The University of the West IndiesGoffe, Leslie (anchor)Holder, Claire (interviewee)Alert, Pat (interviewee)Roberts, Andy (interviewee)Condon, Paul, Sir (interviewee)Abbott, Diane (interviewee)Augustus, Patrick (interviewee)Christie, Merrick (interviewee)Christie, Linford (interviewee)Trant, William (interviewee)2013-07-032013-07-031995-08-28CAR1871https://hdl.handle.net/2139/15850In this special edition of BBC Caribbean Report, Leslie Goffe examines the recent headlines in Britain's Sunday Express newspaper which stated that there is a crisis over the melt-down of West Indian family life. The black ethnic group is the only one in which single mothers out-number married ones. Moreover, the Commissioner of London Police Force, Sir Paul Condon made a controversial statement which linked race and crime in the capital. Condon stated that a small number of black youngsters seem to be committing a large number of the robberies in London. In Britain, African-Caribbean men are the single most vulnerable group. British Olympic and world champion sprinter, Linford Christie, is not a winner in the eyes of his son Merrick who denounced his father in the British media. Several British newspapers have used Linford Christie's family to highlight the current debate about single parents. William Trant, Director of Britain's West Indian Standing Conference comments that running away from responsibilities of all kinds has become a way of life for black youngsters in Britain.1. Introduction by Leslie Goffe (00:00-00:28)2. Is Britain's Caribbean community in melt-down (00:29-15:15)Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit15 min. 15 sec.Sound, mp3enCopyright British Broadcasting CorporationBlacks -- Great Britain -- Social conditionsWest Indians -- Great BritainSingle-parent families -- Great BritainFamilies, Black -- Great BritainFamily crises -- Great BritainSingle parents -- Great BritainFathers -- Family relationshipsAbsentee fathers -- Great BritainYoung men -- Great Britain -- Social conditionsSingle mothers -- Great BritainCrime and race -- Great BritainGreat Britain -- Race relationsRecording, oralAccess to this collection is available on site at the Main Library, Mona Campus (main.library@uwimona.edu.jm), Jamaica and The Alma Jordan Library (wimail@sta.uwi.edu), St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.