‘One Day Without Us” sounds like a romantic comedy; the sequel perhaps to One Day or Me Without You. In some ways it is a romance — a day of action by migrants on Monday to show their love of this country, their desire to stay and their belief that they are still needed more than some British people realise in the post-Brexit climate.
Many of the estimated three million EU migrants working in Britain protested in different ways — holding cake sales, tea parties as well as marches — but few refused to go to work. Most are too industrious, conscientious and in some cases fearful for their jobs to do otherwise. They are not arguing for better pay or holidays, just recognition.