moved to London were from higher-income countries. Now, 14 years after the article was published, the UK prepares to exit the European Union following a national referendum. The referendum’s outcome (the majority voting to leave the EU) was largely influenced by anti-...