Black and British: WORD GUIDE
appeal to: attract - Asians: (here) people from Asia - background: origin - bigoted: having extremist and fixed opinions - bitter: strong, nasty - boil over: reach a point of crisis - clerical: in an office - conductor: man selling tickets - contingent: group - decade: period of ten years - enjoy: benefit from - former: who used to be... - get on: live - hardly: almost not - improve: get better - innovative: with new ideas - issue: problem - lawyer: man in the legal profession - MP: Member of Parliament -  misguided: manipulated, wrong - nevertheless: all the same, however notorious: well known for the wrong reasons - overt: clearly visible - poverty: being poor - prejudice: fixed and irrational opinions - prosecute: attack in a court of law, sue - provide: make, create  recruit: start to employ, find - riot: rebellion, violence - rivalry: competition - settle: establish a home - share: to have in common -signup: give a contract to - status: position - throughout: in all parts of - tract: brochure, sheet of paper - ugly: unpleasant, nasty - unemployment: not having any job - vehemently: with force - views: opinions