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1. Why have people moved to London since 1945? People of different ethnic origin moved to London after World War II for many reasons to do with politics, economy, social, cultural and religious factors. In 1945 these people came to London during the war as exiles or as refugees. Thousands of men and women had been recruited into the British armed forces during the war – some of them had served for Britain and were curious to see the country they had fought for. Many people came to the U.K. to find work during 1945 – 1958. This was very significant as the government needed to recruit people to replenish the workforce, as Britain faced labour shortages after war. These shortages were made worse because many of the inhabitants of Britain were emigrating elsewhere. Workers were recruited from Europe and Britain’s former Empire colonies to help rebuild Britain. The Polish were the first, mainly as a result of the connections made during the war years. However, more workers were needed. Thousands of refugees living in camps all over Eastern Europe emigrated to Britain during the 1950’s. Another reason for these refugees’s settling in Britain was because they came under special schemes for resettling people after the war