The video explores how the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 has been a defining event of the year. Nevertheless, alongside the pandemic, there have been significant cultural clashes and ongoing discussions about identity issues. The video highlights how amidst these challenges, the often overlooked issue of asylum and immigration has re-emerged as a central topic of public discourse.

The speaker calls out to government officials like Boris Johnson and Priti Patel, indicating a sense of frustration with their handling of border issues. The speaker urges the need for a more open and attentive approach in dealing with matters concerning asylum and immigration.

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Key Vocabularies and Common Phrases:

1. perennial [pəˈrɛniəl] - (adj.) - Something that is enduring or continually occurring. - Synonyms: (everlasting, perpetual, enduring)

...a perennial issue that slipped out of public consciousness...

2. turbulence [ˈtɜrbjələns] - (n.) - State of disorder, commotion, or instability. - Synonyms: (commotion, tumult, disorder)

And with the summer heat and people landing on british beaches in dinghies, a perennial issue that slipped out of public consciousness has, among all that turbulence, come back asylum and immigration

3. asylum [əˈsaɪləm] - (n.) - Protection given by a country to refugees, allowing them to escape persecution. - Synonyms: (refuge, shelter, sanctuary)

...come back asylum and immigration. Boris, you're not listening...

4. patriots [ˈpeɪtriəts] - (n.) - People who strongly support or defend their country. - Synonyms: (nationalists, loyalists, advocates)

Now is the call out to the patriots of this country...

5. cultural crashes [ˈkʌltʃərəl kræʃɪz] - (n.) - Clashes or conflicts between differing cultural values and practices. - Synonyms: (cultural conflicts, cultural clashes, cultural tensions)

...there have been cultural crashes and rumbling debates about identity.

6. identity [aɪˈdɛntɪti] - (n.) - The qualities, beliefs, and expressions that make a person or group distinct. - Synonyms: (individuality, uniqueness, selfhood)

...rumbling debates about identity.

7. discourse [ˈdɪskɔrs] - (n.) - Written or spoken communication or debate. - Synonyms: (discussion, dialogue, conversation)

...come back asylum and immigration.

8. rumbling [ˈrʌmblɪŋ] - (adj.) - Extended, muted noises, often indicative of ongoing background activity. - Synonyms: (growling, murmuring, grumbling)

...there have been cultural crashes and rumbling debates about identity.

9. slip out of consciousness [slɪp aʊt əd ˈkɒnʃəsnɪs] - (phr.) - To fade from one's memory or focus. - Synonyms: (fade away, be forgotten, recede from mind)

...a perennial issue that slipped out of public consciousness...

10. landing on british beaches in dinghies [ˈlændɪŋ ɒn ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈbiːtʃɪz ɪn ˈdɪŋiz] - (phr.) - Small boats arriving on the shore, usually used to refer to migration or asylum seekers. - Synonyms: (arrivals, boat landings, inflows)

...summer heat and people landing on british beaches in dinghies, a perennial issue...

UK Border tensions - Anti-immigration protests on the rise BBC Newsnight

Covid-19 means 2020 will be remembered, for one thing. But alongside the pandemic, there have been cultural crashes and rumbling debates about identity. And with the summer heat and people landing on british beaches in dinghies, a perennial issue that slipped out of public consciousness has, among all that turbulence, come back asylum and immigration. Boris, you're not listening. Pretty Patel, you're not listening. Now is the call out to the patriots of this country. If our border force.

Politics, Culture, Identity, Global, Inspiration, Immigration, Bbc Newsnight