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Hysteria, hypocrisy and immigrant hordes

By Gideon Rachman

Published: September 11 2006 19:42 | Last updated: September 11 2006 19:42

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Walking into the corner shop near my house in west London the other day, I found the Kashmiri woman behind the counter absorbed in a book. Its title was Teach Yourself Polish. Behind her was an array of Polish delicacies – imported to cater for the newest wave of migrants to arrive in Britain.

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